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Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

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Getting stupid during intense cardio

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I've been lurking around reading about HIIT in this forum. I'm just getting back into the groove for fitness and I want to lose around 10lbs (what I put on since I stopped regular exercise). Now, from past experience, I know intense cardio activity (Just high level 10-15 minute non interval... probably approaching AT but I'm not sure 'cause I don't have a HR monitor) tends to, for lack of a better term, make me stupid. It's as if all my blood is going to my body instead of my brain. It's caused me to make some seriously life-threatening errors in judgement when cycling in traffic, because I just can't think straight. I generally have decreased motor skills too. I get off the bike shaking and bump into things, stumble around and so on. This feeling usually passes about 20-45 minutes after the cardio is over. I've "bonked" before due to lack of carbs and this isn't the same. I have lots of (well, some) energy left, I don't have a headache or anything.

Does anyone else get this? Is there anything I can do to lessen the effects?

I'm a cyclist by choice, but I think if I'm going to do intervals, I'll do it on a treadmill or exercise bike instead so I don't end up as street pizza.
 

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Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

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I know what you mean. That has happened to me in competitive sports and after sprinting.

I don't know the exact explanation for it yet, but I've been there.

I wonder if the brain glucose levels decrease radically, probably not because there has to be some factor of safety there? Also there is a battle for oxygen between the muscles and the brain so that might be part of it.

I do all of mine in the gym, so the worst I'll do is make a dumb comment or trip over myself while staring at some hot chick!
 
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I used to runt cross country. Got up at the crack of dawn to run 5 miles or more every morning. I know exactly what you are saying though... I did some of my best thinking while running though ;)

But after any intense workout you will loose motor skills for a short while. I found especially bad after a 3k race, prolly b/c the adrenaline stacked on top of the heart beat.

If you are dying to experience this effect, try wall climbing and balancing a tray of drinks afterwards.
 
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