Train properly, or why you need to know the lactate level

People who are actively involved in sports have repeatedly encountered a situation when, after another exercise, the muscles became wadded up, and the body literally stopped obeying them. The loss of strength during intense physical exertion occurs due to the fact that lactate (lactic acid) begins to accumulate in the muscles. When its level becomes high, there is very rapid fatigue and pain. Nevertheless, thanks to timely monitoring, athletes can quickly return to the ranks without bringing the lactic acid level in their body to a critical level. The most effective way of monitoring at the moment is a blood test. 

Measuring lactate levels has become an integral part of athletes' training today. Based on the lactate level readings, it is possible to accurately determine the methodology for preparing an athlete, as well as to set the intensity of each specific training session.
This is a very important part of the diagnosis, which helps to determine the moment of onset and the degree of acidification of the body. There is a clear correlation between the intensity of training and lactate levels: the higher the athlete's fitness, the lower his blood level.
So, what is "lactate"? With any physical activity, our muscles actively absorb oxygen. Intense muscle contraction slows down local blood flow and blocks oxygen supply. In fact, this means oxygen starvation.
As a result, muscles are looking for new sources of energy – they begin to produce ATP (a nucleotide, a universal source of energy for all biochemical processes) without oxygen. The glycogen contained in the muscles contributes to the production of energy in an anaerobic mode.
But as a result of this energy production, lactate or lactic acid is produced, which accumulates in the muscles. It seems that these are small things, but not many people know that this leads to intoxication of the body.

In this regard, it is necessary to measure the level of blood lactate. It helps to identify:
• The effectiveness of training programs, peak loads and recovery time;
• Intensity of loads with predominant use ("burning") of fats;
• A number of individual features of skeletal muscle work;
• Reduce the risk of overwork and increase the working capacity limit.
Regular determination of blood lactate levels is recommended for trainers, fitness instructors, bodybuilders, football players, athletes and other athletes.
The OLYMP branches of independent laboratories make the determination of lactate levels in the blood using modern high-precision analyzers, which negate the probability of error and allow for the highest diagnostic accuracy.