Lactate often gets demonized for limiting performance and causing that painful burn in active muscle. Coaches will schedule recovery workouts 24 hours after competitions to “flush the lactic acid out of the legs”. However, a more in depth understanding of lactate would show you that lactate isn’t as evil as some may perceive it to …
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