The Claim

Six weeks of sprint training in young men increases peak blood lactate concentrations during sprint exercise (from 13.3 to 15.0 mmol/L) while decreasing blood lactate levels during recovery, suggesting enhanced lactate clearance or buffering capacity.

Source: Effect of 6 weeks of sprint training on growth hormone responses to sprinting

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Young men who did six weeks of very intense, short exercise sessions had higher amounts of a waste product called lactate in their blood right after the exercise, but their blood lactate levels dropped faster during rest, showing their bodies improved at clearing this waste product.

See the scientific wording

In young men, six weeks of sprint training leads to higher peak blood lactate concentrations after sprint exercise (from 13.3 to 15.0 mmol/L) but lower lactate levels during recovery, indicating enhanced lactate clearance or buffering.

Why this might work

After six weeks of sprint training, the muscles get better at handling the acid that comes from hard exercise. They build more 'doors' to let lactate in and out, and they make more 'energy factories' inside the muscle cells to use lactate as fuel. So, when you sprint, your muscles can make a bit more lactate before getting tired, which makes the highest lactate level in your blood go up. But after the sprint, the muscles quickly pull that lactate out of the blood to use for energy, so the level drops faster than before. The muscles also make less ammonia, which is a sign they are working more efficiently.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effect of 6 weeks of sprint training on growth hormone responses to sprinting

    The study found that after six weeks of sprint training, the highest lactate level went up a bit right after sprinting, but then the lactate cleared faster during rest—just like the claim says.

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