Elite endurance athletes can maintain much higher plasma lactate levels during steady-state exercise than previously reported, demonstrating significant individual variability that is relevant for training management.
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High lactate variability during time trials should not yet change training practices; hypothesis-generating for individualized endurance protocols.
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