post running..banana OK?

[TerraNoble]

I am cutting right now and I really enjoy eating bananas .
Would be OK to have one after a 3 miles run?Or a protein shake would be suffice?

 

[gymtime]

Depends on how strict you're being. If you're cutting, ANY sugar, including fructose (fruit), will hinder your fat loss. You'd be better of with the low-carb MRP.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

no bananas!or any other fruit for that matter

 

[TerraNoble]

Noe even in the morning for breakfast?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

Noe even in the morning for breakfast?

NO!it is the worst thing for cutting

 

[gymtime]

NO!it is the worst thing for cutting

Actually, cake and ice cream are worse. But I like to split hairs with ddc now and then.

Will fruit in the am destroy an otherwise good diet? no. It will just mean that getting to your goal will take longer. It's up to you.

 

[FitnessFrk]

bananas are a excellent food to consume after running. muscle glycogen needs to be replaced along with electrolytes. the more ripe a banana the higher the content of glucose to fructose, as the ratio of the sugars change.

 

[TerraNoble]

Here we go again... pros and cons over banana consumption..

Who should I trust now? I guess I will play by ear and trust myself...

 

[diamonddiceclay]

Here we go again... pros and cons over banana consumption..

Who should I trust now? I guess I will play by ear and trust myself...

try listening to the people with over 3000 posts-not the 1 with 200

 

[Scottyo]

Listen to diamond...if your that into bananas...they are good after a liftinging session to spike insulin along with your protein shake...ive been known to eat them then. Also they are full of b-vitamins and potassium so after lifting its not a bad time. However, as for after a cardio session stick to something low GI if your having carbs...such as oatmeal.

 

[FitnessFrk]

you can listen to someone with a lot of posts or take advice from someone with a B.S in Kinesiology and 19 years of experience training with weights, you make the call.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

you can listen to someone with a lot of posts or take advice from someone with a B.S in Kinesiology and 19 years of experience training with weights, you make the call.

NO one with a brain would advise someone to eat fruit when they are cutting.

 

[FitnessFrk]

once foods are metabolized the source of them is irrelevant, the body does not know or care. in green bananas the primary sugar is fructose and glucose being the second. when they rippen that changes with glucose being the main sugar and fructose being second.

so what you are saying is that ingesting glucoseafter a cardio session which just depleted muscle and liver glycogen is counter productive ? ha..ha..ha..what a joke !

put down your comic book ddc, take a class get a degree in Human Performance, then come talk to me.

 

[D00fy]

banana rice cakes

 

[TerraNoble]

Hi Fitness,

Who said life is simple?/

There was another thread which debated what carbs are the best as a postworkout..
SOme would say that proteine shake and dextrose is a must other would argue that shake and honey would do the job..OF course all this before the real meal...

I guess most of the questions would have two or more different answer and everyone should choose whatever he thinks may work for him..It is tough to find a consensus !

That is because nutrition and diet is not a perfect science ; there is big controversy among diet specialists..Take for example aspartam...You will find pros and cons even between doctors!!

 

[FitnessFrk]

TerraNoble...you are correct it is not a perfect science, but it is a science. One of the main reasons why advice or information given by gen practive MD's and dietians do not apply to atheletes. Especially those seriously involved in weight training. those professionals main focus and education is on healing the sick, not improving the performance of healthy individuals.

When it comes to Sports Nutrition and Human Performance there are a lot of variables, but there are just as many constants.