[quote]relentless2120 wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
[quote]relentless2120 wrote:
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
Capped and Plan It… what do you look like?
You’ve been a member for 5 years and seem to have lots to say about the subject so I’m curious to know what you look like/what your stats are? [/quote]
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[quote]CappedAndPlanIt wrote:
I’m about 5’10 and around 200 pounds. Bodyfat is a bit high (16-17%). Best deadlift so far has been 405, best squat 315 (though that was a while ago), bench is abysmal (I think 225?).
I’ve never gotten my measurements (upper arm, thigh, waist, etc). If its really that important to y’all, I’ll see if I can do that.
Now, can somebody please tell me what this all has to do with if someone training 4 days a week for MMA who “wants to lose a little” should eat a piece or two of fruit a day? If I up my cardio and drop a few pounds, will that “bad” advice suddenly become good? If I bulk for a year and put on muscle, will the value of the advice increase?
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Bonez and Modok’s points are clear. They’re talking about fruit as it applies to a bodybuilder’s diet. Their posts were originally addressing Oleena’s, not the MMA OP. I ask since the thread has 6 thousand views, I think it’d be helpful to know who the arguments are coming from. Not to diss your stats or physique, but I think if I saw you and Bonez arguing in the gym about this topic as it applies to building a great physique it’d be kind of funny.
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why? if I saw bonez say calories in calories out crap that he was saying earlier and my former physiology professor who was 100 pounds soaking wet explaining that Fructose is phosphorylated by fructokinase to fructose-1-phosphate, which is metabolized to the triose phosphates glyceraldehydes and di-hydroxy-acetone phosphate. As fructose is metabolized through this route in the liver, its metabolism bypasses the main rate-limiting step in glycolysis, which is catalyzed by phospho-fructo-kinase. So while glucose metabolism is tightly regulated through the allosteric inhibition of phospho-kinase by citrate and ATP, fructose can continuously and uncontrollably enter the glycolytic/gluconeogenetic pathway resulting in the production of glucose, glycogen, lactate and pyruvate. Pyruvate and lactate are both precursors of the formation of acyl-glycerol molecules, which, can contribute to an increased formation of triglycerides and, subsequently, production of very-low-density lipoproteins…
do you know who i would listen too? Since when does size correlate with smarts?
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Do you not realize that what you just said supports what Ive been saying in this thread? That fructose is NOT an ideal carb source for fat loss.
You bastardized whatever argument I made. Its not a debate on cals in/cals out VS fructose/ glucose. Think of physique enhancement this way; like a pyramid (no, not the govt RDA pryamid).
At the base you have total calories. Is the widest part. Its the most important part.
Then you have your macro nutrient ratios. Very important on a personal level but irrelevant if total calories are not correct.
Then you have your food choices. Fructose vs Other carbs falls in this category.
Then you have your supplementation. Least important aspect overall, but once everything else is perfect, proper supplementation will make a difference.
Now the next time you try to toss around big words to make me sound like an idiot, make sure you know what information I was ACTUALLY conveying.
It must suck for you, because not only cant you follow the discussion, leading you to make an irrelevant post. But you also arent big. So I guess absolutely NO ONE will be listening to you.
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I know the point you were making was that fructose is not an ideal carb source. Look at the first few posts you made in this thread though, then look at the first post modok made in this thread. Who comes across as someone who has knowledge that they’ve applied rather than just someone with a big build? My post wasn’t necessarily about the debate behind fruit as it was about that I wouldn’t just listen to anybody who looked like they knew what they were talking about and disregard anything said by someone who didn’t “look the part”.
As far as my physique is concerned, have you ever seen me post advice on how to get huge on these boards? I take classes and work resulting in lifting being pretty low on my list of priorities meaning I’m lucky if I lift 3 times a week. So do I care if somone might not take what I say seriously because I haven’t “applied it”? No, not really[/quote]
No shit MODOK knows more about the science than I do. Hes a damn pharmacist and Im just a law student who does this a hobby (still lift 5 times a week though…). Are you saying I look the way I do by accident? Or by dumb luck? What?
I dont need to know the biochemical processes involved with the coversion of fructose to fat to know that there are better carb sources than fructose for dropping fat. I know ENOUGH of the science to do this stuff effectively. I dont need to or pretend to know ALL of the science.
Listening to someone who doesnt look the part or who isnt an established trainer is a crap shoot. No one pays for/wants theoretical results. People pay/want REAL results.
Please explain how cals in/cals out is ‘crap’.