Is it bad to eat sugar on a cut? What about eating sugar after

>>39352811
before workout only so you'll use most of it as energy

>>39352825
Don't listen to him. You need quick acting carbs to rebuild muscle after a workout. Not just protein

>>39352836
This.
After every workout I come home, make 4 sweet potatoes into mash, add half a cup of whole milk and a cup of maple syrup and just go to town

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>>39352854
>a cup of maple syrup
SHIG

>>39352811
Here is the thing:
The thing is this:
This is the thing:
Sugar is pure essence of concentrated pure fucking carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are your body's preferred source of energy (more so than fats, protein, or ketones. So much more that it converts fats and proteins to glucose (a sugar) when it is carb deficient, and only used ketones when you are depriving the body of carbs almost entirely)

So it isn't so much that sugar is "bad"
Rather most people are overdosing on carbs when they eat sugar.

If your glycogen is depleted, and you are neither pre-diabetic nor diabetic, sugar can be beneficial.

Generally cardio depletes glycogen more than liftan.
I also typically only recommend sugars intra-workout rather than pre or post, though any peri-workout sugar is fine.

Outside of peri-workout nutrition, you should only consume sugar alongside copious amounts of fiber (i.e fruit, but not fruit juice - or fruit juice with psyllium husk)

>>39352854
What do sweet potatoes taste like? Are they delicious or shit?

>>39352937
Don't like them roasted or baked, which i enjoy for normal potatoes.
I find making sweet potato fries or mashed sweet potatoes is the best way to enjoy.

>>39352927
>generally cardio depletes glycogen more than liftan

glycogen is used in short to medium burst activities. If you maintain the exercise for longer, your body uses fat, in the case of cardio. The order is as follows:

ATP/Phosphocreatine: first couple seconds
Muscle Glycogen: up to 30, maybe 45 seconds
cellular respiration (fat burning): extended periods

your body doesn't store enough energy as glycogen to use it for sustained periods.

Otherwise this post is quite accurate

t. PN1 certified nutrition coach