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Maximal lactate-steady-state independent of performance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10862542     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) corresponds to the highest workload that can be maintained over time without a continual blood lactate accumulation. MLSS and MLSS intensity have been speculated to depend on performance. Experimental proof of this hypothesis is missing. METHODS: 33 male subjects (age: 23.7 +/- 5.5 yr, height: 181.2 +/- 5.3 cm, body mass: 73.4 +/- 6.4 kg) performed an exhausting incremental load test to measure peak workload and three to six 30-min constant load tests on a cycle ergometer to determine MLSS. RESULTS: MLSS (4.9 +/- 1.4 mmol x L(-1)) was independent of MLSS workload (3.4 +/- 0.6 W x kg(-1)) and peak workload (4.8 +/- 0.6 W x kg(-1)). MLSS intensity (71.1 +/- 6.7%) did not correlate with peak workload or MLSS (P > 0.05). A positive correlation was found between peak workload and MLSS workload (r = 0.82, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: MLSS and MLSS intensity are independent of performance but subjects with higher maximum performance have higher MLSS workloads. The combination of various fitness related effects on both, the production and the disappearance of lactate during exercise, may explain that different MLSS workloads coincide with similar levels of MLSS and MLSS intensity.
Authors:
R Beneke; M Hütler; R M Leithäuser
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine and science in sports and exercise     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0195-9131     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Publication Date:  2000 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-25     Completed Date:  2000-10-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8005433     Medline TA:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1135-9     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Sports Medicine, Free University Berlin, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Exercise / physiology
Exercise Test
Glycolysis
Humans
Lactic Acid / metabolism*
Male
Oxygen Consumption*
Physical Fitness*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-21-5/Lactic Acid

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