anaerobic capacity

From The Science of Winning, p.335

discussion

Since the conversion from pyruvate into lactate and vice versa occurs very quickly, the ratio between the muscle concentrations of lactate and pyruvate is described as being 1/1.

The anaerobic capacity can change as the athlete goes through the training cycle. It is thought that each individual has an innate maximum anaerobic capacity that is genetically determined. However, some coaches and sports scientists have observed growth in this capacity after years of training.

a.k.a.

It is frequently called VLamax (in some literature also PLamax) ... [and] “production of lactate” for what we refer to as “the production of pyruvate”.

units

...expressed in “mmol of lactate per liter and per second” instead of “mmol of pyruvate per liter and per second”.