what about fruit?

[kingslender]

I lift every other day religiously and try to eat right
(high protein, low fat, no enriched grains) and thought
I was doin well...A few days ago a friend who plays
hockey and lifts weights told me that eating a lot of fruit can
hurt muscle tone, I guess because it contains a fairly
high amount of sugar. I always thought that fruit was a
good part of a healthy diet (I dont eat THAT much - maybe two
or three pieces of fruit a day) Should I stay away from it?
let me know what you think
thanks

 

[Phemomena]

here's a good article on fruit, basically explaining how the body processes it...

http://www.protraineronline.com/july2/fruit.cfm

 

[omanaman]

I'm sure scientists can find a reason not to eat every type of food --

I ate 2-3 servings of fruit everyday on my cutting cycle and still got very ripped -- it gives me enough energy for a super intense workout -- which is where the real gains occur

 

[diamonddiceclay]

the sugar in fruit is bad especially for those on the ckd

 

[Phemomena]

I'm sure scientists can find a reason not to eat every type of food --

I ate 2-3 servings of fruit everyday on my cutting cycle and still got very ripped -- it gives me enough energy for a super intense workout -- which is where the real gains occur

true, there are plenty of reasons not to breathe (air toxins etc), yet we just keep on doing that too

i guess what they're not saying it's bad necessarily they're saying its all about the timing that you eat the fruit... that the sugar in fruit will not be used to replace gylceren (sp?) stores within your muscles, only those within your liver, so, eating a piece of fruit early in the morning is good, eating it after a big meal is probably not the best idea... according to this article at least..

there is nothing wrong with eating fruit, especially considering all the other things out there that people stuff their faces with.. eeek...

 

[jennifer BFL chick]

I have about 1-2 pieces of fruit a day, but its early in the day.

I also think it depends on how active you are, and how intense your workouts are if sugar is going to help or hurt you.

 

[Onenameleft]

There's nothing wrong with eating fruit. The sugar in fruit isn't 'bad'. Some people have become so focused on Ketogenic diets that they tend to believe that carbs are the enemy on any diet and this just isn't true. Just like fat isn't the enemy like so many diets in the past have said. It all depends on the kind of diet you choose to eat. If you are eating balanced, then there's nothing wrong with fruit. In fact, it is very good for you. Timing is an important issue. You want to eat your fruit early as they've said or at least before your workout. If you workout in the evening, then there's nothing wrong with a piece of fruit 45 minutes before hand to refill your liver glycogen and give you energy for the workout. It's true that fruit is off limits to anyone trying to get into or stay in ketosis. It's the worst carb you can eat in that respect. However, everyone isn't trying to do a ketogenic diet, so to answer each question asked as if they are does them a disservice. Enjoy your fruit, just make sure you eat it timed so that you will use the energy it affords you and it doesn't get stored for the next day.

 

[Phemomena]

However, everyone isn't trying to do a ketogenic diet, so to answer each question asked as if they are does them a disservice. .

TRUE TRUE...

 

[HumanShell]

However, everyone isn't trying to do a ketogenic diet, so to answer each question asked as if they are does them a disservice

Gee, I wonder who this could be directed at...

 

[chillin408]

I believe fruit juices have a higher potential to be detrimental to your physique than fruits. Fruits can do the same thing, but so can any carb source. Fruits are probably better since they are low in calories and it is much harder to eat lots of calories from eating actual fruits, versus eating fruit juices its really easy to pile on the hundreds of calories fast.


Processed carb sources like bread and pasta are alot worse than fruits. There comparable to fruit juices because they are high in calories and easy to eat. From my experience I think Fruit juices may be slighty better than bread and pasta , I think they make me feel full faster or stomach feeling weird versus pasta and bread. Unless if you can limit yourself to 1/2 a slice of bread or 1/4 cup of pasta, both are detrimental, even if you do that your still gonna bring a faster insulin release versus fruits. Calorie wise, you may be the same though.

I don't know why people reccomend having fruits, especially those with a decent fructose content, after a workout. I thought your goal after workout is to eat alot of carb calories and eating fruits is gonna limit you, and then if you eat fruits with fructose, it can slow the insulin release. If someone was to eat fruit juices after a workout, they could still eat alot of calories, but if there was a fructose content, it would slow down the insulin release versus eating all glucose.