Lactate levels/zone 2 in aerobic conditioning versus strength training workouts
Is it worth measuring lactate in "non-cardio" type workout (e.g. strength training). Zone 2 is typically without a rise in serum lactate levels (to a threshold) and then then once you exert yourself for long/hard enough lactate rises and this is that pain you get the next day. So if you are lifting weights (perimenopausal fit healthy female) for strength is the delayed muscle "pain" from lifting enough weight also due to lactate (I guess it is) and then is that a good thing? Does lactate help to build or strengthen the muscle fibres? Should we rather not push to that limit? Does Peter test lactate levels while doing strength training. As with aerobic conditioning in Zone 2 would it not be more useful to keep strength training to aerobic limits too? I know Peter touched on all of this before for different angles. Thanks for all the good work Peter. I guess there is some crossover with Phil Maffetone's work here but he does not use the same terminology and lactate measurements.