Question

Pain occurring in muscles during workout is usually due to the building up of :

• A. Acetic acid
• B. Hydrochloric acid
• C. Lactic acid
• D. Citric acid

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Lactic acid

• After a strenuous exercise muscles experience lack of oxygen.
• In the absence or insufficiency of oxygen, they respire anaerobically thereby producing lactic acid.
• The accumulation of lactic acid causes cramps in muscles.