Aerobic fitness evaluation during walking tests identifies the maximal lactate steady state

Guilherme Morais Puga, Eduardo Kokubun, Herbert Gustavo Simões, Fabio Yuzo Nakamura, Carmen Sílvia Grubert Campbell, Guilherme Morais Puga, Eduardo Kokubun, Herbert Gustavo Simões, Fabio Yuzo Nakamura, Carmen Sílvia Grubert Campbell

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the possibility of lactate minimum (LM) determination during a walking test and the validity of such LM protocol on predicting the maximal lactate steady-state (MLSS) intensity.

Design: Eleven healthy subjects (24.2 ± 4.5 yr; 74.3 ± 7.7 kg; 176.9 ± 4.1 cm) performed LM tests on a treadmill, consisting of walking at 5.5 km · h⁻¹ and with 20-22% of inclination until voluntary exhaustion to induce metabolic acidosis. After 7 minutes of recovery the participants performed an incremental test starting at 7% incline with increments of 2% at each 3 minutes until exhaustion. A polynomial modeling approach (LMp) and a visual inspection (LMv) were used to identify the LM as the exercise intensity associated to the lowest [bLac] during the test. Participants also underwent to 2-4 constant intensity tests of 30 minutes to determine the MLSS intensity.

Results: There were no differences among LMv (12.6 ± 1.7%), LMp (13.1 ± 1.5%), and MLSS (13.6 ± 2.1%) and the Bland and Altman plots evidenced acceptable agreement between them.

Conclusion: It was possible to identify the LM during walking tests with intensity imposed by treadmill inclination, and it seemed to be valid on identifying the exercise intensity associated to the MLSS.

Figures

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Figure 1
Determination of lactate minimum intensity during LM test using visual inspection (LMv) (a) and polynomial function (LMp) (b).
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Figure 2
Mean results and standard deviation of intensity (% treadmill inclination) for MLSS, LMv and LMp and the mean peak intensity.
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Figure 3
Limits of agreement between MLSS, LMv, and LMp using Bland and Altman method.
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Figure 4
Blood lactate concentrations from all subjects during the 30-min constant test at MLSS intensity (a) and at the intensity 1% above the MLSS (b).

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