Originally Posted by
Rowan
To me, there is no point in doing bonk training. It simply doesn't make sense. There is almost no adaptation that I can see in depleting the liver and muscles of glycogen, other than making the rider weaker both in body and in brain function, and being able to recognise when s/he is about to bonk.
Unless you're carb-loading before an event. I beleive that going for complete glycogen-depletion does result in the liver and muscles to react by taking up more glycogen than usual thereafter, thus allowing one to start with greater reserves, whereas simply eating more pasta the day before, without glycogen depletion, really makes no difference. Can't remember where I read this, I'll try to find it.