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Why does lactic acid form?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Under normal circumstances, your cells produce the energy they need to move and/or resist loads by combusting sugars (aerobic). There are, however, circumstances in which the supply of oxygen to cells is insufficient to keep up with the demand. one example of this might be muscle cells in the legs of someone who is sprinting a long distance. the sprinting person cannot breathe in oxygen fast enough to supply the muscle. another example could be a pathological condition such as a heart attack. without proper blood flow - blood will not get oxygenated and as a result muscles will have to work in the absence of oxygen (even for someone "at rest"

when cells must obtain their energy in the absence of oxygen, the metabolic by-product is lactic acid.

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Lactic acid can be caused, when not warming down properly after exercise. It is because there is too little oxygen in the muscles, and is the aching you feel after exercise if you don't warm down.

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Short period of time without oxygen will causes many of the cells of a human body to produce ATP by lactic acid fermentation.

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When you overuse your muscles, lactic acid will form under anaerobic respiration. Your muscles go into a back up mode of producing energy so you can continue to work them. The lactic acid will cause a burning sensation. This way of producing energy is not very efficient and you can not use it for a long time.

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Lactic acid is produced in the body when glucose is broken down during aerobatic activities. It is the main cause of soreness in muscle after working out.

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It causes a muscle to cramp.

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Bacteria cause lactic acid fermentation.

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