Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Hi, everyone
I am new to the forum, but not to the fitness/vegan way of living (I don't call it "lifestyle" because I think that's not what it is).
I've always recommended to others (who seem to have no control of their diet and workouts) to keep a log of what they eat and what they do, but I've never kept one myself, so now I've decided to give it a try and see if it is going to be helpful at all.
In this log I intend to post my workouts, things I eat, moods and general physical state.
I expect and hope for opinions, suggestions and even critisism of your side

Here's the summary for today:

Morning workout:
High intensity interval training (10 sec rest; 30 sec work)
Supersets and trisets of:
Rope jumping/Burpees
Mountain climbers/Regular push-ups
Dumbbell bench press/Dead lift/Renegade rows
Walking lunges (+dumbbells)/Elevated push ups with knee tucks
Rope jumps/Crunches (variation)

Total time approx. 30 min

Evening workout:
Ashtanga yoga (class)
60 min

Food:

Morning cocoa
Buckwheat (kasha) with veggies - which was for both lunch and dinner
Halvah for dessert
Almonds as snacks
Apples

I think that's about it for today.

looks like some great workout stuff!

Thanx, my years of experience showed that this type of training works best for me and saves me time. But who knows, I might come up with something better some day.

Thursday
Activities
Ashtanga yoga 75 min

Food

Breakfast:
Raw cocoa drink
Apples

Lunch:
Lentils with veggies
Oat cookies

Afternoon snack:
Almonds

Dinner:
Large veggie salad with lots of olives
Oat cookies

Mood
Lack of energy and appetite within the last few days and yet I feel bloated.

Friday

Activities
Morning activities:
Interval training (10:30 sec) in supesets
Sumo dead lift-High pull/Overhead squat
Bent over row/Full contact twist
Squats/Elevated push ups
Close grip cable pull down/Cable kneeling crunch
Burpee+knees to elbows/Alternating hands elevated push ups
Isometric handstands

Time: approx. 40 min

Evening activities: Hatha yoga - 60 min

Food
(From now on I'm going to mark all the organic products that I use with *)

Breakfast:
Raw cocoa* drink with coconut milk

Lunch:
Brown basmati rice* with winter type squash* and spices
Oat cookies*

Afternoon snack:
Almonds

Dinner:
Probably the same as the lunch as I have plenty of leftovers and I'll still be at work

Mood and healh
Much better than yesterday except for an annoying stomack discomfort.

Good day to all

Saturday - it was such a crazy day at work, I could hardly remember my food and workout, but I'll give it a try anyway

Activities
High intensity interval dumbbell and bodyweight workout in supersets:
Rope jumping/Back roll-to-push up (I really don't have a better way of describing that)
Turkish get up/Renegade row
One leg squat/Crunch-knee tucks
Dumbbell burpees/Mountain climbers
Isometric handstands/Ninja burpees

I am not happy with today's workout at all, I could't concentrate because of people who kept talking to me ALL THE TIME!

Food
Not happy with it either-didn't have enough time for descent meals

Morning drink:
Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

Lunch and afternoon snack:
Steamed pumpkin* with raisins and ginger and raw sesame tahini (soooo delicious that I had the same for my next meal)

Dinner:
Salad with cabbage*, beets*, turnip*, olive oil, toasted rye bread with olive spread
Crackers with honey* (Not quite a vegan food, but I just can't give it up

Some time later:
Pomello

Sunday
Finally a day off work

Activities
Probably excausted from the workweek, for my last workouts I'm not at my best

High intensity interval olympic bar/bodyweight training with supersets:
17 min HIIT spinning
Tabata mountain climbers (with elbow planks in the rest intervals)
Overhead squat/Get up-to push up-and-roll
Elevated one leg push ups/Ninja burpee+knees to elbows
Full contact twist/Cable crunch
Sumo dead lift/Parallel squat
Some more variations of push ups

Food
Breakfast:
Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk
Grapefruit

Lunch:
Fresh salad with kohlrabi*, beetroot*, turnip*, olive oil
Halvah

Afternoon snack:
Apples

Dinner:
Fresh green cabbage salad with olive oil
Home made "chapatti" with hemp and flax flour with olive spread
The rest of the "chapatti" with home made (again) blueberry jam*
And yet another DIY dessert : raw chocolate (made of raw cocoa paste*, coconut butter*, coconut milk, brown sugar and cashews*), which turned out quite delicious

Later:
Some more fruits

Monday

Activities
Astanga yoga 75 min

Food

Breakfast:
Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk
Apples

Lunch:
Cauliflower - steamed, with olive oil, flax seed and spices
Sesame snack with raisins and other dried fruit

Afternoon snack:
Steamed pumpkin* with ginger and raisins
Almonds

Dinner:
Fresh salad with beets*, green cabbage*, turnip*, olive oil, spices
Toasted rye bread with olive spread
Halvah

Later:
Apples or grapefruit

Good week to all.

Tuesday

Activities
Morning workout approx. 40 min
High intensity interval dumbbell/bodyweight training:
Rope jumping/Jumping jacks-drop down
Dumbbell burpee
Incline dumbbell press/Renegade row
Mountain climbers
Dumbbell bench press/DB dead lift
Mountain climbers
DB Burpee/Rope jumps

Evening workout: Hatha yoga approx. 75 min

Food

Breakfsat:
Raw cocoa drink* with coconut milk

Lunch:
Toasted rye bread with olive spread and half avocado
Home made raw chocolate* with cashew nuts

Afternoon snack:
Grapefruit
Hazelnuts

Dinner:
Salad with cooked buckwheat, beetroot and olive oil
Sesame snack with raisins

Wednesday's summary
I had to go on a one-day business trip out of town, so no morning workout, no good food throughout the day, exausted
Activities
Late evening ashtanga yoga 60 min

Food
The whole day I snacked on raw hazelnuts* and my home made chocolate*
Dinner:
A LARGE cup of steamed cauliflower with olive oil and spices
Dessert - the leftovers of my chocolate*

Thursday
Activities
After the exausting wednesday I was completely wasted, I hardly taught my morning ashtanga class.

Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein* drink with soy milk*
Grapefruit

Lunch:
Wholemeal/spirulina spaghetti* with fresh veggies*
Halvah

Afternoon snack:
A few apples*

Dinner:
Steamed beetroot* with LOTS of garlic and olive oil
Fresh salad with cabbage*, turnip*, olive oil, dried algae* and spices
Halvah

Later:
Probably coconut milk

A quick view of the day:
Friday
Activities
Morning workout:
Interval bodyweight and dumbbell training, I can't recall the details, but there were Burpees, DB burpees, Rope jumps, Pistols with side kicks, Mountain climbers and some more fun stuff . It took me about 45 min
Evening activities: Hatha yoga - 60 min

Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein* shake with coconut milk and cocoa*

Lunch AND Dinner:
Brown basmati rice* with green algae* and spices*
Halvah

Afternoon snack:
Sesame tahini* with lemon and honey*

After dinner snack: Apples

Saturday
Activities
Interval training:
10 sec rest, 30 sec work, 6 rounds of each combo:
A: Rope jumps/One leg burpees
B: Mountain climber in 3 variations with elbow planks during rest intervals
C: Same as A
D: DB Walking lunge-to-bicep curl-to-press up/ Crossed ankles push ups-to forward jumps
E: DB deadlift/Renegade row
F: Same as B, but with elevated legs

Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein* with cocoa* and soy milk*

Lunch:
Very green salad with: mashed avocado, green aglae*, green cabbage, green spices*
Halvah for dessert

Dinner:
Salad with lentils*, onions, cabbage, olive oil
Halvah again

Lots of tea and apples throughout the whole day.

It's finally Sunday again!
Since it's the only day off work for me, and I was quite active the first half of the day, I plan to spend the rest of it lazing on the couch with my laptop and the TV

Workout
Barbell/cable workout
5 min warm-up and 5 min cool down on the spin bike
Interval training 10 sec rest, 30 sec work, 6 rounds of the following:
A: Parallel squats/Overhead squat
B: Close grip lat pulldown/Elevated push ups
C: Full contact twist/Elevated push up with knee tucks
D: Cable crunches/Pull-through
E: Pistols (I really suck at those, that's why I've decided to do them on my every workout until I do them well )/Turkish get up (without weight)
F: Sumo dead lift-High pull/Full contact twist (again)

Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein powder* with chocolate soy milk*
A bit later - Grapefruit

Lunch:
Fresh salad with green cabbage, green algae*, olive oil and flax seeds
Steamed beetroot* with garlic and more olive oil
Home made date-cocoa*-almond* balls

Afternoon snacks:

Apples and Tea

Dinner:
A couple of toasts and a large mixed veggies salad
Home made blueberry jam* with crackers

Monday
Activities Ashtanga yoga 75 min
Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein* shake with soy milk*

Lunch:
Mung beans* with veggies
Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*

Dinner:
Fresh salad with mixed veggies and wholemeal pasta*
Crackers with raw honey*

Tuesday
Activities
Morning
Interval training in supersets
Rope jumps/Jumping jacks-chest-to-ground
Mountain climbers in three variations, and elbow planks in the rest intervals
Pistols(I still suck )/DB burpees
Squat-jump-knees to elbows/Crossed ankle push ups with side step
Same variations of mountain climbers but with elevated legs (it really killed my arms and I was sweatins as a pig)
Swiss ball crunches/Push ups with turn over

Evening: Hatha yoga 60 min

Food
Breakfast:
Hemp protein shake with coconut milk
Grapefruit
Lunch:
Spirulina spaghetti* on fresh salad
Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*

Afternoon snack:
Sesame tahini with raw honey*

Dinner:
Cauliflower salad
Home made squares with walnuts, sesame, dried fruits and honey*