Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

*Wow*

Thanks guys. Here's a few photos from today.

Body weight is 108 kg / 238 lbs

this is amazing progress! I was looking through your photos from the beginning and it is incredible how much you have achieved. What is success recipe?

Thanks vege.

No great secret. Just lift heavy, slowly & steadily add weight to the bar, eat a lot, get some good rest.

Here's a few comparisons. Didn't really know how to pose when I started, and still don't really know how..

Those them there are squatting legs!

Everything's ridiculously bigger, but lats and quads - holy shit!

Also you look a bit like randy couture in the last pic.

immense gains

Photo from today - 109 kg / 240 lbs.

Impressive!

When you're doing 5 x 5 do you count warm up sets as a legit set or do you do the same (max working) weight for 5 sets once you've warmed up to it?

I'm actually doing HST but I have read others saying they switch back and forth and I've never learned about 5 x 5.

Also, do you have any problems doing heavy weight for 5 reps with things like the squat?

There's a few ways to do 5 x 5.

One way is to do a couple of warm up sets and then do 5 x 5 with the same weight.
Another way is to warm up and then do 5 x 5 with the weights increasing each set.
Another way might be two warm up sets, followed by 3 x 5 with the same weight.

Sets of 5 reps with squats are more tiring for me than say, sets of 5 with bench or overhead press, and I would say more tiring than sets of 5 deadlifts, especially when going heavy.

Thanks for that info!!

I'll read more up on it eventually.

Keep up the great work!!

David

Holy shit son. That is impressive as hell.

OMG...How many kcal a day do you eat?????

3000-3200 ish