Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

I want to start a journal to keep track of my progress. Make comments of how I'm doing and how I'm feeling about my training, diet, etc.

I weight train, practice Hung Gar, ride a bicycle, sometimes do a little parkour even, and whatever is fun enough and helps me stay in shape. I'm also big into walking especially around the city. I'm a natural city boy at heart. There's alot to see here in Boston too.

I have a journal on training.fitness.com. I think I'll keep my membership to that site as well so I can look at any of the threads I've posted there for feedback.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

http://training.fitness.com/journal/ryo ... 31384.html

This is my old/current journal.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

I did some cardio in the AM and had Hung Gar practice this afternoon.

Someone in my Hung Gar class was trying to tell me that men shouldn't eat alot of Soy because of the fact that the plant estrogen is in it. Yet this is a woman trying to tell me a man what to do with my body. Before anyone thinks I'm sexist let me say this. I don't care what study says what there's not enough evidence and not enough studies being done to prove that soy is really bad for men and even cause gynecomastia (or however you spell it). All of this is a bunch of macho bacho manly wanna be tough bullshit.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Today I'm taking a day of rest.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Pull Up: BW 1x9

Iso Lateral Row: 180lbs 1x8; 175lbs 1x9

Hung Gar Abdominal Exercise: BW 1x6

Leg Cross in Alternating Sides: BW 1x to failure

Back Extension: 130lbs 1x12; 125lbs 1x15

20 minutes HIIT

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Cardio in the AM Hung Gar practice in the afternoon.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Smith Machine Behind The Neck Press: 90lbs 1x6

Dumbell Chest Press: 40lbs 1x10

Hung Gar Ab Exercise: BW 1x10

Cross Body Crunch: BW 1x10

Transverse Vaccum 3x60s

8:50 minute HIIT

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Hung Gar Sei Ping Ma Stance Drill (Isometric): 1:04

Hung Gar Kicking Drill: 1x10 on each leg

Smith Machine Squat: 180lbs 1x6-8

Smith Machine Calf Raise: 180lbs 1x12

Hip Adduction: 100lbs 1x12

Hip Abduction (on cables): 30lbs 1x8

I'm going to be tweeking my workout scedule a little bit. So I don't overtrain/undertrain.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Day off and Day of rest.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Hung Gar Sei Ping Ma Stance Drill (Isometric): 1:40

Hung Gar Kicking Drill: 1x10 on each leg

Machine Squat: 180lbs 1x12

Smith Machine Calf Raise: 180lbs 1x12

Hip Adduction: 100lbs 1x12

Hip Abductiion 100lbs 1x15

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Haven't updated in a while Any way here goes.

Dumbell Chest Press: 45lbs 1x6; 40lbs 1x8

Arnold Dumbell Raise: 25lbs 1x8; 20lbs 1x10

Hung Gar Ab Exercise: BW 1x8

Cross Body Crunch: BW 1x12

Transverse Vaccum: 3x60s

20 Minutes HIIT

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

What kind of HIIT are you doing?

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Radical simply means "grasping things at the root." - Angela Davis

Latly because the weather has gotten better I've been going out for a run. either that or I go on the treadmill. Other times I'll go on my bike/staionary bike or the Eliptical.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

Slight cardio in the AM and then Hung Gar class later on.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.

I know I really need to keep up with updating this Journal, but today was a Cardio in the AM and I managerd to get in some Parkour practice in town today. I am very careful when I practice it. I don't do anything too dangerous without making sure I am able to do it.

I have also decided to go vegan now. However instead of going straight to a vegan diet, I am slowly weaning off of cheese and milk untill I'm able to get the proper nutrients I need from a vegan diet such as essential aminio acids. I'd much rather do it smart and responsibly to my health than irresponsibly like many others do sad to say. If anyone has advice to give it would be greatly apreciated.

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Like the Transformers there's more to me than meets the eye.