April 12, 2025
Head over to arvindashok.substack.com
Zone 2 and Energy Systems podcast
You’re Not Unfit — You’re Metabolically Inflexible
An article on Zone 2, mitochondria, metabolic flexibility.
Your body isn’t quitting. Your mind is.
I asked ChatGPT to provide a snippet for this.
In “Your Body Isn’t Quitting—Your Mind Is,” Arvind Ashok explores the idea that during physically demanding activities, it’s often our mind—not our body—that urges us to stop. He suggests that what we interpret as physical exhaustion is frequently our mind’s response to discomfort, attempting to convince us to quit. By recognizing this mental barrier, we can push through challenges, realizing that our bodies are capable of more than we perceive.
My other Substack
I started this one to publish audio versions but now Substack is allowing me to do that on my main one itself. If you haven’t subscribed to it, please do so.
I think this one will be retired in a few months, and I will be posting over there a lot more regularly.