Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Hi! Putting up my workout and diet logs:

I'm on week 4 of Jim Stoppani's 6 week to shred program.

6 days a week, about an hour a day of strength training. I have missed one workout in this first month. Workout before work has been the best for me.

Today I paddle outrigger canoe for 90 minutes.

The program is very high protein, I initially tried to get about 170 gm of protein a day, used Twinlabs veggie protein, Vega protein, and plant fusion protein powders, but my GI system did not agree with that plan, so down to 120-150 gm protein/day. I use cronometer to track calorie, macronutrient, and micronutrient levels.

06/14/2014
Tried to post pics of my workout logs, but could not - I like the picture option!! Anyhoo, yesterday diet log:

Protein: 145 g
Carbs 425 g
fats: 102 g

Workout:Jim Stoppani's shortcut to shred day 20, Back, traps, biceps
Weight lifted: 21,125 lbs
71 minutes

Today's workout: 1 hour, 55 minutes one man outrigger canoe paddling.
4.82 miles.
Peak speed 5.9 mph
Avg speed 3 mph



Diet log pending... will edit this later today.

Diet log:
Protein 136 g
Carbs 319 g
Fat 87 g

Welcome to the forum, look forward to following along in your log. Wow ~ you sure do eat a heck of a lot of protein !!

Keep up the good work, the paddling sounds like great fun MF

Thanks!
Paddling is good fun! Most every ocean sport is fun - get a workout while playing!

Too much protein?
Keeping it in range of 1.5-2.5 g/ kg ideal body weight. Trying to drop fat and preserve/ increase lean mass.

What do you think of Vega over all? I like it. Have you read Robert Cheeke's book or Brendan Brazier's books?

Hi!

I try to get most of my protein with whole foods, but I can't eat enough or will eat too many calories if I don't use protein supplements.

I have tried several vegan protein supplements. So far, Vega is my favorite for taste and least GI upset (read: gas ), although plant fusion was really good as well. Expense is the main thing for me with Vega, it is a treat, but I use less costly vegan proteins intermixed. I like Garden of Life, too.

Yes, I have read Robert Cheekes' book and all of Braziers books and cookbooks. I love to read, and reading about health and nutrition is a favorite. Did you read them/ enjoy them? I have also read a lot of ultrarunner books for the sports psychology side of it, enjoyed the recipes and book by Scott Jurek, Eat and Run.

6/16/2014

Lifting: Rest day

Diet log:
Protein 133g
Carbs 406 g
Fat 27 g

Eat & Run is a great book, Jurek is one of my favourite runners. There's some amazing recipes in there as well!

Yup! Loved his chili recipe.

6/17/2014

Morning:
Shortcut to Shred day 24(StS from now on, lazy me)

Back, traps, biceps.
Weight lifted:9,584

PM: Tae Kwon Do, 1 hour

Diet log:

Protein 152 g
Carbs 338 g
Fat 87 g

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!