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• ouibug commented on the word bonk

  This word is also used widely by endurance athletes. It is a name for the point reached during exercise at which the body has depleted its glycogen reserves and feels as though there is absolutely no energy or fuel in the body to draw from. Roughly equivalent to "hitting the wall."

  Examples from An Ironman is Forever by Tammy Smith (http://www.ucdtri.com/articles/ironman.php):

  "If an athlete fails to notice their nutritional needs, they may feel dizzy, disoriented and extremely tired. To triathletes, this is known as the sensation of "bonking."

  "Before you start to bonk, you start to see stars and get kind of loopy, your muscles no worky," says 31 year old Juan Lang who is training for the Ironman Wisconsin Collegiate Championships in September. "When I actually start to bonk I start to lose coordination and judgment and it becomes kind of dangerous. It's totally dependent on whether you've had enough calories. I've actually seen someone just fall over off her bike."

  "I know when I'm bonking because I look over and think "Oh, it would really nice if I could just go to sleep in that patch of shade right there," says Iley.

  She remembers her worst bonk during the World's Toughest Triathlon in Auburn 2003. "It was during the run and all of a sudden I didn't know where I was and I was so disoriented that I didn't remember the last mile that I'd run. I was so dehydrated. I ended up in the fire station with four firemen around me asking if I was okay and feeding me water."

  June 16, 2009

• ouibug commented on the word acluistic

  "Acluistic" describes someone who not only does not have a clue, but who is incapable of getting one. As in, "I have explained the difference between Quality Assurance and Qualty Control to Roxanna 16 times, and she still doesn't understand. It's as if her brain is frequently vacuumed. Roxanna isn't just clueless, she's acluistic."

  June 12, 2009