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Lactate/VO2 testing in Dublin area

RayCun · 2015-01-30 13:27:10

There seem to be a few options UCD do 'Aerobic endurance testing' which takes one or two hours depending on whether they take blood samples (that seems to be the difference?) There's the Sports Surgery Clinic, general screening plus VO2 max test, no price listed Sports Med Ireland do lactate testing, not VO2 and there's…

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#32 20-03-2018 01:55PM

seanin4711

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any medical requirements to take blood? can i set up my own test space without any accreditations for argument sake?

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#33 20-03-2018 07:00PM

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A pinprick test is hardly ‘taking blood.’ :rolleyes:

Have done this test with perfect pacing myself a couple of years back. I found it valuable - even though it more or less just confirmed the number I’d been working off based on race results. That confirmation in itself is valuable - it tells you your race results match your fitness/physiology. Added to that, the session contained a number of other valuable elements, such as form analysis, recommended drills, and even a free coffee!

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