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Being active is great but fat is still dangerous. Let's not lie to ourselves. > decided that I wanted to err on the side of overeating The reason you bonk is
by anon291 2mo ago
Being active is great but fat is still dangerous. Let's not lie to ourselves.
> decided that I wanted to err on the side of overeating
The reason you bonk is because you've run out of sugar in your muscles not fat
- kccqzy 2mo agoTrue, but sugar can be converted to fat in the body. If you eat too much sugar before/during a ride, the extra sugar becomes fat.
- anon291 2mo agoYeah but not at rates significant for a large aerobic expenditure. Fat is how the body stores energy and you can burn fat but you cannot convert fat to sugar fast enough at the end of a long run.
- 01100011 2mo agoI figured that the way I adapted out of bonking was that my liver stored more glycogen. It's just a wild guess though.