Vegan bodybuilding - WTF??

[Katie1309]

had to share this......

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=videos

[BIGKIWI]

Dam that's gotta be hard vegan bb, I think they were having a joint comp with the anorexic bb's this year http://www.anorexicbb.com

[legacy]

had to share this......

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=videos

Probably a lot healthier for the body than the standard BB diet but harder to get the results most people would desire.

[Katie1309]

sooooooo weird....you can tell they look a little 'different' too I reckon..went off on mad internet/wiki tanget last night and started reading about the 'Paleo' diet - um nothing new thats how we should eat anyways (just another way for peeps to make cash) and stumbled across this......and apparently creatine is made outta meat products - whoops - or its synthetic - not exactly kosher for vegans either way - get a steak in ya!!!

[Ronin]

It's certainly not my cup of whey, couldn't do without my steak and chook. But don't knock it, there's a chick at my gym who'll be competing this year, she's vegan (doesn't even take creatine), and honestly she'd put a lot of the boys to shame. Amazing physique.

[Katie1309]

It's certainly not my cup of whey, couldn't do without my steak and chook. But don't knock it, there's a chick at my gym who'll be competing this year, she's vegan (doesn't even take creatine), and honestly she'd put a lot of the boys to shame. Amazing physique.

yeah fair enough, if it works for them sweet - but generally speaking vegans have a rep for being raggidy hippies with no teeth haha - let alone muscles! Geeeez yo'd have to eat a SHITLOAD of pulses damn especially to compete - be interesting to see what her diet consists of

[legacy]

You should check out Bear Grylls diet, he is no BB but not in bad shape considering.

Bear’s diet is based mainly on whole foods. He tries to eat small meals five times a day, with a wide selection of good fruits, vegetables, berries whole grains (whole wheat pasta, brown rice), potatoes, soy, nuts, avocados, honey, lentils, beans, quinoa, and masses of oats.

Bear tries to avoid, as much as he can eating too much animal products, such as dairy, eggs, meat, and white sugar, white flour, processed or junk food. (Although he also believes it is important not to be too tough on yourself all the time, and that a ‘cheat’ day once a week is a good thing for your mind and to help keep you focussed the rest of the time).

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_marzia

[legacy]

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_marzia

Holy f*ck, she is HOT! :notworthy:

[Dinahlady]

I have some clients who are vegans/vegetarians and I research vegan/vege bodybuilding a lot to try and work the same principals into those types of foods in their plans. Sometimes they are students aswell. Sheesh they dont make it easy for ya.

There are a fair few awesome vegan physiques out there.

[hhhh1]

I have some clients who are vegans/vegetarians and I research vegan/vege bodybuilding a lot to try and work the same principals into those types of foods in their plans. Sometimes they are students aswell. Sheesh they dont make it easy for ya.

There are a fair few awesome vegan physiques out there.

pls post one...

[Big john]

most of these bods in the clips are crossfitish?...didnt really see a physqiue that stood out from the lot

[AlBundy]

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_marzia

Lol well I'm glad that vegans aren't anti breast implant.

[Android]

I'm absolutely repulsed.

This pics are nice :-)

But talking about vegan diets on this website is just...well it's sick and perverted :shock:

[HarryB]

Bill Pearl was vegan... google him if you don't know who he is. He had a pretty decent physique :shock:

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_marzia

Lol well I'm glad that vegans aren't anti breast implant.

amen to that :pray:

[legacy]

Bill Pearl was vegan... google him if you don't know who he is. He had a pretty decent physique :shock:

Interesting quote here from Bill:

People ask me why I don't believe in training to failure at a time when the popular notion in bodybuilding is that the only way to make maximum progress is to always go for that last impossible rep (in other words, train to failure). I tell them the answer is quite simple: If you do a workout of, say, nine exercises, three sets per exercise, and in each set you go to failure, which means you couldn't complete the last rep, what you have done in these 27 sets is trained yourself to fail 27 times! That doesn't sound like success in my book.

My approach to training has always been to push yourself in your workouts, but do not train to failure! The last rep should be difficult, but not impossible or unachievable. And I've always been a great believer that you should leave the gym each day feeling like you had a great workout but you've still got a little bit left in the gas tank, so to speak. Because if you don't leave the gym with the feeling of having something in reserve, you will sooner or later reach a point where your training begins to seem so hellish and burdensome, you will either start missing workouts or stop training altogether. And then where is your progress?

So speaking from experience, I urge you: Train hard, yes, but not to failure. Complete what you start -- and that means every rep. I believe that this approach will not only ensure that you'll stay with your training program year after year (obviously training longevity is a very important aspect of all of this) but you'll also make the greatest progress. Why? Because you'll be training yourself for success in each and every rep, set and workout. Your training will be a positive rather than negative experience. And you'll be much more likely to keep your enthusiasm high and to avoid injury, overtraining and mental burnout.

[thatwaslight]

[legacy]

One day you will hopefully learn to read and write TWL instead of a just replying with gifs. :pfft:

[thatwaslight]

One day you will hopefully learn to read and write TWL instead of a just replying with gifs. :pfft:

[legacy]

One day you will hopefully learn to read and write TWL instead of a just replying with gifs. :pfft:

confirmed

[thatwaslight]

One day you will hopefully learn to read and write TWL instead of a just replying with gifs. :pfft:

confirmed

A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.

[HarryB]

Bill Pearl was vegan... google him if you don't know who he is. He had a pretty decent physique :shock:

Interesting quote here from Bill:

People ask me why I don't believe in training to failure at a time when the popular notion in bodybuilding is that the only way to make maximum progress is to always go for that last impossible rep (in other words, train to failure). I tell them the answer is quite simple: If you do a workout of, say, nine exercises, three sets per exercise, and in each set you go to failure, which means you couldn't complete the last rep, what you have done in these 27 sets is trained yourself to fail 27 times! That doesn't sound like success in my book.

My approach to training has always been to push yourself in your workouts, but do not train to failure! The last rep should be difficult, but not impossible or unachievable. And I've always been a great believer that you should leave the gym each day feeling like you had a great workout but you've still got a little bit left in the gas tank, so to speak. Because if you don't leave the gym with the feeling of having something in reserve, you will sooner or later reach a point where your training begins to seem so hellish and burdensome, you will either start missing workouts or stop training altogether. And then where is your progress?

So speaking from experience, I urge you: Train hard, yes, but not to failure. Complete what you start -- and that means every rep. I believe that this approach will not only ensure that you'll stay with your training program year after year (obviously training longevity is a very important aspect of all of this) but you'll also make the greatest progress. Why? Because you'll be training yourself for success in each and every rep, set and workout. Your training will be a positive rather than negative experience. And you'll be much more likely to keep your enthusiasm high and to avoid injury, overtraining and mental burnout.

I actually read this in an article from him a long long time ago when I was in my beginning stages and it made a lot of sense to me then and even more now that I am an older bodybuilder.

[legacy]

Bill Pearl was vegan... google him if you don't know who he is. He had a pretty decent physique :shock:

Interesting quote here from Bill:

People ask me why I don't believe in training to failure at a time when the popular notion in bodybuilding is that the only way to make maximum progress is to always go for that last impossible rep (in other words, train to failure). I tell them the answer is quite simple: If you do a workout of, say, nine exercises, three sets per exercise, and in each set you go to failure, which means you couldn't complete the last rep, what you have done in these 27 sets is trained yourself to fail 27 times! That doesn't sound like success in my book.

My approach to training has always been to push yourself in your workouts, but do not train to failure! The last rep should be difficult, but not impossible or unachievable. And I've always been a great believer that you should leave the gym each day feeling like you had a great workout but you've still got a little bit left in the gas tank, so to speak. Because if you don't leave the gym with the feeling of having something in reserve, you will sooner or later reach a point where your training begins to seem so hellish and burdensome, you will either start missing workouts or stop training altogether. And then where is your progress?

So speaking from experience, I urge you: Train hard, yes, but not to failure. Complete what you start -- and that means every rep. I believe that this approach will not only ensure that you'll stay with your training program year after year (obviously training longevity is a very important aspect of all of this) but you'll also make the greatest progress. Why? Because you'll be training yourself for success in each and every rep, set and workout. Your training will be a positive rather than negative experience. And you'll be much more likely to keep your enthusiasm high and to avoid injury, overtraining and mental burnout.

I actually read this in an article from him a long long time ago when I was in my beginning stages and it made a lot of sense to me then and even more now that I am an older bodybuilder.

Finally someone with a bit of maturity and sense looking at the big picture.

[legacy]

confirmed

A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.

Those that are not prepared to absorb and question all opinions / advice and information are surely only seeing life through their own small minded window to the world rather than seeing in 360 degree vision as an open minded individual.

I do like the okay GIF, very nice. :pfft: