Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Yeah I started off on SL but switched to 3x5 around 90kg cause it was just too much (took me forever too). Lately I've been eating between 3500-4000 calories with about 1g/lb protein. My squat's still been going up but I haven't increased bodyweight in over a month (at 165lbs right now), so maybe th...

Hey man, I assume you were on SS since before you started this log and I'm wondering how you've kept it up so long. I recently passed the 100kg squat mark and I'm finding it pretty hard to go in and basically squat my max 3x5 every day. I see you recently added in a light day but you've also progres...

Haha medman, so you did. Thanks guys. 4/17/10 BW: 164.8 Squats: 195lbs 1x5, 205 2x5 OHPress: 45kg 5,3,4 Deadlift: 116kg 1x5 Chinups: 6,4,4 Went light on squats again cause my body wasn't really feeling it. It's hard squatting heavy every day. Gonna have to deload on OHP again, probably microload bac...

4/14/10 Squats: 106.5kg 5,5,4 Bench Press: 63.5kg 3x5 Hang Cleans: 35kg 5x3 Dips: 12,9,6 I was thinking about today's squats all day and when I finally got to the gym I nailed 'em. I was concentrating on lifting my upper body rather than the weight which I think helped me focus my strength more. Be...

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm going to try putting more of an emphasis on sleep for a while and see if that helps. I usually lay down so I'd get 8 hours but it takes me a while to fall asleep and whatever. Weight: I've been hovering around 165 for the past month or so, but it feels like my body ...

4/12/10 Squats: 106.5kg 3,2,0 Press: 45kg 5,3,3 Deadlift: 113.5kg 1x5 Pullups: 3,3,2 Damn, I don't know what happened to the me that was turning out squat PRs the last couple of weeks. I thought they felt weak today, but one of my gym buddies said he saw a set and they looked strong. Maybe I'm just...

^Yeah, I get gemma unflavored & unsweetened from TP and usually have it with (unsweetened) soymilk. Never really minded it, even came to start liking it last batch I had.

Thanks guys. I just realized my squat is approaching 1.5BW (would be 112kg), hadn't even been paying attention to that lately. Maybe I can get it in the next month or so. Rob, I was using True Protein's BCAAs but I found out later they were in fact not vegan. That's part of the reason I didn't reord...

4/10/10 BW: 164.6 Squats: 195lbx5, 200x5, 205x5 Bench Press: 61kg 3x5 Hang Cleans: 32.5kg 5x3 Dips: 10,8,7 Squats : Got to 195 (88kg) in my warmup sets and it was just really heavy, so I was going to make that my working set. Then I decided I shouldn't be a total pussy and just added 5 lbs to the n...

4/7/10 Squats: 106.5kg 5,1 OHPress: 45kg 3,4,3 Deadlift: 111kg 1x5 Chinups: 6,4,3,3 Squats : I was thinking of taking it light today, I only went for it cause my warm up sets felt so strong. I just wasn't feeling it once I got done with that first set though. I tried to force a second but barely ev...

4/05/10 BW: 166.1 Squats: 104kg 4,5,4 Bench Press: 59kg 3x5 Hang Cleans: 30kg 5x3 Dips: 10,10,6 Squats : 13/15 reps, time to move on again. Had some encouragement on the second set and barely missed the third. Pretty happy with these considering I missed a WO day. Bench Press : Deloaded and it stil...

3/31/10 Squats: 104kg 5,4,3 OHPress: 42.5kg 3x5 Deadlift: 106.5kg 1x5 Pullups: 3,3,4,1 I've been pretty good about my eating and sleep again lately, but I only got 5 hours last night. Think it fucked me on my squats, but I also think I can get it on Sat. judging from today. Press was hard.. barely ...

I've been squatting 3 times a week for about 9 months now and feels good, man. Of course I dealt with a couple injuries along the way, so do listen to your body. I recommend reading the squat section in Starting Strength if you haven't already. Some wear and tear is normal but anything more is likel...

3/29/10 Squats: 102kg 5,4,5 Bench Press: 66kg 5,5,~2 Hang Cleans: 30kg 5x3 Squats : Only missed one rep. I think SS says to go on in this case, but I'm not sure. This strong dude at my gym complimented my progress before my third set (and after), think it might have given me the motivation to push ...

so my thinking has always been that I should load in on some carbs before the gym, and give them about an hour or so to digest a little. if anyone sees egregious error in my thinking, let me know! :| Different things seem to work for different people. Some people like to workout on an empty stomach...