I understand how lactate works to a certain degree, but the important thing is that you can burn that lactic acid by cooling/warming down after a workout (ie walking after a footrace).
I’ve heard that built-up lactic acid helps build muscle if you keep it, but I’ve also heard that it’s good to burn asap after a workout.
So after hypertrophy weight-training, should I be somehow cooling down my muscles?
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>So after hypertrophy weight-training, should I be somehow cooling down my muscles?
From what I can find, the research shows that cooling down your muscles speeds up recovery, which would be good if you are a professional athlete who needs to perform well the following day. However the muscle growth is reduced from this, therefore for hypertrophy you should not do anything special to speed up recovery.
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