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on Apr 18th 2012 Jerrod's Upcoming Event

8th Annual Pat’s Run!

Personal Results: 59th place out of 22,000 finishers

See you there!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

6:00 a.m. Finish Line Expo & Kids Corner Open

7:00 a.m. Race Chair Start

7:05 a.m. 4.2 Mile Run/Walk Start (SOLD OUT)
 
9:30 a.m. Pat’s Run Kids Run Start
 
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is now closed and the 4.2-mile event has reached capacity – SOLD OUT.

http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/

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on Apr 18th 2012 StrengthLab Thoughts

There’s NO Lactic Acid in your Body!

There are many mistaken notions concerning lactic acid and exercise. The greatest, by far, is the idea that there is lactic acid in the human body – there is no lactic acid in the human body – NONE!

Most people believe “lactic acid” is an end product of exercising hard and that it causes local muscle fatigue and muscle failure (a burning sensation by increasing the acidity of the tissues to the point where they can no longer function effectively).

What we are feeling are pain (nerve) receptors sensing a chemical breakdown of energy production that is reaching its physiological limit – not lactic acid.

I find it interesting that so called “professionals or experts” still bandy this term around…

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