To get an insight into the process of recovery it is necessary to go a little bit into the physiology of muscle adaptation by training. There have been days when we were not having microscopes giving us a view on the micro-texture of this marvelous tissue. Back then people thought the muscle is not able adapt or recover. We had a similar idea about the muscle as we had not very long ago about neurones, either proved to be wrong! Why we could not observe muscle changes was because of the fact that the muscle differentiates and proliferates relatively slowly compared for example to the various connective tissues or mucosal linings.

Today we are well aware of the muscle structures, we know that a muscle is build out of bundles of fibers with different sizes whereas on the tiniest level of the filaments the processes of contraction are initiated. Contraction is a perfectly orchestrated course of events where biochemical actions are transferred into biomechanical movements. As a result myosin and actin filaments shrink against each other.

What happens within the muscle tissue during training?

If one wants to achieve muscle growth (adaptation) the muscle cells need to receive stimuli (training). These stimuli have to be so strong that small lesions/disruptions occur throughout the muscle. These muscle lesions are a must for muscle adaption. The healing process that takes place during recovery is exactly that period of time when muscle cells multiply and get stronger. The healing is induced by the inflammatory processes caused by the lesions. As a matter of fact, inflammation is the foundation of all training effects. This may sound strange to you, but I think it is very essential for athletes to know that, because it makes one understand why recovery is detrimental.

Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) is a typical symptom caused by these multiple inflammatory processes within the muscle. It has absolutely nothing to do with lactate (but this is another story for another time). DOMS is appearing 48 to 72 hours after hard training sessions, and needs round about one week to disappear (healing processes in general need one week up to 10 days in average).

Now, what is the role of Biestmilch in this sophisticated game?

Biestmilch contains myriads of tiny protein molecules (peptides) that are essential for inflammatory and healing processes respectively. Inflammation and healing are complex and perfectly synchronized processes, if you are healthy and don’t overdo it during training. This may be different if you overreach or overtrain. Then healing may turn into a never ending frustrating story of exhaustion, sicknesses and injuries. Due to its fabric of bioactive molecules that is interacting with the above mentioned processes biestmilch has got the amazing ability to support recovery by balancing inflammatory conditions. But biestmilch has to be taken on a regular basis, small amounts every day are the stimuli your body needs. Very similar to training your body becomes more and more stable in many aspects week after week, month after month.