Fruits as post workout carbs

[bigAragorn]

i usually take in about 80 grams immediately after my workout and then another 80 or so 1 and a half hours later. I am of the understanding that simple sugars are best right after the workout and then something more complex later.

I recently have been having fruit post workout like a banana with fruit juice (30 grams from the banana and around 50 from the juice)......can these carbs from the banana or any other fruit for that matter be considered as a good choice post workout???

 

[variation]

Dextrose is better for the simple fact, that the muscles can synthesize it to muscle glycogen, muscles do not have the enzymes required to synthesize fructose as glycogen, so the liver does, and once liver glycogen is full...
well you will start converting it to fat... plus you probably want to replenish the muscle glycogen post workout..

fruits in general are not optimal, though they do taste good

 

[variation]

most vegetables are more so 'optimal' as a way to reap benefits of vitamins and minerals that fruit contain...

 

[macrophage69alpha]

fruits are probably better "pre-workout" to reglycogenate the liver

 

[MR Pink]

So drinking a pack of apple juice post work-out aint good either???

 

[geoffgarst]

Dextrose and/or Maltodrexin (sp?) is the best post-workout since it will spike your insulin quicker than fructose (juices). Cortisol starts to build up quickly in your system from a workout. It can start breaking down the muscle, rather than building it. So, by drinking Dextrose you can have an insulin spike and this will replenish your muscles and basically delete the cortisol process.

 

[geoffgarst]

Also, by drinking Dextrose in warm water, it will be absorbed / dissolved better.

 

[bigAragorn]

thank you all......i would prefer having dextrose as well i was just looking into options that did not include spending money on supplements.

any more info is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[kronk]

Dextrose and/or Maltodrexin (sp?) is the best post-workout since it will spike your insulin quicker than fructose (juices). Cortisol starts to build up quickly in your system from a workout. It can start breaking down the muscle, rather than building it. So, by drinking Dextrose you can have an insulin spike and this will replenish your muscles and basically delete the cortisol process.

Ditto, well said. Also, mac hit it as well. Great stuff guys.

 

[Nathan]

thank you all......i would prefer having dextrose as well i was just looking into options that did not include spending money on supplements.

any more info is appreciated.

Thanks

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