Got Juice?

no, i'm not talking about steroids, for once. i'm actually talking about fruit juice.. or to be more specific, fructose (fruit sugar). I've always had the impression that sugar is sugar. it turns out that there's a lot that we don't (or didn't, after reading this) know about sugars. let's talk about the major types of sugar that we see and eat in our daily lives:
sucrose,which is a combination of fructose and glucose
lactose, which is milk sugar
fructose, which is fruit sugar
and glucose (dextrose), which is blood sugar
of course, there are other types of more complex sugars, but you won't find them often in your daily meals. anyways, I used to always drink 500-1000 ml of fruit juice after my workouts to compensate for all the depleted glycogen stores in the muscle cells. but 8 months ago i switched to glucose instead of fruit juice. why? BECAUSE FRUCTOSE IS EVIL!!! IT'S THE DEVIL!!! no, seriously, i'll explain everything.
you see, all sugars weren't created equally. fructose has a phenomenal property of loading glycogen ONLY IN THE LIVER!!! it will never reach muscle cells. meaning, if you don't burn it, it will eventually turn into fat. on the other hand, glucose and other complex carbohydrates (maltodextrin, oats, yams, brown rice...etc.) load muscle glycogen first, then liver glycogen. So, fructose is only good as a PRE-WORKOUT meal. you have to be at the gym within 2-3 hours of ingestion in order to let all that liver glycogen fuel your workout. otherwise, it has no use in bodybuilding. that's why i've advised almost everyone who asked for a diet in the past six months to use glucose as their post workout carbohydrate (if they have carbs in their post workout meal).
what's my main point? i'll tell you........ F*** FRUITS!!! i get my vitamins from pills, and fibers from oats. i have no need for those bitches except for a preworkout meal or if i'm really craving sugars. anti-oxidants my ass... get some pills and pop'em.. 10 times better than fruits.

Guess who's back??? :)

well well, aint this a bitch. the moment i start to work hard and dedicate most my effort to body building, the son's o'bitches throw me in ju3ayma!! and to make matters worse, the bitches don't even have a microwave in the office building. just f***ing great.
if you're wondering about how my PP/SD cycle went, well, it didn't go. i stopped at the fourth day because my tonsils were so swollen i could barely suck in air. let alone some f***ed up pills. i finally got better 2 weeks ago and started my diet and training. i'm up to 86 kgs now and i'm dropping some fat. i decided to post my diet just incase anyone wants to join in (you'll have to tweak it around a bit. if you need help, just email me)

this is my diet from saturday to wednesday (excluding monday)
meal 1
protein shake (50 grams of whey, 400 ml skimmed milk), 5 tbspn dry oats, 2 tbspn glucose

Meal 2&3 (this is what i take to work)
saturday&tuesday
4 tbspn low fat mayo, 2 cans (400 grams) tuna in water, 4 boiled potatoes, diced onions, diet pepsi

Sunday& wednesday
4 turkey breast sandwiches (that shit is expensive... but edible) in whole wheat bread, 2 apples, diet pepsi

during workout
25 grams of BCAA

Meal 4 (post workout)
50 grams of whey in 400 ml skimmed milk with 5 tbspn glucose or 2 rice cakes with 2 tbspn jam

meal 5
200 grams of tuna in water or 250 grams of 90% lean ground beef, steamed veggies

on monday i drop carbs to 100 grams to zigzag my intake and i keep my protein and fat the same

training:
saturday
chest+biceps (the typical saudi's training regime)

sunday
back+triceps

Monday
cardio

tuesday
delts, traps + hams

wednesday
Quads

Thursday
calves+abs , cardio

friday
cardio

i'm trying to hit 7% fat and then start an all out bulk (4000+ calories) to gain some mass before dieting for the next contest. anyways, i'll try to write some more interesting shit later when i have the time.
toodloo