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Table 14 Blood lactate quantity during training sessions in Microcycle 3 from 17th to 23rd June 2024

From: Fuelling gold medals: developing a ‘periodised nutrition system’ for elite athletes and applying it in practice

 

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Training Session

(Predicted Peak Blood Lactate [mmolL−1])

MCT1

(6–12)

Race – Final*

(>12)

Race – Final*

(>12)

Race – Final*

(>12)

Peak Blood Lactate (mmolL−1)

10.1

18.5

16.7

19.3

  1. *Indicates when sodium bicarbonate (Maurten AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) was consumed prior to session