What does a lactate threshold test measure?

Question

Which is the objective of a lactate threshold test and what parameters are evaluated with it?

Answer 1

A lactate threshold test measures blood lactate levels in relation to exercise intensity. In this case two exercise intensities are sought: the first where an increase in lactate is observed, and the second where lactate production is higher than clearance, indicating a level of activity that cannot last for long. Such limits are very useful in specifying training boundaries and estimating fitness levels.

Comments

The nice thing with lactate testing is you don’t need to do an all out effort. You could have just stopped the test when you got the 5.1 reading cause you’re already beyond LT2.

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Nice simplification.  BTW, I didn't see where you took a base line Lactate test before starting any activity.  Without a baseline, you can not tell if your lactate is abnormally high (or above 1.5mmol/L) before starting the test.

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Reading at longer intervals would be much more reliable as lactate can take longer to reach the bloodstream from the muscles… Nice content mate!

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Is your LT the same regardless of modality?

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Great explanation thanks but you need to do a spell check or more like a voice check have a look at where you talk about LT2 and the screen says something  like 'producing more lactate than you can clear' which we understand but accidentally you say' more lactate than you can produce'! We know what you mean its all very clear I hope you don't think I am being pedantic, just accurate!

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Could I please have your thoughts. If I was a rower and didn't run, I would find this test hard on a treadmill. Would I expect, in using muscles in a way they are not used to, to experience a slower running economy and to show more lactate intervention at a lower heart rate ie lower thresholds than if I did the test on a rowing machine that I am used to performing on? The question is really, is the test sport specific and should it be done on machines or under conditions you are used to?

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from the content I did not get what those numbers even mean...., you got up to 13.x so what?