Sugar (refined) is definitely a no-no when it comes to female bodybuilding. This is one of the first rules I was told for my diet because sugar just isn’t a substance you want to take in. It causes your insulin to rapidly rise and later rapidly crash. This will bring you from a stimulating high to a crashing low, which obviously isn’t a good position to be in. But is it really that bad? Could sugar have a purpose that we aren’t fulfilling or using? Actually it does have a very specific purpose that could be very beneficial to bodybuilders.

Sugar will inevitably have its greatest effect on your insulin levels. In case you don’t already know, insulin is your hormone of storage. It gives your body the ability to store nutrients, fat, etc. The main reason that you should be eating sugar is that you’ll probably end up storing fat. Typically you won’t be eating sugar by itself, but some fatty item as well.

There is a place for sugar and bodybuilding. We recognize that storage is very important. Normally natural sugars is enough for this like a piece of fruit. But that causes a slower and more moderate rise of your insulin.

When do you need rapid nutrient absorption? Right after you workout. You want nutrients to get to your muscles very fast. Taking sugar after you workout is probably about the most appropriate and effective time to take it.