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so I guess it is rather newly built up muscles … or brain
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You could try getting a DEXA body fat scan. Nate, Chad, and Jonathon got several of them and talked about them several times on the TR podcast.
They cost money but if you got one today and then again in three months you can tell if you are gaining muscles, losing fat, etc.
Actually I think there is some connection to what happens on the bike:
- doing a high effort session I have to fuel up before, have sometimes to eat during ride and usually end up hungry and eating afterwards.
- doing a 2h Zone2 ride I dont fuel up, I dont eat during ride, and do not feel overly hungry afterwards.
Yes, you are correct. based on what I’ve read and heard. The calories don’t change, but people when they are doing high intense intervals seem to develop more of hunger versus when they are doing Z2 work. That hunger of course can lead to eating more, etc.