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The Norwegian Method Podcast · Oct 9, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min

Olav - Lactate

It’s finally here, the lactate episode! David and Olav discuss lactate, how it can be used, limitations, mistakes, misnomers and the best way to sample lactate. (00:00) Introduction (00:43) How Many Lactate Samples Has Olav Taken (01:36) What is Lactate? (03:00) Lactate is NOT a Waste Product (05:20) Understanding Metabolism with Lactate (10:50) What Factors Impact Lactate Concentrations? (19:10) When is Low Lactate Bad? (21:20) Other Contextual Factors for Lactate Interpretation (26:52) The Need for Repeated Lactate Sampling (29:44) Other Mistakes People Make with Lactate Sampling (37:21) Myths and Misconceptions of Lactate (42:32) Correlating Lactate to Perception (43:13) Generating a Lactate Profile on an Athlete (50:45) Lactate Metabolism and Thresholds (51:20) Using Lactate for Intensity Control (54:16) Relative vs Absolute Intensity (58:07) LT2 and LT1 (1:03:44) Olav’s Procedure for Sampling Lactate (1:06:21) Finger vs Ear Lobe Sampling Thanks to the sponsors of this podcast series: VO2Master To book your 1 on 1 call head to https://vo2master.com/norwegian-method/ Website: https://vo2master.com/ Instagram: @vo2master YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VO2Master Maurten To benefit from the one-time code and get 20% off your next purchase on Maurten.com, simply enter the code “TNMS1” at checkout. The code is applicable once per customer, on all products except the Maurten Bicarb System, valid until 31/12/2025. Maurten Website Instagram: @maurten_official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaurtenOfficial Hosted, edited and produced by Dr David Lipman Editing, video and introduction by Roj Ferman

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It’s finally here, the lactate episode! David and Olav discuss lactate, how it can be used, limitations, mistakes, misnomers and the best way to sample lactate.

 

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) How Many Lactate Samples Has Olav Taken

(01:36) What is Lactate?

(03:00) Lactate is NOT a Waste Product   

(05:20) Understanding Metabolism with Lactate   

(10:50) What Factors Impact Lactate Concentrations?   

(19:10) When is Low Lactate Bad?

(21:20) Other Contextual Factors for Lactate Interpretation

(26:52) The Need for Repeated Lactate Sampling

(29:44) Other Mistakes People Make with Lactate Sampling  

(37:21) Myths and Misconceptions of Lactate  

(42:32) Correlating Lactate to Perception

(43:13) Generating a Lactate Profile on an Athlete

(50:45) Lactate Metabolism and Thresholds

(51:20) Using Lactate for Intensity Control

(54:16) Relative vs Absolute Intensity

(58:07) LT2 and LT1

(1:03:44) Olav’s Procedure for Sampling Lactate

(1:06:21) Finger vs Ear Lobe Sampling

 

Thanks to the sponsors of this podcast series:

VO2Master 

To book your 1 on 1 call head to https://vo2master.com/norwegian-method/

Website: https://vo2master.com/ 

Instagram: @vo2master

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VO2Master 


Maurten

To benefit from the one-time code and get 20% off your next purchase on Maurten.com, simply enter the code “TNMS1” at checkout. The code is applicable once per customer, on all products except the Maurten Bicarb System, valid until 31/12/2025.

Maurten Website

Instagram: @maurten_official

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaurtenOfficial



Hosted, edited and produced by Dr David Lipman
Editing, video and introduction by Roj Ferman

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