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Stevers
>Yes it very likely does.
From the wikipedia-link:
"Two other hypotheses that have been advanced to explain the soreness, muscle spasms and the presence of lactic acid in the muscle, are now considered unlikely to be correct, since there is evidence to refute them.[1] In particular, lactic acid is removed from the muscle within an hour of intense exercise, and therefore cannot cause the soreness which normally begins about a day later.[5]"
But if you rather have it from Stephen M. Roth, a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Maryland:
"Contrary to popular opinion, lactate or, as it is often called, lactic acid buildup is not responsible for the muscle soreness felt in the days following strenuous exercise. Rather, the production of lactate and other metabolites during extreme exertion results in the burning sensation often felt in active muscles, though which exact metabolites are involved remains unclear. This often painful sensation also gets us to stop overworking the body, thus forcing a recovery period in which the body clears the lactate and other metabolites.
Researchers who have examined lactate levels right after exercise found little correlation with the level of muscle soreness felt a few days later. This delayed-onset muscle soreness, or DOMS as it is called by exercise physiologists, is characterized by sometimes severe muscle tenderness as well as loss of strength and range of motion, usually reaching a peak 24 to 72 hours after the extreme exercise event."
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Stevers
>1. Yes, Stevers, glutamine is a good supplement to take. It isn't used to help recover from surgery, it lessens the overall damage done to your muscles from whatever would have caused damage in the first place. It is given before you get into an ambulance after, say, a car crash, when you are likely going to lose a lot of muscle and not be active. It helps retain the muscle you already have. It's also useful for getting "cut."
Ok, Stevers. Feel fine to give any citation on that. You know...science. Like this:
Effect of glutamine supplementation combined with resistance training in young adults
Darren G. Candow, Philip D. Chilibeck, Darren G. Burke, Shawn K. Davison and Truis Smith-Palmer
"We conclude that glutamine supplementation during resistance training has no significant effect on muscle performance, body composition or muscle protein degradation in young healthy adults."
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Stevers
>2. Creatine is a complete waste. It bulks you up fast, but the bulk goes away seemingly just as fast as it came the moment you stop taking the supplement. It's not good for getting cut, or cutting, because it adds pure bulk.
Creatine adds water and therefore some will gain some weight. But that water is what makes it possible to train harder in the gym and thus get result. It is pretty much the most well research and supported legal supplement there is. If you want to get cocky about a subject you should at least know the basics.
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Stevers
>Strength trainging != endurance training. Getting cut doesnt come with strength training.
Getting cut comes with diet. The percentage of muscles you keep is decided by weight training and thus that is of course the most important thing for strength and looks. Endurance training can be good if you need to burn calories and don't want to reduce your intake anymore or just for general fitness/heart health.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2012 09:40AM by cenatar.