Hi
Just getting into this whole physiology with cycling thing in regards to training. Went out training today with the HR monitor for the third time today and noticed that at around 180ish BPM my respiratory rate increased exponentially. Now 180ish or thereabouts corresponds quite closely to what my lactate threshold is. My question is, is this increase in respiratory rate an accurate measure of when lactate threshold is reached? I seemed to quite easily be able to keep a normal resp rate when riding at 150 but at 180 i was hyperventilating to the max.
Thanks
Jon
Just getting into this whole physiology with cycling thing in regards to training. Went out training today with the HR monitor for the third time today and noticed that at around 180ish BPM my respiratory rate increased exponentially. Now 180ish or thereabouts corresponds quite closely to what my lactate threshold is. My question is, is this increase in respiratory rate an accurate measure of when lactate threshold is reached? I seemed to quite easily be able to keep a normal resp rate when riding at 150 but at 180 i was hyperventilating to the max.
Thanks
Jon