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  1. i eat tempeh all the time. in fact i just cooked some up in a pan and put it in the fridge for the next 2 days. works well for me, i just throw it on some brown rice with some hot sauce
  2. As of today, i am 149 pounds. So i am down 4 pounds in about 9 days or so. My bodyfat read at 13.5% 2 days ago so the numbers are moving in the right direction. It looks like the lats are coming through more and can be seen from the front now. I had to up the calories to 1750-1800 because 1600 was just not enough to fuel me and i was dragging. This week i went to 4 crossfit workouts and also did a little bit of weight lifting. It was my first time trying crossffit so my body was just getting used to it. Now i see where i can mix bodybuilding and crossfit together, so i can have the best of both worlds hopefully. Yesterday i ran 5 miles non-stop. That is a personal best for me. took me about 40 minutes and my heart rate was steady at 165 or so. I felt really accomplished afterward, as i want to run a 10k in a month or so. I ran my first 5k last weekend and my time was 24:45 which i was heppy with considering it was my third time running that long of a distance. Today i am going to superset back and chest like Arnold used to do. lets see how it goes
  3. welcome to the forum. my situation is like fallbrookvegan said above. For me, i noticed a huge change in energy levels and my body seems to churn on all cylinders now.
  4. ill add, that i teach my clients to try and "squeeze a lemon" between their shoulder blades when they pull them together. that always helps. For me, i feel the "burn" more when i do t-bar rows or one handed rows, using cables.
  5. for me i have a large bowl of oatmeal with a banana and 2 scoops of peanut butter and flax seeds. thats 500 calories right there. i wouldnt be able to eat "dinner for breakfast" but i dont see any down side to it.
  6. i went through this a few weeks ago, about 6-8 weeks into going vegan. It will eventually get better. What i did was just eat some veggies/fruits that had less fiber and slowly added the beans back in
  7. have you tried the upside down push ups yet? those are killer
  8. So today i did a ton of cardio; 20 minutes stair climber (225 calories), 5 minutes rowing 1000 meters, and 15 minutes on the AMT elliptical. I burned about 500 calories total. i also reduced my calories to 1600 (i was doing 2000-2200) and tonight i am trying crossfit or at least seeing what is like. im a little hungary but nothing i cant handle right now
  9. for shoulders i like arnold presses, kettlebell clean and press, or smith machine presses, for the most part. other than that i do traps and reardelt exercises along with those. i dont do too many side or front raises at this point in time recently i have been trying upside down push ups or handstand push ups also to start with. i dont do any behind the neck because it can put the rotator cuff in danger of injury and my rotator cuffs are sensitive to that.
  10. Good post. I am in between your before/after pics and i am now comitted to losing a few more pounds. seeing your progress gives me a little push so thanks for sharing.
  11. may i ask why you do your barbell press behind the neck? It looks like you are training for strength and size and your doing some great exercises/rep range for that .
  12. Thanks for the response. Cardio is something i do not do too much of. i have only been doing it to benefit my heart, maybe twice a week for 20 minutes. Also once a week or so i do a high intensity lift, keeping my heart rate up. Im thinking its not enough, based on what i am reading on some posts here Im thinking i should get the bodyfat down under 10 percent so that i can "look" bigger and then grow from there. I think if i lose another 7-8 pounds and get to 145, most of the weight will come from the abdominal and chest area, not my face and arms. At least i hope so.
  13. Hey Everyone! I am new to the forum for the most part. i went Vegan about 10 weeks ago and i have lost about 15 pounds or so. i am a personal trainer who is looking for some help from those of you who have experience with my situation. i am a smaller ectomorph type who can gain fat given a bad diet. I am 29 years old and i would like to add some size obviosly, but i am also not lean enough. I am stuck in a rut where i want to grow but i also want to lose this body fat. The impedence shows my bodyfat at about 14% or so. In 2011 i did not exercise much and i was away from the gym, so although i had been training for years, i did get sloppy in late 2010-December 2011. The vegan diet helped me drop most of the fat, i think dairy was the kicker for me. My diet varies but i will give an average of a typical day: Breakfast: Steel cut oats with a whole apple and some blueberries with peanut butter Snack one: a handful of pistachios Workout around noon Protein shake consisting of protein powder and some sort of simple carb (mocha powder) with water Lunch: a very large salad with balsamic vinagrette dressing and various greens and peppers, cucumbers, etc.. with walnuts on top Snack 2 Larabar Dinner: homemade soup which usually consists of beans and veggies. Now this is just a sample, my meals change daily, is that a bad idea? Back in the day, i would have meat and starches with every meal but obviosly that doesnt work here. My workouts consist of 5-6 days a week of strength training focusing on the major muscle groups. I throw in abs and calves/ forearms in where i see fit. I do about 12-14 sets per day of a weight of abput 6-12 reps, varying Chest/tris Back/bis Shoulders/ Traps/ Legs Repeat this cycle over Ive never done a journal online before so i apologize if this is not the best format to do so. Any advice is appreciated. My progress has slowed down a little, in my opinion. I look small and soft right now. i am 5'8" and i weigh 153 pounds, 14-16% bodyfat according to the impedence scale http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f118/midnight112x/front.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f118/midnight112x/backshot.jpg
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