10
Alkaline
condition
Buffering postpones
fatigue by preventing
concentration of
lactic acid in the
muscles.
Roosterman No. 36
O
ne by-product of the production-consumption and resynthesis of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate, the energy currency) is concentration of lactic acid in the muscles. When
this happens fatigue starts to overcome the rooster.
One way of delaying this, in effect postponing fatigue, is to
ensure an ample supply of creatine and ribose. Another is
what is called buffering.
Buffering is done by stocking alkaline agents or raising the
alkalinity of the blood. Alkaline will counter act the formation of acid in the blood and muscles thereby delaying the
onset of fatigue.