EarlyBird Posted March 22, 2007 Share When is it the best time to do a Lactate threshold test? <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Totally unfitFitSuper FitI know you can do a test every 4 to 6 weeks. Also, what is a reasonable price to pay for such test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted March 22, 2007 Share Definately not straight after lunch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 22, 2007 Share I find a good time to do it is when you're angry at the world and feel like holding something down and kicking it until it stops moving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted March 22, 2007 Share MAds,the best lactate threashold test is as follows: RACE a flat 10km running race at full pace. (with heart rate monitor). Take the average for the last 5km/20 minutes. THis is your lactate threashold. Obviously it woun't work on a bike (freewheeling), and on a down hill. THe logic being that the threashold is the highest HR that you can sustain for a long period of time ie 20 minutes plus. Running gives the best constant effort of all exercises (no rest) and provides a more consistent HR average. Do no more than once a month though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted March 22, 2007 Share Madelain. Your lactate threshold doesn't change whether your fit or not. However, the fitter you are the longer you can hold it at that point without tiring. You of course will also be faster and stronger the fitter you are. So if you want to suffer do it when you're really unfit. I would say for a first test you will pay about R400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 22, 2007 Share My lactate threshold has slowly gotten better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted March 22, 2007 Share But then so have you.......Seriously the body can be trained to sustain higher heart rates. But note, this requires taste blood, puke on the track, interval training at least once a week.Also long slow runs/rides makes the body more efficient thus enabling you to go faster at a slower heart rate. So LSD's (not the drugs) and interval/hill training should be a part of any training programme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted March 22, 2007 Share By how much TT ?? (OK I am probably wrong to say it doesn't change at all but it will never change very much. and yes, the fitter you get and under correct training you can take you max HR higher as well but it doesn't change your actually max HR really...your body can just deal with it a lot better)Wonder Woman2007-03-22 08:26:14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 22, 2007 Share Quite alot, used to be in the high 160's we're now scraping the low 180's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted March 22, 2007 Share Hmmm. Maybe I've learnt something new todayAnybody elses take on this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 22, 2007 Share Ask the coaches, I had nothing to do with it, I simply did as the coach said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocaine Posted March 22, 2007 Share From what I understand Lactate threshold can definitely be trained...Also as I understand it there is probably a mental aspect to lactate threshold aswell, since its basically can come down to how much pain you can withstand... so perhaps a novice cyclist who isn't used to enduring large amounts of discomfort at a high intensity will not be able to ride at their true physiological lactate threshold cause they are mentally unwilling to endure that kind of pain... If that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted March 22, 2007 Share Ooh goody, I've now found something else I can do some studying up on!! If I remember I'll report back and let you guys know what I find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaris Posted March 22, 2007 Share Okay, here is the take that I have: Your Max heart rate is slowly declining as you get older. Your LT is about 80-90% of MaxHR. So there is room for improvement in your LT not your MAx HR. A unfit person will sit at about 75% of Max HR where a Fit person you does tonnes of interval training can acheive over 90%. Muscle efficiency is even more important. some atheletics can oxygenate their muscles better than others, and therefore go faster at a lower HR. This is ala LA. So before you try and train your body to operate at the LT, first get it to be efficient. LSD before speed work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted March 22, 2007 Share TX for all the input!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Woman Posted March 22, 2007 Share Okay' date=' here is the take that I have: Muscle efficiency is even more important. some atheletics can oxygenate their muscles better than others, and therefore go faster at a lower HR. This is ala LA. So before you try and train your body to operate at the LT, first get it to be efficient. LSD before speed work.[/quote'] I definitely agree with you there Kona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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