Is the Lactate Threshold Real?

There's a debate in some parts the scientific community as to whether the lactate threshold even exists or not. So you can't simply look at alacte concentration say, that's the threshold. And i would also point ot that a lot of people think that it is actually a continuous curve. The first latate threshold is worth pointing out that when you measure it properly, it's actually quite a low intensity compared to a critical power. Typically we see latate threshold appearing about forty to 60 % of vo two max, whereas the ar the critical power, is often 65, 78, sometimes 80 % vo two max.

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