Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. woman on a treadmill doing a lactate threshold test During intense or prolonged exercise, muscles can feel like they’re burning ...

If you’ve read even a small amount of running research, you’ll likely have come across the term ‘lactate threshold’. But what does it actually mean? In essence, your lactate threshold is the point at ...

Q. I am a young cyclist trying to race semi-pro in the national mountain-bike series. I need to improve my VO2max and lactic-acid threshold. What sort of training should I do? - Evan, Bay Area, Calif.

Many coaches argue that lactate threshold is one of, if not the, biggest performance predictor. It determines how fast you can run longer distances without burning out. So, a key component of training ...