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Veg a n W ar rior: G reen Athl e tic F i t n e s s Bl u e p rin t contai n s p r oven ste p s and s t r a tegi e s on h ow to b egin y o u r o w n vegan di e t, h ow to maintain and ac q ui r e t h e ty p e of b o d y y ou wish on a vegan d i et and p r e s en t s to you athl e t es a n d p r o minent indi v idua l s w h o d eb unk s ome o f the g r eat e s t m y t h s when it comes to t h e wo r ld of vegan e ati n g.
Many ind i vi d ua l s b e lie v e t h at a v egan l i fe s ty l e is n o t a l i fe s t y le conduci v e to m u s c l e b uilding o r p s y c h ologi c al h eal t h . M any
b el i eve vega n s c an n ot pos s i b l y o b tain t h e p r otein s o ur ces t he y need in o r d er to k e e p t h eir b o dies wor k ing e f f i ci e n t l y , and o t h er s b el i eve t h at a ve g an li f e s t y l e i s n o t o n e t h at sh o ul d be h e l d for t h e lo n g h aul. Ma n y people a r e und e r t h e a s s umption that, in o r der to live a h e alt h y and p r odu c tive l i fe i n s i d e (a n d o u tside) of t h e gym that o n e h a s to co n s i s t ent l y c h ug p r otein s ha k es and en e r gy s uppl e m e n t s in o r d er to im p r ove perfo r man c e.
Well, w e a r e h e r e to let y ou know t h at n o ne of t h e se a r e t r ue. T h i s b o o k w ill h a v e r eal- l ife at h le t es w h o n o t o nl y live a vegan life s ty l e, b ut p r o ve t h at p e r f o r m ance and m u s cl e - b uilding are n o t s imp l y b a s e d a r o u nd t h e i d ea of la b o r at o r y - man u fa c t u r e d and animal - b a s e d p r o t ein s o ur ce s . T h i s b o o k w i ll t alk a b o u t t h e t r ue d i etary ne e ds of v egans a n d where t h ey get th e ir s o ur ces f r om, a n d it will comp a r e t h e t y pes of n u t r i ents and p r ot e ins ot h e r di e t ary li fes ty le s o b tain in o r d er to s h ow that vegans do n o t s imp l y go witho u t, they j u s t c h o o se to b r o a d e n t h e i r fo o d - b a s e d h orizo n s .
Not o n ly that, but many peop l e b el i eve t h at a v e gan lif e s t y l e c a n n ot p o ss i b l y g ive s o m eone t h e ene r g y t h ey n e ed in o r der to go wor k out in a g y m f o r two h o ur s . Well, n o t o nl y will t h i s b e y et an o ther m y th de b unk e d wi t h in t h e pag e s of t h is b o ok, b ut it wi l l al s o be s o m et h i ng we a ddre s s i n full. T h at i s , we will o u tline
va r io u s wor k o u t plans and r o u tines t h at will ben e fit the vegan life s t y l e y ou h a v e c h o s en (or are, a t lea s t, curio u s abo u t) in or d e r to a c h i e v e the p h ys i c a l benefi t s y o u want for y o u r o wn bo d y .
Ye s , it i s po s si b le to b uild mu s c l e on a v e gan di e t, a n d y e s , it is pos s i b l e to keep up those ca r di o - b ased ma r a thons on a vegan d iet. In f a c t, y ou will b e genuinely s u r p r i s e d a s to h ow s i milar t h e w o r k o ut r o u tines are of th o s e w h o e a t vegan and t h o s e w h o do not.
Vega n s ar e n o t indi v i duals w ho s h ove t h eir b el i efs down s omeo n e s t h r o at. They are i ndividua l s w h o a r e me r e l y pas s io n ate a b o u t ab s tai n ing f r om t h e u s e of ani m al p r oduc t s . They do n o t con s ume t h e m and, i n s o m e indi v i d u al s , t h ey e ven attempt to n o t use them. A r e t h e r e e x t r e m i s t s ? Ye s , b ut the r e are e x t r e m i s t s in e v e r y h e alt h y l i fe s t y l e.
Within t h e pag e s of t h is b o o k wi l l be d iet a r y o u tl i nes for t h o s e w h o a r e ( o r w a nt to b e) ve g an, e x e r c i se g u id e l i nes f o r th o se eating th i s ty p e of food li f e s t y l e, and a t h le t es that will be
h ighli g h t e d in o r der to sh o w r ea l - life e x a mpl e s a s to h ow th i s wor k s . Not o n ly that, b ut t h ese ath l etes w ill h a ve t h e i r o wn personal t e s t i m o nies a s to w hy t h ey b egan t h i s li fe s ty l e a n d h ow it h a s b en e fitt e d them in t h e long r un.
And, as if t h at was n o t enough, all of th o s e dr eaded m y t hs pe r p etuat e d a b o ut the v egan li fe style will final l y be debun k e d .
Wel c o me to t h e new and ama z ing wo r l d of t h e v e gan warrio r s .
Ch a pter 1: The Vegan J o u rney F or Health & P e rfo r m ance
Li v ing a vegan l i f e s t y l e h a s ma n y di f f erent b e n e f i t s . Ba c ked up b y multiple p r o minent r esear c h s t u die s , it h as b e en p r o v en that a vegan li fe s ty l e c a n low e r t h e r i sk of c ardi a c e v e n ts, r e d u ce t h e r isk of d e v elop i ng c er t ain c a n c ers and l o w e r a n indi v idual s c h a n ce of t y pe di a b e t e s . Not o n ly that, b ut it h el p s wi t h r egulating o n es m e t a b ol i s m, we i ght and c a n s ta v e off c e r t a in weigh t -i n duced ph e n om ena, s u c h a s h yp e r te n s i o n . A ve g an life s ty l e h a s a l s o p r oven to r e du c e s o m eones r i s k of s t r o k e.
Why Go Vega n ?
But, there are many different benefits to a vegan lifestyle that are not merely based on health. The UN recently released a report that stated a dire need for the world to migrate away from consistently consuming animal products. The impact from a majority of the worlds growing population consuming meat and animal products is the growing need for crops to feed those animals in order to breed them for food. Food is not like finding an alternative for fossil fuels. People are required to eat for their survival. However, as the current population stands, animals raised for the sole purpose of providing food to the general Ye s , h a l f.
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