Posted by Cris LaBossiere (24.66.94.141) on January 22, 2004 at 12:56:02:
In Reply to: How is this for a thought? posted by Frank Day on January 22, 2004 at 09:50:28:
I have to say that I disagree with this theory. It is well established through research that the ability to clear lactate and or tolerate muscle acidity is largely determined by o2 availability, lactic acid transporters (increase with training), lactate buffering, and other factors including mitochondrial hypertrophy and greater cross section of sarcoplasmic reticulum. This is well established and understanding in this area is likely to continue to substantiate this.
Neuro patterning is more connected with mechanical efficiency, where “wasted energy” is measured in poor muscle firing sequence (some muscles working “for” the movement others moving “against” the movement, etc). While this will influence working muscles and therefore the aerobic/ anaerobic continuum, the coordination influence will be quite small compared to physiological and chemical adaptations influencing lactate clearing and lactate tolerance.