Lactate threshold is pinpointed where the blood lactate concentration begins to increase rapidly. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2020 In fact, in most laboratory exercise tests, the ventilatory and lactate thresholds fall close to the same exercise intensity. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2013 It was formerly believed that this spike in blood lactate hastened muscle fatigue. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2018 For marathoners, running your rest periods at marathon pace or slightly slower can teach your body how to burn fat and clear lactate while running at goal pace. Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2019 Joyner said such a runner would need a combination of high oxygen consumption, high lactate threshold, and, especially, great running economy. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 21 Aug. 2021 Their father, who is their coach, has tightly controlled all interval sessions with measures of heart rate and blood lactate concentration. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021 The physiology is complex, but in a nutshell, what’s going on is that lactate is produced in the first, high-energy step of burning glucose—a process that does not require oxygen. Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2020 The overwhelming amount of lactate that builds up in the muscles feels awful—but that’s exactly what Shiffrin experiences at the bottom of a long World Cup run, explains Lackie. Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2021
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Some parents may have trouble producing enough milk or having their infant latch properly, or the baby may not lactate at all, said Dr. Jason Jackson, a neonatologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 July 2022 Others simply do not lactate — as in the case of foster or adoptive parents.New York Times, 20 May 2022 The next step in the process is figuring out a way for this wearable biobattery to generate more electricity, possibly by making the strips more sensitive to lactate. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2014 The employees are asking for lactation rooms that are private for people who are breastfeeding or pumping and that the rooms are only open to people who lactate, locked by a key or code, with a place to store breastmilk. Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 The theory is that the salt in the injection triggers feedback through certain nerve fibers known as group III/IV afferents—the same nerves triggered by metabolites like lactate during hard exercise. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 21 July 2020 This is largely because training at this intensity increases the body’s capacity to recycle lactate for muscle fuel. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2018 Patches can be designed, Rogers says, to measure many other things, ranging from electrolyte loss to the amount of glucose, lactate, proteins, or cortisol in your sweat. Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2020 The most direct way that BFR may be able to benefit runners is by boosting the body’s ability to clear lactate and enhance strength endurance.Outside Online, 13 May 2021 See More
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Latin lactatus, past participle of lactare, from lact-, lac