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Table 16 Blood lactate quantity during training sessions in Microcycle 5 from 1st to 7th July 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 [mmol⋅L−1])

MCT4 ‘Tempo’

(6–12)

4x200 TT

(>12)

MCT4 RP SIM

(>12)

MCT4 RP SIM*

(>12)

Peak Blood Lactate (mmol⋅L−1)

10.8

13.1

13.8

15.1

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