It’s finally here, the lactate episode! David and Olav discuss lactate, how it can be used, limitations, mistakes, misnomers and the best way to sample lactate.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) How Many Lactate Samples Has Olav Taken

(01:36) What is Lactate?

(03:00) Lactate is NOT a Waste Product

(05:20) Understanding Metabolism with Lactate

(10:50) What Factors Impact Lactate Concentrations?

(19:10) When is Low Lactate Bad?

(21:20) Other Contextual Factors for Lactate Interpretation

(26:52) The Need for Repeated Lactate Sampling

(29:44) Other Mistakes People Make with Lactate Sampling

(37:21) Myths and Misconceptions of Lactate

(42:32) Correlating Lactate to Perception

(43:13) Generating a Lactate Profile on an Athlete

(50:45) Lactate Metabolism and Thresholds

(51:20) Using Lactate for Intensity Control

(54:16) Relative vs Absolute Intensity

(58:07) LT2 and LT1

(1:03:44) Olav’s Procedure for Sampling Lactate

(1:06:21) Finger vs Ear Lobe Sampling

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