Lactate threshold test near me in Santa Monica
Yes — you can book it here. $350, run and read by Gareth Thomas.
You can book a lactate threshold test at ECLYPSE Fitness Lab, 1736 Ashland Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Gareth Thomas runs the blood lactate test himself. The price is $350. Call (858) 361-4733.
What a lactate threshold test measures
The most precise picture of how your body clears lactate — and the intensity you can actually hold.
- Find your true aerobic and threshold zones
- Get custom workouts built from your own numbers
- Optimise your hydration plan
- Improve race performance
The lab in Santa Monica
- MonClosed
- Tue10am – 7pm
- Wed10am – 7pm
- Thu10am – 7pm
- Fri10am – 7pm
- Sat12pm – 5pm
- Sun12pm – 5pm
What happens
The session steps up through 4–8 stages of increasing intensity. Each stage is held long enough for your body to settle at that effort before anything is recorded. A small blood sample is taken at the end of each stage with a fresh single-use needle. You do not get emailed a PDF and left to interpret it. Every test is read back to you in person, in plain language, with what to change on Monday morning.
Before you book
What is the difference between a lactate test and a VO2 max test?
A blood lactate test measures how your body produces and clears lactate as intensity rises, which gives you your aerobic and threshold training zones. A VO2 max test measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise, which gives you your aerobic ceiling and your Fat-Max fuelling intensity. Lactate testing is the better choice if you are training for a race; VO2 max is the better choice if you want a single objective marker of cardiovascular fitness.
Does the blood sampling hurt?
It is a small sample taken from a fingertip or earlobe with a fresh single-use needle after each stage, and it takes a few seconds. Most people describe it as a brief pinprick. You stay on the treadmill or bike throughout.
Stop guessing at your zones
One hour in the lab in Santa Monica, and you’ll know exactly how your body produces energy — and precisely how hard to go.