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Polarized training again (and zones)
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I am slightly confused with details
of polarized training. The confusion
mainly stems from often very confusing
definition of "threshold" (and many different
thresholds).

Say that you have measured lactate data
on a treadmill and you have the data for
1. Lactate Threshold (LT) (1.8 mmol/L, 85% HRmax)
2. Individual Anaerobic Threshold (IAT) (2.8 mmol/L, 90% HRmax)
3. Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA) (4.0 mmol/L, 94% HRmax)


Questions:


1. Given these thresholds, what is the "black hole" or the training zone that
should be avoided?


2. According to Seiler's graph, "threshold training" would imply training between
LT and OBLA and "polarized training" below LT and above OBLA.
Is that correct?


3. How does IAT come into play with polarized training?


Any thoughts or discussion are appreciated.
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Re: Polarized training again (and zones) [foobarx] [ In reply to ]
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foobarx wrote:
I am slightly confused with details
of polarized training. The confusion
mainly stems from often very confusing
definition of "threshold" (and many different
thresholds).

Say that you have measured lactate data
on a treadmill and you have the data for
1. Lactate Threshold (LT) (1.8 mmol/L, 85% HRmax)
2. Individual Anaerobic Threshold (IAT) (2.8 mmol/L, 90% HRmax)
3. Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA) (4.0 mmol/L, 94% HRmax)


Questions:


1. Given these thresholds, what is the "black hole" or the training zone that
should be avoided?

Between 1 & 3 Above


2. According to Seiler's graph, "threshold training" would imply training between
LT and OBLA and "polarized training" below LT and above OBLA.
Is that correct?

Pretty Much


3. How does IAT come into play with polarized training?

It doesn't


Any thoughts or discussion are appreciated.


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Re: Polarized training again (and zones) [foobarx] [ In reply to ]
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foobarx wrote:
I am slightly confused with details
of polarized training. The confusion
mainly stems from often very confusing
definition of "threshold" (and many different
thresholds).

Say that you have measured lactate data
on a treadmill and you have the data for
1. Lactate Threshold (LT) (1.8 mmol/L, 85% HRmax)
2. Individual Anaerobic Threshold (IAT) (2.8 mmol/L, 90% HRmax)
3. Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA) (4.0 mmol/L, 94% HRmax)


Questions:


1. Given these thresholds, what is the "black hole" or the training zone that
should be avoided?


2. According to Seiler's graph, "threshold training" would imply training between
LT and OBLA and "polarized training" below LT and above OBLA.
Is that correct?


3. How does IAT come into play with polarized training?


Any thoughts or discussion are appreciated.

there is no black hole to be avoid. Anything you do contribute to your training load. There is a million way to skin the cat. dont over think it......

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