INSCYD blood lactate testing

Service Description

Measuring blood lactate prior to and during exercise can identify which energy systems are providing ATP to the working muscles. Knowing this allows us to design training plans based directly on the response to energy demands. Because lactate distribution throughout the body is dependent on total body water, a thorough body composition analysis is performed prior to testing. The exercise portion of the analysis consists of 3-5 submax efforts of 4-5 minutes with passive rest in between efforts while lactate is measured. Following the submax efforts, an all-out effort of 3-5 minutes is required to measure maximal lactate levels. Heart rates corresponding to each effort are also recorded. The resulting numbers are entered into the INSCYD excell program and the algorithm provides the 360 degree metabolic profile including VO2 max, VLamax, Fat max, glycogen stores, CHO utilization and access to many more metrics unique to the client.