Everything You Need For Your First Lactate Test

Everything you need in one video:
• Test Protocol To Use
• Overcoming Common Testing Challenges
• Reviewing The Data
• Finding Breakpoints, And Domain Transitions
• Using The Results To Guide Training

[sambrown]

Sounds on this video is 👌👌😎👏👏👏

Great content. Thanks

[stevenjwagner]

Great! Easy to understand how to conduct test and more importantly prescribe workouts to improve.

[Upsidestrength]

Great content Gordo! Thanks for sharing your process 💪

[The]

That lactate dip corresponds to FatMax - quite common and at the same time useful finding !

[jeremyzhao]

I have a few questions, what's the mmol of Lactate before entering anaerobic? and what's duration for each wattage(how long should I maintain 120w, 140w, 160w..etc. Great content btw!!

[maadman]

Great info Gordon, thanks! I just tried to hone in on LT1 with The Edge, and I had two readings at 0, 9 and 0, 8 (150W and 160W). Are readings that low viable or likely bad data? Regards from Germany...🙌

[Fsdrak]

Hi Gordo, how would go about doing the test for a runner on the track? I read on Alan Couzens substack that each should stage be "800-1200m, depending on the athlete's ability." Given that the pace increases, this would mean the duration of each stage decreases. I'm wondering if this might not allow enough time for lactate buildup in the subsequent stages? But in your case on Ryan's 2 final stages, you mentioned that you've also shortened them...

Would it make more sense to run for a set time, like 5 minutes per stage? I recognize the challenge here, as I might end up quite a distance from the sampling station. Should I aim for around 5 minutes but make sure I finish near the sampling point?

How would you tackle this?

Anyways, thanks for this incredibly insightful resource! A true goldmine!

[ivanmanzur]

Thanks for the information!! Which Lactate Meter can I get in USA according with your experience? I saw in this video that you talked about Lactate Plus Meter but in other video you use the Edge Meter, thanks!! I want to get those results to be more accurate in my next marathon training, I’m a 54 young and I’m going to train for 2:50. Actually training for sub 37’ 10k next May.

[Jamesk]

Thanks Gordo. Following your tweets and YouTube content with great interest. Just about to run my 1st LT. When self testing would I try & keep moving or rest while drawing blood/noting data? Also, I only have a WattBike, with no erg function. Would I try and ramp as best as possible? Thanks again.

[gavinatkins]

Nice content, pro job! If you were under done aerobically, how might this present in the data? Or in another approach to the same question, what might you see that would lead you to decide it is time to transition to working in the heavy domain when getting closer to the goal event?