Blood Lactate: Friend, Foe, or Fuel? Improving Our Understanding of a Misunderstood Substance
Apply it! By reading this article you will: • Gain a better understanding of what lactate is, its role in the body, and how you can use it with your clients to enhance their training. • Understand the best available ways to measure lactate and estimate your athletes' thresholds.
Authors
- Alexander H.K. Montoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0665-8228)
- Scott A. Conger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-5306)
- Brian C. Rider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-3804)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/fit.0000000000001057
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00