DO YOU KNOW YOUR LACTATE THRESHOLD? Garmin's Guided Test You Can Do On Your Watch!

[@nicholas5396]

Needing the HR strap is not a flaws, its a feature as the optical wrist base HR is inaccurate so in order to get an accurate LTHR score you'll need accurate data. Kudos to Garmin for swallowing their pride and going for better results over marketing!

[@DaveTheRunner]

A great point ! Don’t get me wrong I definitely see the value in the HR strap 🙌🏻

[@nicholas5396]

@@DaveTheRunner yeah hope I didn't come across as sounding like a jerk.

[@DaveTheRunner]

@@nicholas5396 Don’t worry :) you didn’t

[@matthewthomas5113]

A good threshold session is parkrun at threshold pace. This might be a bit much for runners with a threshold considerably slower that 4:00/km in which case they can do the first 1km at easy pace and then the last 4km at threshold pace. It’s a good way to hit a threshold session every week 😀

[@DaveTheRunner]

Hell yeah! I love that 🙌🏻 and it supports your local park run

[@ErhardFrebold]

Just a note-- pretty sure the target HRs you mention are specific to whatever MaxHR you set (or detected) on the watch. They wouldn't make sense for a person with, for example, a 160 or 210 MaxHR since LT is typically at about 90% of MaxHR for trained athletes.

[@DaveTheRunner]

That makes sense ! 👍🏼

[@richardcharleston2547]

Yea but you could just divide your LT by 0.9 and set that as your max HR

[@aginjuryrehab]

I just tried this and ended up doing a 45 minute “warm up” then getting bored and stopping the workout… didn’t realise you had to manually start the test 🙈

[@DaveTheRunner]

Oh no 😂

[@mrti3]

Perfect, was wondering why cant perform threshold test, since didnt have a strap, this option not available..

[@DaveTheRunner]

Annoying hey

[@GTE_Channel]

My HRM reads 4 to 5 beats lower then my 945. Thats why you need a strap. As watches accuracy vary from person to person and have to much variables by wearing incorrectly for optimal reading.

[@DaveTheRunner]

That’s right ! 🙌🏻 my HR always seems more on point with the strap, so I use it for most of my runs

[@palrajib73]

Thanks a lot

[@MichaelBravine1]

Great information on setting up LT test! Thank you! Will my Garmin automatically update my LT and adjust my HR zones or do I need to manually change them?

[@DaveTheRunner]

It should automatically update 👍🏼

[@MichaelBravine1]

@@DaveTheRunner sweet thank you! 🙏

[@Catalonia]

What happens if you do this on a trail? I.e. with hills. Does it screw up the data?

[@DaveTheRunner]

I would say that the test will be better on a flat route to keep the variables at a minimum 🙌🏻 I think it would affect the data, that’s a good question 👍🏼

[@Catalonia]

@@DaveTheRunner So I actually tried it, but could NOT keep the HR at the max zone for 3 mins. Partly I was totally gassed, but partly I had muscular fatigue from running uphill. This was towards the HR being like 170 I believe. I'm not in SUPER great condition, but i'm active. All i'm trying to do is update my garmin baseline so I have a better sense of where my zone 2 is. I am more interested in being a hybrid athlete than an endurance athlete, and I live in Boulder CO, so there's tons of outdoor options. I'm also not really much of a jogger. It's too bad I can't test this on a fixed spinbike.

[@DaveTheRunner]

@@Catalonia it would be a different beast on the trails ! Well done for giving it a crack 🔥 Could maybe try your local athletics track for a try ?

[@Catalonia]

@@DaveTheRunner I'll try it again next week. I'm also just gonna experiment with it. I know it says i needs outdoor GPS, but how would it know i'm inside? I get that it wants to see you move, but what if I just did heavy sleds? hah. I'll double back with a report.

[@leftyseel8658]

My Forerunner 45 does not have a guided lactate threshold test. How can i find out my lactate threshold? I got a hr chest monitor.

[@ATLANTICMUSICHQ]

Consider getting yourself a better Watch

[@RobertoPetrone]

have you tried looking in ....... Menu > My Stats > Lactate Threshold > Do Guided Test.

[@thewalls7770]

I’ve tried the Clifton multiple times and it just doesn’t work for me. It’s all squish with no response. I feel like I’m running in sand. I love their rocker profile though. Would it be a good idea for me to try the Arahi? I’m a very neutral runner but would like a Clifton that feels a little less spongy.

[@DaveTheRunner]

Hey mate ! I haven’t tried the Clifton or Arahi so I can’t give you a good opinion of on that. Have you tried a Mach 5? For a little less squish and more pop?

[@thewalls7770]

@@DaveTheRunner Good idea. I’ll give them a try.

[@palrajib73]

where can i find this lactate threshold guided test link on my garmin watch?

[@DaveTheRunner]

Hey mate! Thanks for the comment 🙌🏻 If you watch the video @3:00 in, I explain how to do it 🙂

[@shoarmapapi1337]

Was your lactate threshold test result the same as the prediction? Currently due to injuries I am unable to do the test, but the prediction from my garmin is 180.. Usually I cannot sustain 180+ for a long time so it seems to be a pretty good prediction. It started at 170 and now for a few months it is 180. I have been training a lot more endurance and in Zone 4/5 so it seems to guess right.

[@DaveTheRunner]

I think from memory mine was similar! But my actual fitness was better than what it said.

[@gerardoBRun]

Is it ideal to be within the range at any point or be close to the highest range? If I go over the range does it go to the next range or does it only happen when the time ends? thank you

[@etoslay7409]

Warm up should easy run or just stay and stretching?

[@DaveTheRunner]

I would do a warm up easy run

[@etoslay7409]

@@DaveTheRunner 185 new threshold.. 🤮

[@DaveTheRunner]

@@etoslay7409 🤩

[@IronmanDav]

Where’d you get that run club top from? Nice vid! 😃

[@DaveTheRunner]

The anime one? :)

[@johnnyblank8752]

Can you do it with just the watch? What watch are you using?

[@Shortking2.8]

no it requiers a heart rate belt / monitor

[@CampuStellae]

Much appreciated;))

[@JoutarouKuujou1]

Can I use a optical arm strap?

[@DaveTheRunner]

I’m not sure 🤔

[@ArmendKrasniqi]

Do you have thyroglossal duct cyst on your right of your throat?

[@DaveTheRunner]

Nah mate haha 🙌🏻

[@DaveTheRunner]

What makes you say that?

[@ArmendKrasniqi]

@@DaveTheRunner while you talking i can see a lump there, but of course I'm not sure. Maybe it is the hyoid bone

[@DaveTheRunner]

@@ArmendKrasniqi interesting haha

[@christopherfoo9334]

Hey Dave! Thanks for your video- I bought a HRM because of it. Just wondering how you are setting up your HR zones according to your LTHR? There's a tonne of articles out there but there's no consistency so would appreciate your advice.

[@DaveTheRunner]

Thank you ☺️ I just let the Garmin app do my heart rate on it’s own, without adjusting anything

[@gregorymagee]

Can’t hear any audio

[@brianpmack]

I'm hearing audio fine. It is slightly quiet, but it is definitely there. The problem may be with your device.

[@DaveTheRunner]

Not sure what’s happened there mate 🤔

[@odsstv4750]

Im so scared to try this hehe. scared of cardiac arrest hehehe

[@DaveTheRunner]

Give it a crack 👍🏼

[@odsstv4750]

@@DaveTheRunner maybe someday... but i need to buy garmin with lactate threshold training... i only had forerunner 55

[@planekwok]

Thanks a lot