Lactic acid
07-16-08, 07:52 PM
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Lactic acid
This may sound stupid to some of you, but I gotta ask...what does lactic acid buildup in your muscles feel like?
The reason I ask is because I'm not sure if I've ever had it. I do hard rides sometimes, and my muscles feel sore in the evenings sometimes, but I always figured it was just muscle soreness. I have noticed, though, that doing a light recovery ride that same evening after a hard ride during the day makes me feel better.
So have I been experiencing lactic acid buildup? Or not? How do you know?
The reason I ask is because I'm not sure if I've ever had it. I do hard rides sometimes, and my muscles feel sore in the evenings sometimes, but I always figured it was just muscle soreness. I have noticed, though, that doing a light recovery ride that same evening after a hard ride during the day makes me feel better.
So have I been experiencing lactic acid buildup? Or not? How do you know?
07-16-08, 08:14 PM
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Lactic acid does not produce muscle soreness. It's fuel, not a caustic waste product.
If you are feeling soreness after a ride, it's probably micro-tears in the muscle fibers due to overuse.
Why is this post in the TdF forum, by the way...?
If you are feeling soreness after a ride, it's probably micro-tears in the muscle fibers due to overuse.
Why is this post in the TdF forum, by the way...?
07-16-08, 08:16 PM
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D'oh! I meant to post this in the Road Bikes forum. Moderator, please move it there.
07-16-08, 08:16 PM
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D'oh! I meant to post this in the Road Cycling forum. Moderator, please move it there.
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