SawyerIkeda

Chem3
52416

ChemicalEquilibriumProject

Infographic:
https://infograph.venngage.com/p/114449/lacticacid

1. "RespirationBiologyInnovation."2011.24May.2016
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http://www.biologyinnovation.co.uk/pages/humanbiology/respiration/
>

Thiswebsitedetailstheprocessofanaerobicrespirationinasimplistictextbookfashion.When
convertingintoATP,thebodyundergoesaerobicrespiration.Sinceoxygenisnecessaryfor
aerobicrespiration,whenoxygenisunavailable,anaerobicrespirationoccurs.Thisprocess
yieldslactate,aproductharmfultothebodythatcausesthesorenessafterstrenuousexercise.

2. "ChemistryforBiologists:Respiration."2011.26May.2016
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http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/respiration.htm
>

Thispagetakesachemist'sperspectivetoexplainthetwotypesofcellularrespiration:aerobic
andanaerobic.Aerobicrespirationrequiresoxygenandreleasesalargeamountofenergywhile
anaerobicrespirationdoesnotrequireoxygen,butproducessignificantlylessenergy.

1
AerobicRespirationisdefinedbythefollowingequationandreleasesabout
3000kJmol
of
energy
:
C6

H
O
+6O
6CO
+6H
O
12
6
2
2
2

AnaerobicRespirationcanbesummarizedbythefollowingequation:
glucose
lacticacid+energy

Thedownsideofanaerobicrespirationistheproductofpyruvatewhichbecomeslacticacid
withinmuscles.

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3. "Howlacticacidreallyworks:Thescienceoffatigue...RunnersConnect."2012.26
May.2016<
https://runnersconnect.net/runningtrainingarticles/scienceoflacticacid/
>

Thispage,devotedtorunnerslookingtoimprovetheirperformance,flipsthecommonideaof
therelationshipbetweenaerobicandanaerobicrespiration.Bothprocessesareongoingatthe
sametimewiththeaerobicrespirationcleaningoutpyruvate,buteventuallyleadtothecommon
understanding.Theseideasallowustoconcludetheimportanceofaerobicstrengthinathletes
andhighintensityworkouts,aswellasprovethateveryathletehasanacidiclimitatwhichpoint
fatiguewillovercomethem.

4. "HowaProperCoolDownCanPreventMuscleSoreness/Fitness..."2010.31May.
2016
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http://www.fitday.com/fitnessarticles/fitness/exercises/howapropercooldowncanpr
eventmusclesoreness.html
>

Onthisfitnessdevotedwebsite,thisarticleinformsreadersaboutthenecessityofcooldownsfor
thepreventionofsoreness.Itdetailsthespecificstepsofaneffectivecooldown:relaxed
stretchingtoreleaselacticacidandlightjoggingtoincreaseyourbodysoxygenflow.Thiscool
downperiodhelpsreducelacticacidbuildup,inturnloweringpresentandfuturemuscle
soreness.

5. "BurnBabyBurn:TheTruthAboutLacticAcidandExerciseMindthe..."2013.31
May.2016
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http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2013/06/01/burnbabyburnthetruthaboutlactica
cidandexercise/
>

Thisdocument(citingallofitsvarioussources)isaimedatdebunkingpopularmisconceptions
athletesfaceaboutlacticacidechoesothereducatedperformanceenhancingideasaerobicand
anaerobicrespirationtakeplaceconcurrentlyuntiloxygenisnolongeravailable.Thisleadstoa
shiftinthebalancebetweenpyruvateandlactateinthebody.Thissuggeststhatlactateisnotthe
culpritofmusclesoreness,butthathydrogenlevelsmightbe.

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