Does lactate cause muscle soreness?
Contrary to popular belief lactate does not cause muscle soreness. Lactate is cleared from the blood within a few hours but muscle soreness can last for days. Muscle soreness is caused by microscopic muscle tears and other nasty responses to strenuous work which is best remedied by taking the time to warm-up, cool-down, and stretch. How Lactate Testing Works: Lactate tests must be specific to the person’s mode of exercise, so cyclists must be on their bikes and runners/walkers are on a treadmill. Lactate tests are sub-maximal which means we won’t bring you up to your maximum capacity, but are longer in duration than a peak test. You will begin with a long warm-up (15-20minutes) the moved into a low-impact first stage. Each stage lasts 4 minutes with each stage being progressively stronger then the last. At the end of each stage a drop of blood will be squeezed out of your ear (very painless) or fingertip and into an analyzer. We will measure heart rate and your rate of perceived exerti
