I’m always trying to find new food experiences all the time, but I thought I’d ask my readers (all five of you) what your best/most interesting/awful food experiences were. So here are my questions.
I was always told by every doctor, coach, trainer, athlete, and fitness guru that lactic acid build up is what causes your muscles to burn and eventually quit during exercise. The theory is that lactic acid is a poisonous byproduct of exericise. When one’s exercise intensity gets too high (lactate threshold), your body can’t remove the lactic acid fast enough from your muscles. Eventually the lactic acid levels get too high and your muscles lose power and are forced to stop. A whole industry is built around selling heart rate monitors and training aids to keep you from going anaerobic and exceding your lactate threshold. Turns out that theory is probably false. Lactic acid is actually fuel for your muscles not a poison. At least that’s what a May NY Times article says.
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