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Talking about clip-on bars on a standard road bike and assuming your position using them has been optimised and you’re not shipping excessive power, the usually quoted figure for time saved over a 40km TT is around 2 minutes⏳️

🧐So, we need to find the time savings on offer from riding aero on the hoods compared to riding upright on them. Again, over 40km, this equates to about 45secs. This means that the true saving of aerobars compared to a similar aero position on a bike without them is about 1:15mins.
Not as impressive as the 2min saving but, considering the relatively low cost of a pair of aerobars, it still represents one of the best bang-for-your-buck aero savings👍

⚡️Specialized studied the difference between riding with aero bars and riding on the drop and found out that 1min 40 sec was gained over a 40 km distance!
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What does Lactate Threshhold mean?👨‍🎓

Ever wonder what that “burning” sensation is when you’re running a 5k or marathon? And when you try to run faster, it gets more intense, so you end up having to slow down?😮‍💨

It’s super frustrating, right?? If it weren’t for that burn, you’d be able to finish strong at the end of every race…

Well, at least you’re not alone in the excruciating final stretch — that burning feeling is extremely common for endurance athletes.

Here comes a lactate threshold☝️

Your lactate threshold is essentially the fastest speed that you can sustain that allows your body to produce and clear out lactate at an equal rate, keeping your blood lactate levels steady. It indicates the point where your body switches from using aerobic to anaerobic energy🌀

If you’re training at a lower intensity, you’re training under your lactate threshold because your body is still able to use oxygen as its primary source of energy⬇️

But, once your body hits the point where it needs to rely more on lactate for its energy, you’ve started training over your lactate threshold⬆️

Ultimately, the goal is to hit your lactate threshold and maintain that speed without tipping the scales in favor of excess lactate production. 

But, in order to achieve this magical speed and efficiency, your body’s going to need some practice to properly gain that kind of control. 

Referring to these workouts as “lactate threshold training,” they’re often called “tempos” Basically, they’re shorter, more moderately paced trainings. They make you move just fast enough to utilize the excess lactate at the same rate that your body produces it, which ensures that the lactate doesn’t build up in your bloodstream👍
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