duncan wrote:
MrTri123 wrote:
How much did the lab testing cost?
How did they test you?
I am thinking about in of them home blood lactate testing meters. Do you think that would be good?
The official cost of the test was 280 CHF (about 300 USD), though it was done by a friend and I think that he was able to write it off as development testing while he was setting up a new lab. Still, for me it would have been a price worth paying.
It was a maximal stress test on an SRM ergometer, with measurement of lactate, VO2, respiratory quotient (RQ), with discussion, analysis and report by the exercise physiologist after.
I don't have the expertise to comment on the value of home blood lactate testing. From talking to a couple of exercise phys I know, one of who works at world tour level, I'm thinking it depends on what philosophy you buy into. For instance, Iñigo san Millán is a big proponent, but not everyone agrees with him... In my case, my LT1 and VT1 were measured to be 250 W. My LT2 was at 323 W. None of these values were much surprise to me, indeed the LT2 was just a few Watts different to my self-assessed FTP. However, the RQ showed that at just 200 W I was already burning 80% sugars. This information was a) useful and b) actionable. Further, since it was not correlated with LT1, it would not have been shown by lactate testing alone.
Thank you
Was your LT1 (250 W) approx 75% of your MHR?
I never did an FTP test. I averaged 230 watts in a Half distance. I thought that equaled maybe a 300 FTP
SEEMS to coincide with your LT1 and LT2