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Baking soda helps flush lactic acid?

Muscles_Curves
Muscles_Curves Posts: 385 Member
edited February 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Ive searched Google on this topic and couldn't find an answer. But then again Im the worst Googler ever. So does mixing baking soda and water and drinking it help flush lactic acid? Thanks in advance!

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    It will neutralize your stomach acid and it's sodium bicarbonate so it will probably make you retain water. No idea about it flushing anything.
  • Muscles_Curves
    Muscles_Curves Posts: 385 Member
    I was told to drink it to help with soreness after workouts.
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    It's a great way to neutralize acid in your stomach, but it has no way to travel into your muscle tissue. Plus, it has recently been disproven that lactic acid is the cause of DOMS. I would skip it.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Lactic acid buildup is naturally flushed from your muscles within an hour of you stopping your workout.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Lactic acid doesn't cause muscle soreness either.
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