Too much fruit?

cunnins4

I usually eat maybe 3 (sometimes 4) bananas a day, 2 or 3 mandarins, maybe an apple and occasionally a plum/peach if there's any at home. Is that too much? probably an average of 6/7 pieces a day? My girlfriend said i'm eating too many bananas, but i find they're pretty good for energy. I just like oranges and i find the ole easy peelers quick and easy in work so i just snack on them out of convenience.

Another question while i'm at it: I'm training for the dublin city tri, and I'm trying out training first thing in the morning - So i've been getting up at 6am and heading out for either a 10k run or 40k cycle, and then swimming after work at about 5pm. I find that i'm starving when i get up and go out, but don't eat any breakfast before hand because i don't want to get cramps. Would i be better off eating a small bowl of porridge before i go out? Or would swimming be a better option? the pool opens at 7, so i could grab a quick bite and hit the pool for an hour. I find that when i've been training in the morning my swim after work suffers and it's easily my weakest area so i need to be getting quality sessions. When i get back from a morning session it's usually a decent sized bowl of porridge with skimmed milk, a protein shake and my morning fruit fix. My stomach tends to feel quite rough until lunch too!

Should i just keep at it and my body will adjust? or does anyone have any tips?

cheers

hunnymonster

I've been swimming in the morning for about 2 months now and I can really notice an improvement to my swimming. I do this at least 5 mornings a week. Occassionally I will go for a run first thing but I just can't cycle effectively without food on board.

hunnymonster

Oh and as for the banana's. I love them as a pre- or during workout fuel. energy without being sickly sweet, pottassium, easily digested and biodegradable packaging. What more could you ask for? I think if your calorie and carbohydraate requirements and high enough then the only possible downside your girlfriend can have to your fruit comsumption is that you will tuen into a one man fart machine :-)

cunnins4

hunnymonster wrote:

the only possible downside your girlfriend can have to your fruit comsumption is that you will tuen into a one man fart machine :-)

Ah she's well used to that at this stage!:p Typical smelly guy so i am!

yomchi

cunnins4 wrote:

I usually eat maybe 3 (sometimes 4) bananas a day, 2 or 3 mandarins, maybe an apple and occasionally a plum/peach if there's any at home. Is that too much? probably an average of 6/7 pieces a day? My girlfriend said i'm eating too many bananas, but i find they're pretty good for energy. I just like oranges and i find the ole easy peelers quick and easy in work so i just snack on them out of convenience.

Another question while i'm at it: I'm training for the dublin city tri, and I'm trying out training first thing in the morning - So i've been getting up at 6am and heading out for either a 10k run or 40k cycle, and then swimming after work at about 5pm. I find that i'm starving when i get up and go out, but don't eat any breakfast before hand because i don't want to get cramps. Would i be better off eating a small bowl of porridge before i go out? Or would swimming be a better option? the pool opens at 7, so i could grab a quick bite and hit the pool for an hour. I find that when i've been training in the morning my swim after work suffers and it's easily my weakest area so i need to be getting quality sessions. When i get back from a morning session it's usually a decent sized bowl of porridge with skimmed milk, a protein shake and my morning fruit fix. My stomach tends to feel quite rough until lunch too!

Should i just keep at it and my body will adjust? or does anyone have any tips?

cheers

When training for an endurance event its always best to train your body the way you will work it on the day. Therefore when you train on an empty stomach in the morning you are fuelling through fat cells, as the glycogen stores are probably panned out depending on your last meal before bed. Glycogen fuels your muscles for training and endurance.
If you want to run first thing in the mornign i suggest carbo loading the night before, that way in the morning there will be sufficient glycogen levels available to fuel a run and you won't feel tired and your muscles shoud recover well also. I'd say your main problem is carbohydrate intake -try that and see how it goes.

Good luck