Lactic Acid

Hi Sean,

To fully explain the buildup of lactic acid in the muscle tissue and its effects is going to take a relatively large answer/article that I’m not able to undertake right now. But I will do something along those lines as soon as I’m able.

However increased lactic acid due to vigorous exercise can be influenced by the diet. This is particularly noticeable if the diet balance is too high in protein and too low in carbohydrates.

Increased lactic acid is largely due to anaerobic muscle effort, and can therefore increase if the greyhound is run over a distance just a little bit further than it’s actually fit enough to run, and that last bit of effort is undertaken while oxygen supply can’t keep up with requirements.

So in reality it comes down to a combination of both diet and the training/running regime.

In other words an increase in carbohydrates in the diet, and an increase in easier runs before stepping up in distance can all help to reduce the sudden buildup of lactic acid affecting the muscle tissue.

Cheers,
Tom