Lecture 14 Flashcards by Jared Rajaratnam | Brainscape

Q

2 metabolic thresholds

A

Lactate threshold/GET/Vt1
-Highest VO2 where lactate stays at resting levels
Critical intensity/RCP/Vt2
-Highest VO2 that lactate can be stabilized in blood
-Hyperventilation ensues to eliminate CO2

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True or false: Lactate is always present in the body in at least a small amount

A

TRUE

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What happens to HCO- past VT2?

A

Levels drop, bicarbonate can’t sustain all the lactate being produced

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