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Lactic Acid Doesn't Actually Cause That Burning Feeling. Here's What Does.

Lactic acid has long been vilified, but new research shows that it doesn't impair muscle function. In fact, it might actually be good for you. Like all great villains, lactic acid has been ...
Scientific American

Why Does Lactic Acid Build Up in Muscles? And Why Does It Cause Soreness?

As our bodies perform strenuous exercise, we begin to breathe faster as we attempt to shuttle more oxygen to our working muscles. The body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com

Lactic Acid, Lactate, and Muscle Metabolism: Myths, Physiology, and Performance Implications

People often discuss the importance of removing, or “flushing out,” lactic acid from the blood after intense exercise to reduce muscle soreness, speed recovery, or boost athletic performance. After ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Ask Dr. H.: Built-up lactic acid causes rigor mortis to occur after death

Question: With Halloween approaching, I'd like to ask a creepy question: Why does a body stiffen up after death from rigor mortis? - A.L., Colorado Springs, Colo. Answer: Halloween approaches, and ...
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New Study: Lactic Acid Doesn’t Actually Cause That Burning Feeling. Here’s What Does.

The Lactic Backstory The first scientist to draw the connection between exercise and lactic acid was Jöns Jacob Berzelius, the Swedish chemist who devised the modern system of chemical notation (H2O ...