John Wessling of Troll Training does a lactate threshold test with Alex Martin. Find out why this may be the cause of the dreaded arm pump issue so common in motocross.
I stepped off the bike for the most part 3 years ago and decided to start running at least a mile a day zone 2. Anything I did for training while I was racing more seriously was higher intensity and I struggled with arm pump terribly. Anytime I ride these days I don’t have near the issues I was with my arms and this confirms my hypothesis that just running roughly 15 min a day raised my lactate threshold and allows me to get warmed up on the bike without pumping right away.
Alex, you and Jeremy have always been a great part of dirt bike racing. I think it is wonderful even after retiring you are still contributing and still actively involved. Some of this work your are doing these days like this video could really help riders of the future to understand their body and how to make it work more efficiently and also maybe help prevent injury. Great job.
Nice experiment! I’ve started training at low intensity and seen tremendous benefit in my race pace. Good information in this video about lactate threshold. Arm pump isn’t exactly tied to lactate which is why you can be in the best shape and still get it.
There is never a state in the metabolism where only fats are used. Carbs / glycogen is neccessary to metabolise fats. That is also why there is no 0.0mmol in Lactate during inactivity. Thats the minimum you should know when going through lactate strips :) Also an interesting information in a video for lactate Testing would be, which threshold modell you guys are using. all the best from Germany
LOVED this video!! Thank you!! Alex what activity on your Garmin watch do you choose when you ride? I do cycling or eMTB, but I didn’t know if there was a better option for more accurate readings. When I ride my heart rate never leaves zone 5 😂
@@TrollTraining thank you a ton for your reply! What activity do you use on your garmin watch when you ride? I use cycling or eMTB and my heart rate never leaves zone 5 😮😂
The issue of arm pump is that you loose so much feeling for the handlebar and grip, that it's too dangerous to continue riding. What I understood from this video is, that your body/arms is capable of riding with arm pump basically. But since you loose so much feeling in your arms you cannot ride properly anymore which makes you slow down.
hey alex, i do a lot of lactate testing as a cyclist. 1st off, lactate comes from using carbs as fuel anerobically. the lactate by product is then used in the mitochondria aerobically as fuel. lactate is also produced by the liver if you eat lots of fructose. there are a raft of errors in what your tester is saying. your base is not just below 2mmol. base is your lowest lactate level. "going anerobic" isn't really correct, in fact its wrong. carbs always starts off being anerobically metabolised, then ends aerobically. lactate is a gauge of hydrogen ions which are the enemy for the blood. arm pump is not a lactate in the blood thing.
Lactate may not directly cause arm pump, but having a high lactate means you’re exerting yourself, which leads to gripping a bit tighter and causing arm pump.
@@johnwessling9372 no it doesn't lactate is a indicator of tissue perfusion you're heart/lungs could not be delivering enough oxygen and you could have no arms and your lactate would still be high lol
