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.
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.