It only lasts a few seconds but its weakening and off putting and Im not sure what its from...
2006-11-03 15:03:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
No, Im not talking about cramps! I mean the feeling that waves through the muscles for a few seconds after getting off a exercise machine...
2006-11-03 15:08:22 · update #1
it's the build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, as previously stated. Basically, your muscles break down sugar (glucose) to produce energy to contract. The most efficient way to use glucose for energy is with oxygen (hence why you breathe). When you exercise vigorously, your muscles work so hard that they use up all the oxygen they're delivered by the arteries, so they break up some of the sugar without oxygen. This process produces lactic acid as a by-product.
2006-11-03 15:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by srs629 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be low frequency fatigue of the muscles. This can be caused by stepping activites where the muscles are peforming eccentric contractions (lowering your body weight). It will affect the smaller motor units that you use for fine control rather than than the bigger motor units used for power. That's one reason quite a few weight lifters have been known to get injured by falling down stairs after a workout!
2006-11-06 15:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Leeky Wind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when you have a good hard workout and your legs feel rubbery and weird it just means you have worked muscles you haven't worked much before, as long as you aren't feeling severe pain "which you should kick back some of your workouts" it is a ok feeling and the sensation does go away...
2006-11-03 23:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by loreescachter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is perfectly normal. It is your muscle tissue reacting to what your doing. I'm not too good at explaining it.
2006-11-03 23:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not positive of your particular situation-but it sounds like lactic acid build up. alkaline electrolytes i believe will help with this.
2006-11-03 23:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lactose acid - not enough oxygen to the muscles that is wut gf says and she is smart. also in time it will mean you are building up muscle tone and won't hurt as much
2006-11-03 23:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
CRAMPS FROM EXHAUSTION FROM EXERCISE
2006-11-03 23:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by SWM 38 _4_ YOUNG GF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋