Q&A #65 - How much and when to train in the aerobars; Rest/freshness requirements before testing (e.g. lactate testing)

Q&A #65 - How much and when to train in the aerobars; Rest/freshness requirements before testing (e.g. lactate testing)  

• How much is enough when it comes to training in the aerobars/Time Trial position? 
• Does the amount of training in the aerobars change over the course of the year, or with training indoors compared to outdoors?
• What type of workouts should preferentially be done in the aerobars versus sitting up?
• How rested and fresh should you be before fitness testing such as lactate tests in order to get reliable and useful results?
• Do lactate or other tests 'never lie' or are there situations when you should disregard these test results? 

  LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• That Triathlon Show website 
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Cycling movement quality and using the Leomo Type-R to assess it with Sebastian Weber | EP#180
• To lab test or not to lab test with Alan Couzens | EP#79
• INSCYD testing
• Blood lactate response to overtraining in male endurance athletes - Bosquet et al. 2001 
• Repeatability and predictive value of lactate threshold concepts in endurance sports - Heuberger et al. 2018

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