So I’m a runner and one of the road blocks that pops up from time to time is that my legs feel fine, but my lungs just can’t keep up with the speed. I’ve noticed after a hard run, I get a sort of cough and a bit of mucous build up like I’ve damaged my lungs in a way. Is this the same process as other muscles? Create little micro tears in muscle, body sends nutrients to site of damage, tears recover, muscle gets bigger and stronger. Or is there something else at play that makes our lungs stronger over time?
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Runner here; I very rarely cough up mucus after a run. It isn’t unheard of, like if it is extremely cold outside or if I have had congestion for some reason. Running will dislodge some of that. It sounds like you may have exercise induced asthma. Your lungs aren’t muscles, they don’t get ‘strong’, the diaphram contracts and opens the air bags creating a low pressure area and the high pressure outside air is sucked in. When the diaphram relaxes, the lungs go back to their resting size, pushing the air back out again.
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