So I have the opportunity to do some lactate threshhold testing for relatively cheap. I have never done lactate testing and think it might help my training.
The drawback is that I know that I'm not in great shape right now because I'm coming back from a long injury - I did a 3-month 3x/week) boot camp over the summer and have been training about 5-7 hours/week (2x60 min swims, 2-3x45-80 min. bikes, 3-4x30-60 min jogs).
Is it worth it to get this testing done, or should I put it off until I'm in better shape? I have heard that finding your LT will help determine the proper training zones to build your aerobic base...but I don't know if it's worth it until I am fitter.
I guess I'm partly intimidated because I'm not overly confident in my athletic prowess at this time and going into a sport testing lab would be brand new to me - hopefully dude wouldn't kick me in the junk and tell me to get out when he sees how out of shape I am!!
The drawback is that I know that I'm not in great shape right now because I'm coming back from a long injury - I did a 3-month 3x/week) boot camp over the summer and have been training about 5-7 hours/week (2x60 min swims, 2-3x45-80 min. bikes, 3-4x30-60 min jogs).
Is it worth it to get this testing done, or should I put it off until I'm in better shape? I have heard that finding your LT will help determine the proper training zones to build your aerobic base...but I don't know if it's worth it until I am fitter.
I guess I'm partly intimidated because I'm not overly confident in my athletic prowess at this time and going into a sport testing lab would be brand new to me - hopefully dude wouldn't kick me in the junk and tell me to get out when he sees how out of shape I am!!