Getting Ready for those Tough Hikes

Friday, July 27, 2018 at 10:03AM
Rick C.Limpert in Atlanta, Education, Events, Hiking, Sports, lactic acid

When your muscles scream to a halt on steeps, don’t blame your willpower—blame your lactate threshold. Lactic acid accumulates during anaerobic exercise (when you’re moving faster than your blood can oxygenate your muscles).

https://www.backpacker.com/skills/train-for-steep-hikes

 

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