#1

Interesting device out of Singapore.

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#2

Interesting tech, wonder how long it will take to get to market?? My guess, 5 years.

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#3

Lactates? I can see Peter Attia drooling…

The precision and accuracy of data will also have to be seen.

I did a quick search a few days ago on invasive cholesterol-measuring portable devices.
No way they can be used below a substantial price threshold.

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#4

Lactate is a big deal in endurance sports these days. Once maligned as a muscle-burning byproduct of hard exercise—so-called “lactic acid”—it’s now viewed primarily as a sensitive gauge of how hard you’re pushing yourself. Venture too far beyond your lactate threshold, and the levels of lactate in your blood will start spiking, signaling imminent exhaustion. The rise of the new “Norwegian Method” training approach relies in part on using frequent lactate testing as a way of controlling workout intensity. But current measurement techniques require cumbersome, frequent, and mildly painful pin-prick blood tests.

The ability to keep tabs on lactate in real time would be a game-changer, both for Norwegian-style training and—the UCI apparently fears—for pacing races right at the edge of your capacities. Rumors of imminent continuous lactate monitors have been around for many years. Heck, I mentioned them in my 2018 book, Endure. Last year, Velo suggested that they were “poised to reshape pro cycling.” But so far they’ve remained, stubbornly, “just around the corner.”

It turns out that real-time lactate sensing is closer than I realized, from a technical point of view. Instead, the big questions are whether the market wants these devices, and whether the information they provide is actually useful. Here’s a look at where we currently stand.

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#5

Looks like, finally, there is a continuous lactate monitor on the market. From OnaLabs, a Spanish company, it’s distributed by Tri-Excellence in the Netherlands. Attaches to a chest strap and doubles as a heart monitor. Needs replaceable cartridges for each workout session (2 hours) and the cartridges cost $74 USD for 4. The unit with 4 cartridges cost $676. It will soon be updated to also monitor glucose.

Does anyone have any more info or experience with this?

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