[dragonfly]

Originally Posted by EasyEJL

just avoid bananas, the grapefruit, berries or apples should be ok. the berries probably best so you get some extra antioxidant power out of them (blueberries in particular). Fructose is different tho both in terms of its glut4 interaction and its storage (it hits liver glycogen first and primarily rather than bodily) so you may want to also include some other complex carb source.

Uh, uh, but bananas are my secret weapon when I'm racing endurance mountainbiking! I won an 8hr event two weeks ago and I consumed over 30 dried bananas I still went from 15% to ~ 12%BF in one hit, talk about a drastic cut
Ok, the racing season is over, priorities are different, so complex carbs for muscles and a tiny bit of fructose to keep the taste-buds happy and the free radicals in check, thanks EasyEJL

[EasyEJL]

yeah, bananas are great in that scenario, giving you the mix of fructose + dextrose as a nice overall fuel for something like that. even nice pre-strength workout i think or as a general "start of day" carb. but not really as great a post cardio choice

[ari4216]

you forgot to include cissu in the stack. it works well to lose weight as well.

[dragonfly]

Originally Posted by ari4216

you forgot to include cissu in the stack. it works well to lose weight as well.

I would have included cissus but that would have given my credit card a heart attack