Two swimmers test their blood lactate and they are at the same level. One swimmer holds a 60 sec/100 pace and the other holds 75 sec/100 pace, is it fair to say swimmer one is swimming more efficiently, or are there other factors such as physiology at play? Can the swimmer with higher lactate still actually be swimming more efficiently, yet be generating the higher lactate numbers?
How do you pinpoint where a swimmer's physiology is limiting their performance and not their technique?
There are so many things that factor into this equation besides lactate threshold and technique.
With a 15 second difference, I would think you could visually watch the swimmers and determine the differences in technique, or strength, size, conditioning, genetic talent.
But if you want a scientific answer, you would need to set up research on the two swimmers and push them through different tests.
There are so many things that factor into this equation besides lactate threshold and technique.
With a 15 second difference, I would think you could visually watch the swimmers and determine the differences in technique, or strength, size, conditioning, genetic talent.
But if you want a scientific answer, you would need to set up research on the two swimmers and push them through different tests.
