Question #28fe7
1 Answer
Sep 28, 2015
Because net lactic acid production is greater than utilization/removal
Explanation:
During stressful exercise, muscles will typically run out of energy formed by aerobic respiration. So they have to resort to lactic acid fermentation... But if the production of lactic acid is greater than its utilization/removal, excess lactic acid builds up in our muscles which can lower muscle pH and lower overall energy production.... After the exercise when the removal rate of the remaining lactic acid (via blood) exceeds the production rate, lactic acid slowly decreases from the muscles.... They can then be converted into carbon-dioxide and water, glycogen, proteins or glucose via various pathways.
