FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Hey Dr S,

I know in the ebook you mention fruit consumption in the meals outside of the peri-workout window, but what do you feel in regards to fruit possibly in the second post-workout meal?

Is it a case of prioritising carbs from glucose if calories are low, and if carb intake is high then a small serving of fruit is fine?

Thanks
Joe

Hey Joe,

Fruits of course have health benefit, but *depending on the fruit* may not be terribly calorically dense. A high level bodybuilder (think Jordan Peters here, as an excellent example) is not going to be able to get in his desired peri-workout carbohydrate consumption terribly easily by eating fruit (alone).

(As a secondary note, if he ere to try to do this, he could end up eating something like a dozen oranges or another fruit with high free radical quenching ability, which can impair training adaptations, e.g., if folks are megadosing things like vitamin C.)

-S