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Maximal Lactate Steady State (Cycling)
Maximal lactate steady state is the highest cycling power with stable lactate—often near FTP—and guides pacing for sustained hard efforts.
Maximal lactate steady state in cycling is the highest power you can hold while blood lactate stays stable—often close to but not identical to functional threshold power. Lab step tests pinpoint it; field tests approximate with thirty-minute efforts or critical-power modeling.
It informs pacing for forty- to sixty-minute time trials.
Common questions
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Is MLSS the same as FTP?
They are related but not identical—FTP estimates from short tests can sit a few percent above or below true MLSS for some riders.
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