It’s definitely wrong. There is no way my resting lactate is 3.0 mmol/l. Do you know how to calibrate it?
It’s definitely wrong. There is no way my resting lactate is 3.0 mmol/l. Do you know how to calibrate it?
Threshold Runner wrote:
It’s definitely wrong. There is no way my resting lactate is 3.0 mmol/l. Do you know how to calibrate it?
What if it isn't? Lots of people get nervous prior to blood sampling, or a bit sweaty knowing they are about the get pricked by a needle/lancet. This will raise your lactate
Alternatively, if you're doing a poor job of sampling (this takes practice, and is hard to do on yourself if you're not trained) then you may be contaminating the sample with sweat. Sweat contains lactate.
Source - I'm an exercise physiologist and have been testing athletes for 10+ years.
Threshold Runner wrote:
It’s definitely wrong. There is no way my resting lactate is 3.0 mmol/l. Do you know how to calibrate it?
3.0 at rest would not surprise me as at rest lactate concentration.
I legit did a easy run at 4:40 km yesterday and it was 9.0mmol/l. And for most people 3.0 mmol/l is harder than threshold effort. There is no way that is my resting lactate
Threshold Runner wrote:
I legit did a easy run at 4:40 km yesterday and it was 9.0mmol/l. And for most people 3.0 mmol/l is harder than threshold effort. There is no way that is my resting lactate
Oh noes... someone is wrong on the Internet... oh well...
lexel wrote:
Why you guys are using a lactate meter and haven't even read the user manual? It is a medical product.
If measuring is a problem, how is then the interpretation of the result going? :)
Come on. You’re not the only armchair expert here.
Threshold Runner wrote:
I legit did an easy run at 4:40 km yesterday and it was 9.0mmol/l. And for most people 3.0 mmol/l is harder than threshold effort. There is no way that is my resting lactate
Your meter is reading wrong. Most testing lactate is 0.8-1.2 mmol/l. You’ll see higher reading if you are carbs before testing, so it’s better to do testing in a faster state.
id get advice from other places places. Like 99% of posters here have likely never had a blood sample taken, let alone own a device to know how to operate it.
I have finally found what was wrong. The battery was not good and I replaced it with a new one. 1.5 lactate after a 13km jog at 4:40. Thanks everyone for helping out
For the test:
1) wipe off any kind of sweet on your skin
2) first/second drop of blood wipe off
3) and than take a sample, do not touch the skin, only touch a blood drop.
4) For many people (including myself) sample from fingers will be absurd readings. I take sample from the leg only: clean skin from any sweets, cut, 2 drops of blood wipe off and than sample the third one, spot on
5) tests should not be expired, of course
👍
Threshold Runner wrote:
1.5 lactate after a 13km jog at 4:40. Thanks everyone for helping out
And? The interpretation of you?
Canefis wrote:
For the test:
1) wipe off any kind of sweet on your skin
2) first/second drop of blood wipe off
3) and than take a sample, do not touch the skin, only touch a blood drop.
4) For many people (including myself) sample from fingers will be absurd readings. I take sample from the leg only: clean skin from any sweets, cut, 2 drops of blood wipe off and than sample the third one, spot on
5) tests should not be expired, of course
👍
1) How did you verify that the finger readings were indeed absurd?
2) Where about from the leg are you sampling?