Do you want to know what your genetic predisposition for the lactate threshold is? We can determine your lactate threshold based on 3 genes. With our Sport DNA test, this is 1 of the many parts that you can gain insight into.
Nutrients can be converted into energy in two ways: via the aerobic or anaerobic method. The aerobic mode is the most efficient way of generating energy, which takes place when there is sufficient oxygen in the muscles. The only byproducts of this process are carbon dioxide and water, both of which are easily excreted.
The body prefers to use aerobic metabolism, but when we increase the effort or maintain the effort for a longer period of time, our energy requirement increases. If there is no longer enough oxygen available to generate all that energy, the metabolism switches to the anaerobic way. In the anaerobic method there is not enough oxygen and the metabolism is not optimal.
In addition to energy, the by-product lactate is also produced. The inevitable lactate accumulation (build-up) that occurs causes muscle acidification. The effort will probably have to be reduced or stopped altogether after some time. The intensity with which we can perform before lactate starts to accumulate in our blood and negatively impact performance (average around a concentration of 4 mmol/L) is known as the lactate threshold.
The amount of effort that can be made before reaching the lactate threshold is partly genetically determined, but one can certainly also train to raise the lactate threshold. With the genetic markers below we can determine yourlactate threshold .
With our Sport DNA test you get much more insight into all aspects of your sports performance. Would you like to have more insight into the components below? Buy Then get your Sport DNA test now!
Based on your genetic profile, we can see:
