Lactate—A Multi-Faceted Metabolite
by Dr Carmine Grieco III, CSCS,*D
Personal Training Quarterly
October 2019
Vol 6, Issue 2
This article discusses lactate testing as a cost-effective alternative way to create advanced exercise prescriptions, as well as opening the possibility of being a new biomarker of metabolic health for personal trainers.
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Carmine Grieco received his Doctoral degree from Old Dominion University at the age of 43 and is now an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Colorado ...
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