BLOOD LACTATE TESTING Expert Shares Top Training Secrets | Coach Gareth

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Learn more about Blood Lactate Testing & get Coach Gareth's FREE book at https://www.coachgareth.com Blood Lactate Testing is vital for the optimal development of endurance athletes such as IRONMAN, Triathletes, Runners & Cyclists. It is the undisputed gold standard for fitness testing and the secret used by the worlds fastest ever endurance athletes. It allows you to see what is happening inside your exercising body and to optimize your training so that every second counts. It is just as vital for a beginner as it is for a seasoned athlete and key to help you find your zone 2, develop your lactate threshold and VO2 max. For more than 28 years, Gareth Thomas (FFI/ NCF/ RAW/ ITEC) has been coach and advisor to top endurance athletes including World and National champions in Triathlon, IRONMAN, Cycling & Running. He brings elite level coaching & sports science to athletes of all abilities to help everyone reach their true potential. Gareth is the “LACTATE GURU” and regarded as a leading authority on blood lactate testing and its application for endurance athletes. He created performance labs in Los Angeles and New York to make sound training principles available to everyone. 00:00 INTRO 00:58 WELCOME 01:42 WHAT IS LACTATE 03:52 WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM A LACTATE TEST 05:00 VO2 MAX 05:45 FAST TWITCH & SLOW TWITCH FIBERS & ANAEROBIC POWER 06:25 WHAT SPORTS USE LACTATE TESTING? 07:10 WHAT ARE HEART RATE TRAINING ZONES 09:10 ZONE 2 & THRESHOLD ZONES AND WHY WE USE THEM 10:45 COACH GARETH'S TRAINING ZONES AND WHY HE USES DIFFERENT NAMES 11:35 LT1, AEROBIC THRESHOLD, LACTATE THRESHOLD 1 12:18 WHAT IS FTP AND HOW IT SHOULD BE USED 14:00 UNDERSTANDING METABOLIC GAINS 15:05 LT2, STEADY STATE THRESHOLD, OBLA & LACTATE STEADY STATE 16:40 WHY THE WALL IN THE MARATHON DOESN'T EXIST 17:12 HOW TO USE HEART RATE AND LACTATE TOGETHER 18:05 WHY HEART RATE IS THE BEST GUIDE WHEN TRAINING ZONE 2 18:35 COMBINING HEART RATE WITH POWER & PACE 19:35 WHY WE USE HEART RATE TRAINING ZONES 20:35 EXAMPLES OF HOW TO USE HEART RATE IN DAILY TRAINING SCENARIOS 21:05 LEARNING HOW TO TRAIN AS AN ENDURANCE ATHLETE 21:22 HOW LACTATE DATA APPLIES TO TRAINING 21:40 80/20 TRAINING 22:05 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 22:45 PACING IN TRIATHLON 23:00 COMMON MISTAKES THAT TRIATHLETES MAKE 23:30 COMMON MISTAKES THAT HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY COACHES MAKE 23:55 LACTATE TESTING TAKES AWAY THE GUESSWORK 24:25 HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU GET LACTATE TESTED He is the author of the book “Triathlon// Cutting edge training for athletes of all abilities”, was head Triathlon coach of the UCLA Triathlon Team for six years and is the creator of the PKRS.AI Triathlon training app. With a truly global client base, Gareth is the endurance coach to athletes of all abilities all around the world. His services include custom endurance training programs for Running, Cycling, Ironman and Triathlon, blood lactate testing, VO2 max, swim coaching, run technique training, sweat analysis, race fueling, nutrition programs and general training consulting. Gareth is the “results” coach and his resume speaks for itself : “putting YOU first” #triathlon #swimbikerun #swim #bike #run #ironman #ironmantriathlon #cycling #running #lactate #vo2max #marathon #marathontraining #lactatethreshold #zone2