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Sport Sugar
- Thread starter Cwcox01
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Sport Fitness
Depends upon how serious you are about your goals, and the time span you have to acheive them.
Someone who never cheats will get achieve them quicker than someone who occasionally cheats, and they in turn will achieve them quicker than someone who regularly cheats.
On the other hand some people are just born lucky. Also, try to keep your cheats within your daily requirements.
Someone who never cheats will get achieve them quicker than someone who occasionally cheats, and they in turn will achieve them quicker than someone who regularly cheats.
On the other hand some people are just born lucky. Also, try to keep your cheats within your daily requirements.
Agreed, it does depend heavily on your goals. If you are trying to cut fat, sugary junk food will just get in the way of your ultimate goal. If you are just maintaining, as long as it fits into you daily requirements, it can't really do harm. Sure there are better things to eat, but you won't gain or lose as long as you stay in your maintainence calorie total.
Your calorie total for a day is what determines whether you are gaining mass, losing mass, or maintaining. What is just as important though, is where those calories come from. Protein, carbohydrate, and fats need to be consumed in the right amounts.
Basically, my general advice is to limit sugar as much as possible, and if that means never, great. Sugar does have its uses, such as dextrose (simple sugar) after a workout. And I just have to have some dark chocolate from time to time to keep sane. So other than post workout, and for an occasional treat, it should be avoided!!
Basically, my general advice is to limit sugar as much as possible, and if that means never, great. Sugar does have its uses, such as dextrose (simple sugar) after a workout. And I just have to have some dark chocolate from time to time to keep sane. So other than post workout, and for an occasional treat, it should be avoided!!
Your calorie total for a day is what determines whether you are gaining mass, losing mass, or maintaining. What is just as important though, is where those calories come from. Protein, carbohydrate, and fats need to be consumed in the right amounts.
Basically, my general advice is to limit sugar as much as possible, and if that means never, great. Sugar does have its uses, such as dextrose (simple sugar) after a workout. And I just have to have some dark chocolate from time to time to keep sane. So other than post workout, and for an occasional treat, it should be avoided!!
What about sugar from fruits?
I eat alot of fruits a day,lots of apples, etc. They might be sugary, but i always keep it inside my calorie intake
What about sugar from fruits?
I eat alot of fruits a day,lots of apples, etc. They might be sugary, but i always keep it inside my calorie intake
if cutting too much fruit will hinder results, id switch to more veg.
also, fruit sugars vary, bananas are sugar and kcal heavy, berries much less so.
Cwcox01, watch both. Total kcal intake is the way to increase and decrease mass, but what you use to make up that total figure will greatly affect how much muscle and fat you keep, gain or lose.
Personally i keep sugars to an absolute minimum, always having them Post WO for the insulin spike to drive protein into muscle right when it needs it, and then trying to keep my fruit intake for when its going to be burnt off, namely pre & post workout. Also, i play a lot of sport, so use the extra sugar then to give me the energy i need to get through a match, which in turn helps prevent muscle breakdown.
if cutting too much fruit will hinder results, id switch to more veg.
also, fruit sugars vary, bananas are sugar and kcal heavy, berries much less so.
Cwcox01, watch both. Total kcal intake is the way to increase and decrease mass, but what you use to make up that total figure will greatly affect how much muscle and fat you keep, gain or lose.
Personally i keep sugars to an absolute minimum, always having them Post WO for the insulin spike to drive protein into muscle right when it needs it, and then trying to keep my fruit intake for when its going to be burnt off, namely pre & post workout. Also, i play a lot of sport, so use the extra sugar then to give me the energy i need to get through a match, which in turn helps prevent muscle breakdown.
If you are cutting and are below your calorie intake, would the fruits still make a big difference?
How much sugar is too much?
I personally eat 3-4 apples a day, a bowl of carrots, a mango, maybe a banana or 2. IF I was cutting, and ate this much fruits but was still below my calorie limit for the day would it still do harm and hold on to the fat?
If you are cutting and are below your calorie intake, would the fruits still make a big difference?
How much sugar is too much?
I personally eat 3-4 apples a day, a bowl of carrots, a mango, maybe a banana or 2. IF I was cutting, and ate this much fruits but was still below my calorie limit for the day would it still do harm and hold on to the fat?
No, it will not make a significant difference. One NEEDS appropriate amount of fruit in the diet, and what matters THE MOST is your caloric content totals.
Simple natural carbs (sugars) from Fruit in a deficit diet can cause no harm with a healthy person, but it should not be the staple carb in the diet, complex carbs (sugars) (like from oatmeal for example), should be the staple.
All carbs are converted to sugars. This is the bodys main source of fuel and can and it will convert protein to fuel if the carbs are too low. Now....see the complication with carbs to low in this simple example?
The one to stay away from like a pack of wild dogs are chasing you is: Refined White table Sugar.
All carbs are converted to sugars. This is the bodys main source of fuel and can and it will convert protein to fuel if the carbs are too low. Now....see the complication with carbs to low in this simple example?
The one to stay away from like a pack of wild dogs are chasing you is: Refined White table Sugar.
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Thanks a lot guys , I am cutting the sugars and that junk.
What type of sugars are you cutting out of your diet may I ask? I am asking this because carbs are converted to sugars, and carbs are necessary, and I dont want you misunderstanding. Just making sure.