营销话术证据 A · 指南级
乳酸是力竭和酸痛的元凶
真相
乳酸本身是燃料，不是废物；酸来自氢离子累积，它和乳酸同时产生，但不是乳酸造成的。
机制速览
乳酸不是堆在肌肉里的废物，而是一种燃料。你一用力，快肌靠糖酵解（不需要氧、把葡萄糖快速拆开取能的那一步）出力，顺带把乳酸放进血里；心脏、慢肌和大脑会把它捞过去当燃料烧，肝脏还能把它改回葡萄糖。这条从产出到用掉的运输链，生理学叫乳酸穿梭（lactate shuttle）。乳酸是缺氧、疲劳和废物的标志那套旧说法，几十年前就被推翻了，却还在健身房里流传。
来源（4）
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