This all makes excellent sense. Climbing I'm careful about eating too much in advance, my stomach tends to "discuss matters" with my harness if it's full...![]()
If I'm climbing hard (indoors, 2 hrs) I'll ALWAYS get hungry after an hour or so no matter what, then it's off to the reception to see if they have any bananas, or scrounge a sandwich off my climbing buddies... And I drink a lot too.
Biking I rarely get hungry. I eat well in advance, and will maybe eat one energy bar in the course of two or three hours. I don't get very thirsty either, which has surprised me because I sure get all het up and sweatyI get thirsty afterwards though, and will eat anything not nailed down.
But I think maybe very aerobic exercise suppresses appetite while you're doing it. Climbing is more high-intensity but feels "less strenuous" since there are a lot of down-periods interspersed. And it seems that my body can tell the difference just fine![]()



I get thirsty afterwards though, and will eat anything not nailed down.
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