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[RC] FW: BC2A/L-carnitine - part 2 - sherman

2. BC2A also buffers lactic acid by redirecting pyruvate to alanine and out of the lactic acid cycle. Trials in the USA have shown that it can reduce lactic by up to 50 percent.


One of the most valuable aspects of BC2A is, however, is its influence on muscle enzyme levels in a blood picture. They have been able to get a dramatic reduction in AST and CK by administration of BC2A when tying-up is first diagnosed. BC2A is given an hour before fast work and depending on the extent of tying-up and the window left prior to racing it can be valuable immediately after fast work.

In summary, BC2A is an effective tool to correct muscle enzymes when elevated above normal levels and when given to horses with AST and CK in the normal range BC2A can dramatically improve middle distance sprint performance.

 

 

And here you can read about current thinking on lactic acid in human athletes:  http://cytosport.com/science/lacticacid.html  10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LACTIC ACID: OLD MYTHS AND NEW REALITIES, by Thomas Fahey, Ed.D., Professor of Exercise Physiology, California State University at Chico

 

7the heart, for example, the uptake of lactate increases many fold as the intensity of exercise increases while uptake of glucose remains unchanged. These tissues suck up lactate at a fast rate to satisfy their energy needs.