Can pyruvate get reduced after glycolysis?

During cellular respiration, the first step is glycolysis where the glucose is split into 2 pyruvates, 2 NADH, and 2 ATP. The pyruvate either goes through the citric acid cycle or goes through lactic acid fermentation. If you remove the citric acid cycle and fermentation, is there a specific way to reduce pyruvate? I am relatively new to chemistry and I was wondering if pyruvate can either store additional electrons or if it can get reduced to another substance and collect additional electrons. If pyruvate doesn't get reduced in any scenario, can ATP get reduced?


