Hi folks,

so I was woundering, since i eat ca. 1/4 of full cornbread and ca. 55 g. of sugar a day, is that too much? I want to gain muscles and started training with friends in order to do so, but I dont really feel ready to say goodbye to chocolate (100 g a day).

What do u guys think ?

Hi,

I think that you should not complicate too much. If you really can't give up 100g chocolate every day, eat it during and just after workout, when you'll use simple carbs from chocolate in best way, as direct fuel and for restore glycogen stores. But more problem in chocolate is in form of fats than in sugars.

Afterall, if you burn a lot calories with your trainings and those numbers lost in your other macro numbers, don't worry. I guess others won't agree with me much, but hey, you have to die with some reason, let it be chocolate instead of cigarettes

BR, Gregor

Alen,

That is way too much simple sugars. You have trained your body to use and need fast acting energy sources. If you are really serious about training and gaining quality muscle, you need to fix your diet and nutrition first. There is no easy way around it. A little chocolate every once in a while, especially deep chocolate, is good for lowering blood pressure and elevating mood. However, simple sugar is still simple sugar and needs to be avoided.

You need to re-train your metabolism to work off of slow burning, complex carbs like brown rice, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta, and sweet potatoes. Too much simple sugar raises your blood tryglycerides and leads to a myriad of serious health problems as you get older. Your workouts will be un-productive and fade fast if you fuel yourself with simple and processed sugars. Bread, unless it is 100% multigrain and not mass-produced, is not a food source you should use as a primary carb source. Again, a little here in there is fine but most bread is not whole grain especially the junk you buy in supermarkets regardless of what the label says.

As Gregor said, you need to live your life and pick your poisons, so to speak. However, to lead a healthy lifestyle and embark on a serious goal of gaining muscle requires sacrifices and diet is the most important piece. If you are not willing to do it, you will be taking 2 steps forward and 2 steps back. If you're gonna stay in one place, why bother moving at all :-)

John

Right on @GT_Turbo and @jmboiardi!