Sure why not. I’ve been DMing with some folks and why not just say hi here. I should probably try to read the whole thread at some point.
First, the real intended audience for the podcast was me, because I had the realization that was the premise of the episode and always thought it’d be fun to do. It was a blast. And yes I’ve been “playing with lactate” for years. But you’d probably be shocked with the number of people who ask me to interpret lactate test data, RER data, blood tests (don’t ask me I have no idea), or who are overtraining because of poor testing protocol and training targets. And as I work with more experienced people, the higher level coaches are all over the map with this stuff, so a secondary target would be them. Definitely not targeted at the average cyclist, but I’m not marketing minded in any way so if it connects with nobody, then oh well, lots of hours spent to satisfy myself on something esoteric. Pretty typical for me I’d say.
Second, the next episode is dealing with fiber type, since in that aside mid-episode I realized it’d be fun to look at fiber types in relation with metabolism and recruitment. So we’ll get into one or two papers I love and have always wanted to do on the podcast. It’s the topic of the next episode. Spoiler alert: it depends, and it’s also largely (but not totally) irrelevant. The same way I think lactate testing is nearly obsolete. There’s invariably one or two asterisks.
I’m flattered some people think I have fanboys, and while it’s nice to hear a “good job” now and then it will never quite penetrate the imposter syndrome and self doubt. On the bright side, I really pay attention to people who write me telling me about how I’m wrong, which happens fairly often. In all seriousness, that’s my favorite feedback. I should probably scroll all the way up, I bet I’ll learn a lot.
No you are not. As I said earlier I know what is easy (100W) and I know what is hard (200W), As to when it actually changes from easy to hard I really don’t have much idea. Perhaps I should just split the difference?
Most important part of the podcast FOR THIS THREAD:
1:33:10 into the episode. Is there a way to get that with power? (or does it even matter) That is primarily what this thread is about. Yes, you don’t have to seek out MLSS using lactate. We have FTP, CP, etc. Power FTW.
I want a target(s) for training that I spend most of my time in. I don’t spend most of my time at FTP, CP, or any other medium to high intensity level. Not because of some misguided notion of intensity distribution but because that’s just good endurance training. You have to. Fatigue, etc. I absolutely train (or have trained) in those other areas. We have some pretty well-defined ways of getting at those levels.
Ppl spend a lot of time talking about what we all do the least. We all do it. I want to understand better ways of doing what I—as an endurance athlete—do the MOST, the lower intensities. LT1? LT-blah. whatever. What’s going on there, if anything?
LOL. Good one. I’m not on twitter but judging from the date looks timely.
Assuming @empiricalcycling feels the same? It is what I expected but wasn’t sure and never good to assume. Also thought maybe there is some nuance. Well, we know where Coggan stands and he conveyed it with a nice level of directness and brevity.
FWIW, Coggan seems to be deleting his tweets after a short while. I’m looking forward to the Coggan interview on the Empirical Cycling podcast. Kolie keeps promising it.
All-or-none switch-like activation is very common in biology. These biological switches are based on molecular interactions that form postitive feedback loops. However, at all spatial and temporal scales we find binary regulatory elements between two stable states.
How do you reconcile that statement with, if I understand correctly, that muscle fibers are always producing some lactate even when at rest. That doesn’t appear to be an all-or-none situation, and hence your 3rd sentence although its not clear in my mind of the two stable states when using blood lactate as a marker.
I made a general comment about the existence of switches in living organisms or ecosystems. I did not say that all biological systems are switches. Switches are components of biological systems.
just trying to reduce my carbon footprint by doing workouts outside… My coach calls me Steady Eddy sometimes LOL.