Lactic Acid is one of those words you hear about a lot but don’t really understand what it is. Lactic acid is a compound that is released into the body when a person is going through strenuous exercise. When a person conducting strenuous exercise starts becoming oxygen starved the body creates lactate which help the person break down glucose in order to provide an adequate amount of energy. Even though lactic acid sounds like it’s a good thing, and for the most part it is it also has it also come with some negatives. An abundant amount of lactic acid can cause high acidity levels in your muscles as well and disrupt your metabolites since they do not function as well as far as breaking down sugar goes in very acidic environments.
