Reprodutibilidade do protocolo de lactato mínimo com intensidade do esfor？o prévio individualizado pela PSE

the lactate minimum protocol (lm) is preceded by a maximum effort to induce hyperlactatemia. objective: to verify the reliability of lm test with induced hyperlactatemia realized by exercise intensity individualized by the rating perceived effort (rpe). methods: the sample was composed of 20 students, physically active (25.4 ± 4.1 years, 14.1 ± 5.0% fats) who were undertaken to two tests with identical methodology of lm. induction of hyperlactatemia was performed by a test with four stages, lasting three minutes each, loads individualized by the pse (levels 10, 13, 16 and 17-20 last stage until voluntary exhaustion). after eight minutes of recovery the progressive test started with initial load of 75w and 25w increments every 3 min until exhaustion. results: the intensities of lm 1 (155.0 ± 23.8 w) and 2 (157.5 ± 27.0 w) did not differ statistically (p = 0.795) and showed good reliability (icc = 0.79) and agreement [-2.5 w of mean difference and ± 41.8 w of bias]. conclusion: the lm test, with loads for induction of hyperlactatemia individualized by the rpe, has shown to be reliable in physically active individuals.