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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Science
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • The second lactate threshold (LT2) is crucial for predicting aerobic performance and guiding exercise prescription.
  • Accurate determination of LT2 is essential for optimizing training and athletic potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of the modified Dmax method in determining LT2.
  • To assess the accuracy of ventilatory (VT2), VCO2 (VCO2T), RER (RERT), and respiratory rate (RRT) thresholds in estimating LT2.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-one participants underwent an incremental exercise test.
  • Key physiological markers including LT2, VT2, VCO2T, RERT, RRT, and blood lactate at 4 mmol/L (La4) were measured.

Main Results:

  • VT2 and RRT demonstrated strong correlations with VO2 and HR at LT2, exhibiting minimal bias and narrow limits of agreement.
  • VCO2T, RERT, and La4 showed accuracy for either VO2 or HR estimates of LT2, but not consistently for both.

Conclusions:

  • The modified Dmax method, utilizing VT2 and RRT, provides reliable estimates of LT2.
  • RRT holds potential for developing practical field tests to estimate LT2.