• exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Even with anaerobic metabolism, the process produces lactate and pyruvate as a byproduct that the body needs to clear that out, which generally involves oxygen consumption. So the energy expenditure might spike in that moment without a corresponding spike in oxygen in that moment, but the amount over time should increase to where the overall amount should still correlate with total calori expenditure.

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      6 months ago

      That’s kinda what I assumed, but again: don’t read good. What’s the time scale to make up the difference?