epoc

• epoc

  excess post exercise oxygen consumption
• after a short burst of very intense exercise when energy is generated anaerobically, the performer continues to breathe heavily after the exercise has stopped
• epoc

  replenishes the body with oxygen and enables the body to convert the lactic acid into glucose, carbon dioxide and water
• oxygen debt

  the temporary oxygen shortage in the body due to strenuous exercise
• epoc happens because the body needs the extra oxygen to remove all the lactic acid. How long epoc happens for depends on the duration and intensity of the exercise. It can take several hours to remove all the lactic acid produced