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Lactic acid is fuel, not just workout burn

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For decades, fitness gurus blamed this compound for the burn you feel after a workout. In reality, your cellular engines rapidly recycle it as a fast-acting emergency fuel source when your oxygen levels plummet.

Lactic acid is fuel, not just workout burn
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