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dalisinferno on March 5, 2021 at 12:55 am · in reply to: AeT, Lactate, and Fe02 #51577

Do you have a suggestion as to why the curve started high, only to drop over the following period?

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dalisinferno on March 2, 2021 at 10:11 pm · in reply to: AeT, Lactate, and Fe02 #51457

Just some details about the test. It was about 25-30m in total, starting from a walking pace and increasing incline + speed every 3 minutes (With lactate being taken at the end of each 3 minute window). The first lactate reading was taken about 30 seconds after I started walking on the treadmill as a baseline.

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dalisinferno on March 2, 2021 at 9:48 pm · in reply to: AeT, Lactate, and Fe02 #51456

Can you describe some details about the warmup and the testing protocol? The interpretation of the gas exchange test may be fine by itself, but the high starting lactate readings give me pause. If the warmup was insufficient and / or the ramp rate was too high, the ability for the aerobic system to contribute sufficiently might have been limited.

The warmup was quite short – the data you see is the entire test, inclusive of the warmup. I think, next time, I will do a more gradual warm up. The tester said that high starting lactate is normal (perhaps due to anxiety around the pin prick?)

Thanks, Scott! I was fasted when I did the test. I actually do the vast majority of my work in the 130-135 region, so that seems to make sense.

That was very helpful, appreciate both of your comments!