RE: I need blood lactate test protocols

Former Member — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:59:34 GMT

There are 2 tests that the German National team (WEST) used in the 80s. 300s long-course: Startet at 1:30 pace = 4:30 and then dropped 15 seconds on each round - you can start slower - the first 2-3 rounds should be super slow and easy. 30 seconds rest where they took heartrate and lactate from the ear. go until failure or max . Some places had a lightband at the bottom of the pool that they could set up to the exact pace for each round - but the pacing was not too difficult. After a base test we would repeat every 4 weeks. You get a nice chart and you can see the curve moving to the right (hopefully). We would get very precise pacing instructions for threshold sets based on the results. Max Test long-course (did that test much later but on the same day) : 100 Free trying to go 1:02 (for Men) -- not sure why they picked that time - maybe just to get a baseline of going fast but not all-out. Take HR and Lactate on 1 min, 3 min, 5 and 7 --- then do the same with an All-out 100. I would recommend to get some sort of heart rate measuring device for the breaks - the finger + counting is just too unreliable. Just a word of warning - be ready to get questioned by your swimmers if they train for 2 month and do not improve - I believe that is the reason many coaches don't do standard sets as test sets.

RE: I need blood lactate test protocols

Former Member — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:50:46 GMT

The Kansas City Blazers do it several times per year. You can contact their coaches through their web site, www.kcblazers.com