Lactic Acid

Angie__1MR
Angie__1MR Posts: 388 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I need a solution, it's hampering my training!

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Massage. Foam rolling. Light exercise (if it's in your legs, go walk/jog, do light squats, etc.
  • recee96
    recee96 Posts: 224 Member
    Stretching after your workout helps alot...

    Also, if you're getting lactic acid from cardio...make sure you're taking advantage of the cooldown/stretch period.
  • BRenkwell
    BRenkwell Posts: 30 Member
    Lots and lots of water helps too - lactic acid is messing with me now too. Hate it!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Light cardio eases muscle soreness, which has nothing to do with lactic acid: http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/1346.html
  • Carrie_704
    Carrie_704 Posts: 24 Member
    bump.
    I take l-gluatmine, foam roll, stretch, massage and STILL need help!
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    It sounds like you are referring to muscle soreness (?) which, as someone already said, has nothing to do with lactic acid. If you are experiencing that much muscle soreness, I would suspect that your program needs some restructuring because it sounds like it is out of balance.
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    If we're talking muscle soreness, ^^^^ then as Azdak said, you need to look at your programming and recovery methods.

    Contrast showers, foam rolling, etc should help with soreness.



    If lactic acid is building up during high rep training, you just need to carry on, you eventually build some tolerance to it.

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