The Plant-Based Vegan Diet for Bodybuilding Athletes (NEW VERSION):
Healthy Muscle, Vitality, High Protein, and Energy for the Rest of your Life
Mary Nabors
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Introduction
I would like to thank you for choosing The Plant-Based Vegan Diet for Bodybuilding Athletes . The information ahead is meant to help you make the switch to a vegan diet.
Following a plant-based diet has become very popular over the past decade. People switch for ethical and health reasons, and it is a great diet for people who are serious about getting healthy. But the one group of people that are still strongly judged about begin vegans are bodybuilders.
It has been a belief that the only way a person can gain muscle is by eating a bunch of lean poultry, dairy, and eggs. But the fact of the matter is, you can eat vegan and still gain muscle, and thats what this book is going to show you.
We will go over why a vegan diet is such a great idea for bodybuilders, beside the obvious health benefits. You will also learn why all of those beliefs about veganism and bodybuilding are wrong.
Then well get into what it means to eat clean. Im sure youve heard that everybody should eat clean, but oftentimes people dont know what it means to eat clean. Then well move into vitality and energy. This is the biggest worry bodybuilders tend to have about following a plant-based diet, but Ill make sure you know exactly what to do to make sure you maintain your energy.
Then well move into picking the right foods and making sure that you get the calories and protein you need. Protein is probably the most important part for everybody on a plant-based diet. Then well discuss gut health. This is something that people tend to forget about, but gut health is a very important part of your overall health.
Then we will jump into those pieces of advice that are sure to prevent the gains they promise. There is a lot of bodybuilding advice out there that has been around for years, but it isnt helpful in the least. Unlearning that advice is one of the best things you can do.
Then we will look at your pre and post-workout nutrition to make sure that you get the most out of your workouts. This is often where people get nervous about a plant-based diet, but there are plenty of plant-based foods that can give you the energy you need for your workout, and help your muscles recover afterward.
Then we will look at the vegan supplements you should consider taking. While there are a lot of foods out there that can give you the nutrients you need, most vegans do need supplements to fill the gaps, and this is especially true for bodybuilders.
Then well round things out by look at foods that will boost your anabolic functions your body. These are foods that will help you to gain muscle and basically work as natural and legal steroids. Lets not waste anymore time, lets get into what you really came here for.
Chapter 1:Simple Nutrition Equals More Muscles
If you were a plant-based bodybuilder a decade ago, you would have been seen as an oxymoron. For a long time now, all we have heard is that in order to build muscles, you have to eat a lot of meat. The times are changing, and bodybuilders now realize that they dont want to consume as many animal products.
Its obvious that a plant-based diet can provide you with lots of health benefits. People who follow a plant-based diet have a lower risk of obesity than the national average. Considering that there is research that says processed and red meat can shorten a persons life expectancies, plant-based dieters tend to live longer.
But, there is still concern among bodybuilders about the ability to increase or maintain their size and strength. I want to assure you that when you start taking into account the attention and planning that you put into your lifestyle, you will quickly realize that being a vegan bodybuilder isnt all that much harder to follow than the diet you are following right now.
There are bodybuilding nutrition facts that remain true even if you are following a plant-based diet. The truth is, all you are doing is adapting what you have already learned about building muscle and getting rid of fat and turning it plant-based. You are simply making your nutrition simpler.
There are few important pieces of information to take into consideration when you switch to a plant-based diet as a bodybuilder. This includes making sure you get enough protein, you keep your carbs balanced, along with plenty of vitamin B12, EPA, and DHA.
Busting the Myth
The stereotype of the plant-based dieter isnt all that flattering. They are seen as people who are always tired, super thin, gaunt with barely any nutrient left in their body, and just enough protein in their bodies to help them stand. Lets not even get into the idea of them being about to gain muscle tissue. This isnt a pleasant image at all, but it is also at all accurate.
The truth is whole-food plant-based dieters that make sure they eat a large range of foods, like whole grains, legumes, beans, seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables, can enjoy a healthy nutrient profile, moreso than people who consume the standard American diet. For the vegans that make sure that they eat the right types of plant-based foods, they are less likely to suffer nutrient problems.
But, people are still saying, What about protein?
Plant-based dieters do tend to consume less protein than people who eat meat. But does this validate the stereotypes of vegans? No, because whether you eat meat or not, there is still a good chance that you will be consuming around twice the daily amount of protein you need.
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