Please find below the abstract of the article called “Evolution and Practical Application of the Anaerobic Threshold in Sports Training. Review”, which was originally written in Spanish under the title “Evolución Y Aplicación Práctica Del Umbral Anaeróbico En El Entrenamiento Deportivo. Revisión”. This article was written by Feriche, B. and Delgado, M., and published in Motricidad.European Journal of Human Movement, 1996: 2, 39-53

“The controversy about the anaerobic threshold has not prevented investigators from studying in further and attempting to improve the traditional methods of invasive blood lactate concentration determinations (lactate threshold), or methods of noninvasive gas exchange (ventilatory threshold), and even suggesting new methods based on heart rate, saliva, electromyograph… to the determination of anaerobic threshold. The noninvasive detection scheme has made the parameter attractive to investigators in preventive, rehabilitative and occupational medicine and researches in the exercise sciences. Controversy exists regarding the specific cause for the exercise-induced metabolic acidosis. Indeed, the relationship between endurance performance and lactate kinetics led to the suggestion that a blood lactate concentration could be used as a training tool.”

Click here to download the original article, written in Spanish: Evolución Y Aplicación Práctica Del Umbral Anaeróbico En El Entrenamiento Deportivo. Revisión