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Lactic Acid Buildup
When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a
minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools |
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Jools Wrote: My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup or should I avoid hills. No, you should seek them out more often -- kanangara |
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Jools Wrote: When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am poope afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit som hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools You need to climb more hills and get your body accustomed to th different strains on the body. I have friends who are great fla riders, very fast, can go on for hours...but because they never climb as soon as the road rises...their speed drops and heart rat sky-rockets. My advice would be to find the biggest hill in your area and include i regularly in your rides. See how long you can hold a big gear by usin landmarks. For example, the first time you ride it, you might get to certain tree before you have to change gears. The next time, you migh get 100m further. Gradually, the lactic build up will only have effec at the top of the climb, or not at all. This is a good way to trac your progress so you know you're getting better. Get into the hills, it's the best -- Walrus |
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Walrus wrote:
Jools Wrote: When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools You need to climb more hills and get your body accustomed to the different strains on the body. I have friends who are great flat riders, very fast, can go on for hours...but because they never climb, as soon as the road rises...their speed drops and heart rate sky-rockets. My advice would be to find the biggest hill in your area and include it regularly in your rides. See how long you can hold a big gear by using landmarks. For example, the first time you ride it, you might get to a certain tree before you have to change gears. The next time, you might get 100m further. Gradually, the lactic build up will only have effect at the top of the climb, or not at all. This is a good way to track your progress so you know you're getting better. Get into the hills, it's the best! -- Walrus Mix it up too. Sometimes you can just get in a nice low gear and spin the whole way up. Other times, don't worry about getting to the top. Just hit the hill as hard as you can in on gear, and once your cadence drops below a certain number or once you've gone for a certain time, roll back down the hill, spin out for a bit, and repeat many times. Tam |
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Jools wrote:
When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools I saw on one of those TV science shows recently that lactic acid, contrary to accepted theory, actually prevents muscle fatigue. You want more lactic acid not less. P -- Peter McCallum Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA |
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Peter McCallum wrote:
Jools wrote: When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools I saw on one of those TV science shows recently that lactic acid, contrary to accepted theory, actually prevents muscle fatigue. You want more lactic acid not less. P -- Peter McCallum Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA That sounds like a bit of a misinterpretation of the lactic acid shuttle, similar to what Runners World published about a year ago. Tam |
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:03:27 +1000, Tamyka Bell
wrote: Peter McCallum wrote: Jools wrote: When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools I saw on one of those TV science shows recently that lactic acid, contrary to accepted theory, actually prevents muscle fatigue. You want more lactic acid not less. P -- Peter McCallum Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA That sounds like a bit of a misinterpretation of the lactic acid shuttle, similar to what Runners World published about a year ago. It's a bit of a misunderstanding, sports scientists have a different idea now of how the body works. The current theory is that blood lactate is a fuel, generated by partially anaerobic muscle activity. It's not a bad thing in itself, and it's a secondary (or tertiary?) indicator of fatigue, not a cause or primary indicator. It's used by the body to shuffle fuel around, as your muscles can't donate glygogen, but they can use lactate as a fuel and donate it to other muscles. At least, that's my understanding. the "lactate threshold" probably has as much validity as ventalation thresholds etc, ie: it's not really all that useful as a direct indicator of performance. |
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Carl Brewer wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:03:27 +1000, Tamyka Bell wrote: Peter McCallum wrote: Jools wrote: When I start to climb I build up latic acid very fast, and am pooped afer a minute or so. I feel quite fit, and can do century rides no probs, but I hit some hard climbs, and I am stuffed, legs start to burn, and trouble to breath, and have to give up. My question is, is there any method to improve on Lactic acid buildup, or should I avoid hills. Thankyou, Jools I saw on one of those TV science shows recently that lactic acid, contrary to accepted theory, actually prevents muscle fatigue. You want more lactic acid not less. P -- Peter McCallum Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA That sounds like a bit of a misinterpretation of the lactic acid shuttle, similar to what Runners World published about a year ago. It's a bit of a misunderstanding, sports scientists have a different idea now of how the body works. The current theory is that blood lactate is a fuel, generated by partially anaerobic muscle activity. It's not a bad thing in itself, and it's a secondary (or tertiary?) indicator of fatigue, not a cause or primary indicator. It's used by the body to shuffle fuel around, as your muscles can't donate glygogen, but they can use lactate as a fuel and donate it to other muscles. At least, that's my understanding. the "lactate threshold" probably has as much validity as ventalation thresholds etc, ie: it's not really all that useful as a direct indicator of performance. They still agree that high lactic acid levels reduce performance. People who go on about how lactate is so different from lactic acid don't seem to understand the concept of ions in water. And yeah, the lactate threshold is pretty much an arbitrarily determined point which even health professionals throw in to training program guidelines, but no one really knows what to do with it. Tam |
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:30:13 +1000, Tamyka Bell
wrote: They still agree that high lactic acid levels reduce performance. People who go on about how lactate is so different from lactic acid don't seem to understand the concept of ions in water. Does it reduce performance, or is it a sign of reduced performance? |
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Carl Brewer wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:30:13 +1000, Tamyka Bell wrote: They still agree that high lactic acid levels reduce performance. People who go on about how lactate is so different from lactic acid don't seem to understand the concept of ions in water. Does it reduce performance, or is it a sign of reduced performance? Yeah, the main conclusions drawn so far still reckon it reduces performance. This being that it changes the pH at which your muscles are working or similar. Not to say it's not also a sign of reduced performance. If it was both, that'd be a nasty exponential performance reduction curve. They think the "shuttle" works at the same rate throughout. No links or **** though, just check Web of Science. Another interesting one: slight dehydration and increased sodium levels may improve performance; the studies originally thought that it was just that better athletes worked harder and ended up more dehydrated etc but now they're reconsidering. It ain't science, it's art. (heart?) Tam |
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