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Quote from: LBSS on July 19, 2010, 01:22:29 pm

More on fructose/HFCS, this bit related particularly to athletes and/or people who exercise a lot: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=129eb842f7251360&mt=application/pdf&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui%3D2%26ik%3D408d536b32%26view%3Datt%26th%3D129eb842f7251360%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbQ_Z0cNKp1V0DgqZ8IHNxmxp4Xo7g

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Fructose is a monosaccharide that is the principal sugar present in fruits and honey. Table sugar (sucrose) derived from sugar cane and sugar beets is another source of fructose, as this disaccharide is degraded by sucrase in the intestine to equal parts glucose and fructose. The other major source of dietary fructose is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is generated enyzmatically by converting corn starch to a mixture of fructose and glucose, often in a 55:45 mixture. HFCS is a common sweetener because it is liquid and mixes well, does not crystallize with freezing, is relatively inexpensive, and has a long shelf life. Natural fructose also is present in some vegetables (such as the sweet pea and sweet potato), but most fructose ingested today comes from products containing sugar and HFCS. It should be noted that HFCS comes in two commercially used variants: HFCS-55, as described above, and HFCS-42, in which only 42% of the total carbohydrate is fructose. In other words, HFCS-55 delivers slightly more fructose than table sugar (sucrose is composed of 50% glucose and 50% fructose), whereas HFCS-42 delivers slightly less fructose. HFCS-55 is used more often as a sweetener because its higher fructose content confers greater perceived sweetness. Most importantly, from a metabolic perspective, the three sugar sources are indistinguishable.

So what again is wrong with HFCS?

Cmon man, you trying to tell me that there is nothing wrong with eating refined products that contain HFCS? I don't mind fructose as long as its from fruit. HFCS is refined, contains empty calories and not good for developing a good physique so i would rather stay away from it.

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Since we're talking sugars, let's highlight the differences between fructose and glucose (the sugar that most of our ingested carbohydrates become when they hit the bloodstream).

Fructose is absorbed through the intestine via different mechanisms than glucose. In addition, fructose has a slower rate of uptake.

Unlike glucose, fructose doesn't stimulate a substantial insulin release. Fructose is transported into cells via a different transporter than glucose. Once fructose is in the liver, it can provide glycerol, the backbone of triglycerides (fat), and increase fat formation.

Some people may have an inability to completely absorb fructose when ingested in a high dose of around 50 grams. Note, that's a lotta fructose. We're talking four to five medium apples. Conversely, a 16 ounce juice with HFCS can provide around 45 grams of fructose. Hello, flatulence.



Consuming glucose with fructose at the same time accelerates the absorption of fructose. This is one of the reasons that many sports drinks contain a mixture of sugars.

So, as you can see, there are some clear differences in absorption, digestion, and metabolism between fructose and glucose.

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http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/fructose_wars

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Fact #3: Metabolic mayhem ensues after HFCS ingestion.

Let me ask you this: where in nature could our hunter-gatherer ancestors quickly guzzle down 100 grams of sugar? You guessed it, nowhere. It just ain't natural. It astounds me that the human body can even deal with a Super Big Gulp. And actually, it doesn't deal with it very well.
Guzzling Corn Syrup



When a human being quickly introduces that much sugar, his body does what it must: turn it into triglycerides (fat). I've seen some disturbing blood work after ingestion of a fat-free, high-fructose meal, in which the subjects' blood values looked like they had just wolfed down some fried chicken. How can this be?

Fructose really turns up the lipogenesis by bypassing the most important regulatory enzyme in our carbohydrate biochemistry, PFK-1. This supplies our bodies with a bountiful supply of acetyl-CoA  and glycerol, the building blocks of fat.[5]

http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/thank_you_for_guzzling_corn_syrup


There is nothing wrong with fructose from fruit, have you ever seen someone get fat from eating too many apples? But the opposite cant be said with someone eating to many products containing HFCS e.g. sweets and soda.

you gotta hand it to zgin, though, that was exceptionally well-placed.

High five, zgin.

couldnt do too much, chest abit of achings from coughing haha.

just realised that my squat singles are almost at my previous PR weights. gosh.

whats in for this week adarq?!

there's a camp organised by sedale threatt and his son coming by, its a 3 day thing. still thinkin if i should sign up or not. not too sure if it'll help my game haha. just found out that dude was the starting point after magic, and was their main player for a few seasons!

been having tons of dreams lately

today- went walking with this dime, showed her my 6 pack but wen i pulled my shirt up, i had a beerbelly and she ran away.

Ahem, ahem. Ladies and gentlemen (well, gentlemen), I would like to take this occasion to bring y'all's attention to the fact that I am now a Hero Member.

A thank ya, a thankyaverymuzh.

Also, 135 lb squat = strong = ...what?

Quote from: adarqui on July 19, 2010, 05:18:43 am

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Quote from: adarqui on July 19, 2010, 03:43:02 am

ok so.... the bodyweight only experiment has ended.. so, the have tons of fun experiment has started..

ok well, i can see myself really wrecking myself on this bodyweight shit again, because, i'll admit it, i'm greedy... the only way to provide significant overload is through depth drops and shock-like protocols... i know I can do it, it's just, do I have the patience to progress so damn slow and still risk injury such as my plantar fasciitis..  my exercise selection is limited on my bodyweight experiment, absolutely no devices / tools except for my GHR, so that leaves me to do lots of crazy shit in order to get results.. is it worth it right now? not sure.. i mean i'd love to complete it, but i also don't want to take waaay too much time adapting to drops/plyos.

i'll blog all this crap eventually and give my thoughts on pure bodyweight, I really think it can be done very successfully, as is kind of proof from how fast I got my RVJ up. plus you know what? i just want to do more stuff, more variety, and have more fun.. i get to use my thick bars, sled, and barbells now.. as well as my dip/pullup belt..

so, what am i going to do now? just have fun and keep up what i was doing, but instead of getting obsessed with my depth drops/plyos, i'll let those progress very-very gradually, which will be doable now that i'm going to mess with weights again.. i don't plan on going crazy with weights though, i'm still going to have a "more-work, lighter load" approach.

THANK YOU !!!

you planted the seed in my head a month or so ago, i blame you and your inception tactics

Haha , now you're back on track for 40'' so i feel no guilt!
BTW , i did like that experiment a lot , and going back to weights with the physical & mental gains from it will be sick.