How can I test my lactate threshold at home?

Question

Is there anyone who’s willing to share the procedure involved in lactate threshold testing at home?

Answer 1

To conduct the lactate threshold test at home, certain equipment such as a lactate meter and strips, is needed. To allow for stability, perform a warm-up session first. Subsequently, start straining yourself slowly and increase the pace marginally every now and then until it is impossible to go on. Measure and note down the concentration of lactate in the muscle after each particular time interval so as to see how it decreases with increased activity. Also, try to arrive well stimulated with carbohydrates as Carbs will be used during the straining effort. Prepare very well in advance all your gear and ensure that you even have more than what you need so that the test is never interrupted and all goes smoothly.

Comments

Download the lactate testing guide here:
 https://nutritiontriathlon.com/lactate-guide

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Hello Jamie… for example could i use the Zwift ramp test used normally for FTP to make this lactate test?

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If you were to do this again without using the lactate threshold and basing it off a lactate threshold estimate and no meter, how do you think it would compare?

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Hi there, I'm looking to do a lactate threshold running test but in the past I couldn’t withstand max effort for 30 mins, any advice?

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With a step test and one sample per step it is not possible to reliably determine your 2nd lactate threshold (MXLSS) because you don't know if you are stable until 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 or even higher lactate levels.
You need multiple tests to see at what power your lactate drifts up over time and your threshold is exceeded.

Edit: You can, but it takes much longer steps and 2 measures per step, one at half and the other at end of step. That way you see at what power your lactate starts to drift up and you exceed steady state.