For an athlete striving to compete at their highest level it is critical to understand their physiological efficiencies and inefficiencies before developing a training program.  Knowing exactly where you or your athlete’s body is from a physiological standpoint can cut out the guesswork of what each athlete needs to succeed.  Regular testing can provide excellent feedback for coaches and athletes especially for optimizing training and preventing over- and/or under-training. 

An individual athlete’s lactic acid response to exercise can be used to assess training and predict performance.  How much aerobic and anaerobic energy that is used during training will vary because each athlete’s has a unique physiological make up.  Lactate testing will give a breakdown of energy efficiency that coaches and athlete’s can use to tailor their workouts to achieve optimal physiological responses.  Testing information can be used to plan training volume and intensity on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis.
Many Olympic coaches already use lactate threshold levels to develop each athlete’s training paces and program.  Lactate testing is rapidly becoming the standard in sports such as triathlon, running, rowing, swimming, cycling, speed skating, skiing, and canoe/kayak because it helps regulate training and avoid over-and/or under-training.   Speed at lactate threshold has been found to be the most important predictor for endurance performance, it is less expensive than VO2 max testing and can be performed at the athlete’s training facility.
-Coaches and/or athletes will receive a determination of lactate threshold, speed at threshold, and/or anaerobic capacity.
-Breakdown of training zones with heart rate and pace correlations.
-Consultation as to how to utilize testing results and heart rate zones in everyday training.