Cutting Down the Sugar

Teachergreg
Teachergreg Posts: 7 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Any recommendations as to how many grams of sugar are recommended per day in order for a person to shred up a bit? I have found a lot of advice on how many grams of ADDED sugar someone should avoid, but I just wanted to get an idea as to how many grams of sugar in totality I should shoot for.

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I don't think there is a set number. My advice is as long as the sugar isn't crowding out your protein and fat macros, your fibre or your nutrition, and you are staying in a deficit without excess hunger, performing your workouts adequately, not crashing and burning or having sleep issues from the sugar, then you are good.

    This.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I don't think there is a set number. My advice is as long as the sugar isn't crowding out your protein and fat macros, your fibre or your nutrition, and you are staying in a deficit without excess hunger, performing your workouts adequately, not crashing and burning or having sleep issues from the sugar, then you are good.

    I’d concur with this. I primarily hit a lot of sugar when bulking (just by nature of increased kcals), but I’ve had periods where my weight gain completely stalls and actually starts going in reverse for a few weeks, even while consuming upward of 175g of sugar per day.

    That said, you need to define “shred up”. If you’re talking 8-10% bodyfat, it should be a non-issue. If you’re talking legitimately stage ready contest shape (4-6%), you’re going to end up with no sugar (and very few carbs in general) just by nature of the fact that at that point, kcals get so damned low that you need almost all of your calories just to cover protein and fat requirements.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Overall calorie deficit is what you need, not sugar (or carb) restriction.

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