Does anyone have suggestions on how to minimize lactic acid build up on hard bike rides?
I know this will happen when going hard, but would like to minimize it as much as possible.
I don’t vouch for this, and he got some stick on a thread here but:
Dr. San Millán’s metabolic protocol ABCs
A) First and foremost a high performance position must offer a relaxed upper body, especially through your arms. “Your arms are a great lactic acid clearing system,” he said. “However in order to clear lactic acid they must be relaxed.” If your arms are tense, they actually create more lactic acid instead of helping clear it, and allowing your body to use your arms to clear it has another benefit: the muscles break lactic acid down to glucose, which can then be used by the muscle groups that are working.
http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/aero-position-isnt-everything-31165/