Brain function during exercise

[straatvark]

This morning nearly got run over by  a car - made a stupid, stupid mistake on a road I used hundreds of time before and know the risk and what to do.

 

Funny how your brain stops working in the last 2 km's when you attempt your first commute of season in an unfit state.

 

Interesting:

"Many cells in the body can function for a short time using anaerobic metabolism, or metabolism without oxygen. Alas, the brain and heart, while skilled at many things, are notoriously poor anaerobic performers."

http://www.avweb.com/news/aeromed/181937-1.html

 

And:

The verbal memory scores in the running group decreased following the VO2max test; in particular, immediate recall memory and delayed recall memory were significantly worse after the test compared to the controls;

 
A prolonged memory effect was also shown to occur as it took three days for the running group to fully recover their baseline scores;

 
No significant differences between the runners and controls were found for visual memory, motor processing speed and reaction times.

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/does-exercise-affect-brain-function-35945

 

straatvark2008-08-13 13:15:57

[markStockton]

That would explain how dumb I get after a hard climb. I often make really stupid mistakes after a tough climb, problem is this usually happens on a technical descent. 

[Red Zone]

You also get realy stupid when you do serious endurance events like a solo 24 hour race or trans baviaans, try to fix your bike after riding for 16 or so hours.