Your brain uses 20% of your body's energy just idling. Intense thinking barely adds to that. But the mental byproducts of a long cognitive day quietly sabotage your endurance in ways no amount of willpower can fix.
  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Yea, I’m calling bullshit.

    I’m every bit as hungry after an intense troubleshooting session as from leg day - even when that session is only 2 hours.