Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

At some point your metabolism should rank up providing your makin it work.
You need to be aiming for four meals & 1-2 snacks (I'm guessing you know this already)

Though I usually just eat a meal & not have snacks I find even after today's 3 soya burgers patties,100g pasta,one cup greens & quarter tin chickpeas my stomach was rumbling about 1 hr 15 mins later. Your appetite is a great indecation on your training. If its responding like I have said then its a great sign.

If however your appetite is low chances are your over training.

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"Don't fall for that crap that people are peddling on the message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter" Jim Wendler

I only train three times a week for 60 minutes or 75 minutes tops. On training days, though, my appetite is huge - it's the other days that are pretty difficult despite not being sedentary. I'm probably just overthinking it since being a Former Fat Kid makes bulking a huge mindgame for me but I'm working on that, too.

On a different note, my girlfriend is super supportive of me bulking - she's currently making a pretty epic whole wheat pasta dish for dinner.

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IRON MNTN // LOG

I also had to get over that when bulking being overweight in the past. But the gains are worth it. Don't be worried over getting a gut because it's all about getting weight on. You can always take it off when your ready to. Personally I'm strength/power lifting so I'm not all that fussed about a ripped look. I'm in it purely for the mass (when I was running I was pretty ripped)

I train 3 times a week but mc wise all I use are cable tricep pulls, cable crunches (managed to crunch the whole stack this wk for for 8 reps) & maybe leg curls. Everything else is free weight/weighted body or compound. If your eat well on training days that's a good sign.

I'm gonna order Indian food tomorrow, think I deserve it after a 60 hr working week & eating mega clean.

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"Don't fall for that crap that people are peddling on the message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter" Jim Wendler

I focus on the big three lifts and only do a few other things at the end of each work out (generally burn sets with light weight) - I was concerned with being ripped when I first got into lifting but now I'm only concerned with getting stronger. In fact, I've been seriously considering doing powerlifting competitions later down the road and, even though that's a long ways away, it's definitely a big motivator for me.

I smashed the pasta dinner and followed it up with a peanut butter cup and shake - felt good.

And Indian food is always a good reward. I always go for that or Thai.

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Awesome I'll have a look after your journal. I would usually design my own plans but I found a pretty sweet 5x5 3 day split over at builtfit. Getting some great results using that along with a lifting calculator.

I'm de loading atm but the plan round 7 th week has me worried (in a good way)

I'll get that Morrocan recipe to you over next couple of days

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"Don't fall for that crap that people are peddling on the message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter" Jim Wendler

I've been doing a 5x5 routine for about three months now and it's done me pretty well. I've also been considering doing something like PHAT but I think keeping it simple for a while will yield the best results. I'm just coming off of a deload this week so I'll definitely start journalling tomorrow once I hit the gym.

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Awesome. I too would like to compete. I work with a power lifter & he's squatting rediculious weights.

He's seen me squat & says I have it in me so maybe in a yr or two it's something to look at. My deads will be my slow gain, lower back injuries in my early 20's.

Still it's the one thing I really need to work on so can't complain.

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"Don't fall for that crap that people are peddling on the message boards, in magazines or on TV. Get your shit in order, and get your training in order. Start kicking ass, and take out the crap that doesn't matter" Jim Wendler

Bench and OHP are my two weakest lifts - and when one's numbers goes up, the other stalls. I don't know if it's psychological or what but it is frustrating.

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Love the great info here guys! Thanks so much for posting not only the foods you are eating but the times as well. It's really appreciated!

Here is what I ate yesterday:

Meal 1: (Pre-Workout) 1,107 Calories

Oatmeal (1 cup dry) w/ brown sugar and raisins
Hemp protein smoothie (Orange, Banana, Hemp Protein & Vega Smoothie Infusion)

Meal 2:(Post-Workout) 316 Calories

Protein shake (1 serving soy protein, Warrior Food (rice) and Amazing Meal)

Meal 3: 1,014 Calories

Chicken Style Seitan (10.5 oz)
Frozen Sir Fry Vegetables
Chow Mein Style Noodles (100 grams)

Meal 4: 1,011 Calories

Hemp protein smoothie (Orange, Banana, Hemp Protein & Vega Smoothie Infusion)
Almonds (2/3 Cup)

Meal 5: 1,690 Calories

4 Tempeh and grilled vegetable tacos
- 1 can black beans
- 1 8 oz package tempeh
- 1 zuchini
- 1 onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 avacado
- 4 tortillas
- Homemade pico de gallo

Meal 6: 246 Calories

Protein Shake (Soy & Rice Protein w/ Almond Milk)


Total Calories : 5,384
Total Protein : 359
Total Carbohydrates : 691
Total Fat : 145


Please note it did take me about 3 hours to eat meal number 5.

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I like the way you eat man! Good to see another person on here eating big to get big.

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Cool to see the info

Wow! I'm honestly impressed at the amount some of you are able to eat. Apparently I'm doing it wrong

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Apparently the better question to ask myself now is, "What I am not eating?" I just slammed back a +700 calorie meal (macros something like 24(F)/44(P)/94(C)).

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IRON MNTN // LOG

Everyday...

125g cashew nuts
1.5 blocks of tofu
200g basmati rice
260g puy lentils
130g oat groats
130g soya protein
30g hemp oil

Is approx 4000 calories with 280g of protein

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