| Re: Riding on an empty stomach
nash wrote:
> If your blood leaves your stomach to service the muscles why does that
> matter? Get your electrolytes and H2O and your body will be happy. You may
> be burning fuel you never burned before too. If you get overheated though
> it compounds the heart's work so do everything safely in moderation. If I
> eat an apple before I go I am not hungry for an hour cause my stomach does
> not get a chance to complain. Your stomach does not get enough blood to do
> any digesting.
>
> SN
>
>
I don't know why it happens. I am no doctor. Maybe it has something to
do with your stomach acids sloshing around with nothing in it. But like
I said I turned up the intensity, I can ride on an empty stomach at a
lower pace for much longer, 30 plus miles.
Ken
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The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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