Exceeding the pace at the lactate threshold (estimated at 3.5 mmol/L in a crude model) taps into a finite reserve and requires careful consideration due to variability from hydration, energy, and fatigue. — Whalespan
Exceeding the pace at the lactate threshold (estimated at 3.5 mmol/L in a crude model) taps into a finite reserve and requires careful consideration due to variability from hydration, energy, and fatigue.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“we would sort of say look let's just assume that that intersection occurred at 3.5 Millo concentration of lactate we and we would note what the pace was there we would say to that athlete you have to be mindful of exceeding that pace now this speaks to everything you just said I mean that pace is going to change depending on your hydration depending on your energy reserves depending on your fatigue so of course it's crude but directionally that's what we thought about as you you have to be very careful every time you exceed that pace in a race because you're now tapping into a very finite Reserve”