FunkeVegetarian

Hey there, everyone. My name's Chris and I've been a vegetarian for over a year now. I originally became a vegetarian after watching "Earthlings". One of my friends who is a vegan introduced it to me. These days I'm trying to cut out as much animal product as possible. I found Robert's book and joined this site to talk to others about building a better body on a vegan diet. Hope to hear from you all and have good conversations in the future

Hello, everyone. My name's Chris and I'm an ectomorph trying to put on a little more muscle so I can better represent myself as a strong, vegetarian athlete. My goal is to get bigger through the most natural foods and supplements possible, as I am sure most of your goals are. I am currently using Vega which is an amazing brand of protein powder I think at least every person should try at least once in their life. I notice that it does not offer the amino acids I am looking for as far as repairing muscles and increasing size. I do take supplements such as L-glutamine and creatine, both vegetarian of course. I've visited Derek Tresize's blog as well where he mentions a natural protein powder called NitroFusion which offers the amino acids I am looking for. I know I can get these from my diet but I want them in a conveniently packaged shake after my workout. Now my question is: How healthy do you think it would be for anyone to drink both shakes in the same day? With the amount of protein both have as well as all of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals, I worry my kidneys won't be able to keep up even with all the water I drink. Perhaps I should try the NitroFusion for mass and take a multivitamin instead? I'd like to hear other people's thoughts on this, please

Agree on the post that was quoted, except without the milk and egg part. There are better, healthier proteins for the human body that can be found in pea proteins or even hemp. Vega is a good brand that I use which is also endorsed by Robert Cheeke in his book. It has both of those sources of protein plus many others. It's helped me in my gains and I'm sure it will help you along better than taking in foreign proteins present in milk and eggs that the body actually creates antibodies to fight. That last fact I got from the interview with Dr. Neal Barnard on the topic of diabetes located on the main page of this website

I agree with MartinVegrtin on his comment. I've heard that negative movements can be very beneficial for the muscles as well. I would recommend bands to warm up the area and for rehab. Pitchers put their shoulders through unnatural movements all the time and often times build the strongest shoulder muscles as far as strength in the tendons go. They use bands all the time since their prime concern is to keep their shoulders, and in effect their arms, loose and ready for a good workout, whether it be throwing a five ounce ball or hitting the weights. It may be tedious and a little boring but it's worth it if you want to be healthy to see bigger gains.

I'm just wondering. When I track my calories on MyDailyPlate, sponsored by LiveStrong, I put two cups of penne pasta. The estimated calories for that amount are 1600 calories. Since I can't really estimate how many servings from the box I'm eating since I used the entire box to make food ahead of time, I have to measure the pasta in a cup. I'll likely buy a scale to measure it in ounces instead. In the meantime, though, does anyone know whether or not this is true?

If you're also looking to increase the strength of muscles around the injured area underneath your clavicle, I'd recommend some band work. Find yourself a good band, usually provided at gyms, attach it to a sturdy object and start doing a little resistance training to build the muscles back up. This is something they do for many pitchers after Tommy Jon surgery and has done wonders for their injuries to the general area of the shoulder. This also offers very little risk of injury since you can place as much pressure on the tendon as you feel comfortable with without worrying about a weight falling on top of you. You can also do this with your core by holding the band out in front of you and rotating left or right. It gives your back that good stretch without really overdoing it. This kind of resistance training will begin to build your strength back, activating many of the smaller muscle fibers while also increasing cross bridges (actin and myosin) and improving existing ones. They use this form of exercise in rehabilitation for many athletes and I would recommend it if you're looking for something good to warm up with.