Untrained people often have muscle pain after sprints as a result of lactate accumulation. This can be caused by intensification of the following biochemical process:

Answer options

1. Gluconeogenesis
2. Pentose phosphate pathway
3. Lipogenesis
4. Glycolysis
5. Glycogenesis

Explanation

Anaerobic glycolysis leads to the production of lactate and this tends to accumulate in muscle tissue and causes pain and cramps.