Word: lactic
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Even for experienced oarsmen, there’s always the knowledge that immense lactic acid buildup—as common to rowing as outfield grass is to baseball—will welcome them after 2,000 exhausting meters...
ODORS Nearing the target, the bugs are able to detect lactic acid secreted by the skin, proof that they're still on course...
...walk. Hips, then thighs and, bam, a surprise—I could finally work it. There would be no twisted ankles after the pageant, just a sore lower body. The adrenaline pumping during the competition kept me from noticing immediately, but the morning after my victory I felt lactic acid saturating my quadriceps and calves. Climbing stairs became a difficult task and I was walking funny for a week...
Earlier this week, Prawat Nagvajara realized how badly he needed to talk to his coach. His cross-country skiing sprint event was imminent, but he couldn't get his preparation straight. "My coach is trying to explain to me something about the body building up lactic acid," he said, looking a little confused. "I have got to get straight what happens, how to warm up, how to prepare. I have to call her again...
...gritty aging champion somehow finding a way to overcome the detriments of age for one more comeback. This was not a refusal to leave the game despite a crippling injury, nor was it a duel to the finish with an old nemesis. This was just slobber-mouthed, dull-brained, lactic-shocked, mouth-breathing, eyes-rolled, pray-to-God, stumble-forward, ears-back, nose-running, beyond-exhaustion, knock-kneed, autopilot maneuver that out of sheer luck resulted in topping the hill rather than waking up in the hospital. It was as heroic as falling down a flight of stairs or slamming...