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    Good Fruits and Bad Fruits

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          Jay Turner on February 21, 2009 at 2:45 pm #15392

          A distance coach once told me there are good fruits to eat before and during a meet, and bad ones. Is this true? And if so, what are the good one, and what are the bad ones?

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          Mike Young on February 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm #78455

          Probably want to avoid fatty fruits like avocados and coconut; overly acidic fruits like pineapple and grapefruit; and very high GI fruits like watermelon and pineapples.

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          Avi S (tkxii) on February 21, 2009 at 5:50 pm #78458

          actually, i’ve read that it doesn’t really matter whether carbs are hi GI or low GI, according to peak performance, but honestly, i don’t like ppk too much, but it sort of makes sense, b/c if u consume let’s say white rice during ur workout, insulin ISN’T spiked, which is why it may be beneficial to supplement with carbs or bcaas during a workout to prevent muscle catabolism. And coconut fat is mostly MCT, which is immediately used as energy, especially in skeletal muscles, so it may help. and i know that marathoners/long distance runners not only carb load, but often fat load as well . . . lately, i’ve been getting into raw food diets, and those types of ppl love fruits of any kind, hi gi, low gi, like dates for example, highest GI of all fruits, buthigh in antioxidants, enzymes, in moderation is fine

          have u tried the potato and salt thing? i heard some ppl bake a potato in salt water or something liek that. long distance ppl are wierd

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          Mike Young on February 21, 2009 at 5:54 pm #78459

          And coconut fat is mostly MCT, which is immediately used as energy, especially in skeletal muscles, so it may help.

          That’s interesting. Is the absorption in the gut fast? Because that’s typically the hold up not the use in the muscles. It doesn’t matter if the muscles use it fast if it sits in the gut for a long time. I don’t know the answer, I’m just wondering.

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          Avi S (tkxii) on February 22, 2009 at 9:43 am #78486

          yes MCT is absorbed comparably as fast as glucose is.
          just says CHO + MCTs helped over just CHO.
          i don’t know much about long distanc,e but i’d say just about any fruit high in fructose, apples, pears, would be “bad,” you want more muscle glyocgen, dates are a better choice, bananas are ok, the glucose to fructose ratio is important, which you can kind of guesstimate by looking up GIs of the fruits. higher the GI, more glucose

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