Originally Posted by
Machka
Having experienced the second, I'm not sceptical.
Bonking is simply low blood sugar ... can happen to anyone if we haven't eaten in a while.
No it's not. Bonking is completely depleting all glycogen stores. You can eat something and feel like you're not about to die again, but you won't be able to produce much power for a long time (hours/days) until your glycogen stores are replenished and you've recovered.