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Blog: test comparability

Articles about lactate testing and endurance training.

Professional Lactate Analysis Without a Lab: The Gap List

Which parts of a lab lactate test transfer to a home setup and which don't: an 11-point parity audit, a step-grid precision rule and a sampling checklist.

August 29, 2026

Lactate Testing for Triathletes: Two Tests, Not One

Triathletes need separate bike and run lactate tests. Test-week sequencing, eight matching tolerances, a 9 bpm worked example, swim sampling pitfalls, strip budget.

August 19, 2026
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Topics

  • lactate testing
  • home testing
  • step test protocol
  • lt1 lt2
  • data quality
  • test comparability
  • triathlon
  • training zones