Online Training Journals & Blogs
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How to create and update a Training Journal: Create an account on http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/forum (free and takes two minutes). Login and find the Training Journals Section under the category of Bodybuilding & Fitness, which is the 2nd category down from the top. Click on the Online Training Journals and Blogs section. Then look near the top left where it says, "New Topic" and click there. Create a name for your Training Journal and put it in the Subject area and then proceed to write about your training and nutrition information in the Message Body. Click Submit and your first journal entry is complete! Then simply return to the Training Journals se…
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Hey everyone, Please feel free to add an avatar photo to your profile so we can see who you are! Not everyone uses a personal photo, you'll see some cartoon images, or nature photos, etc. but it is great to put a face to the screen name. Thanks! For instructions on how to create an avatar, read the following post by our moderator Richard: Hey, I hear that some people are having problems with this. Hopefully you can find all the information you'd like here. It is pretty simple so don't worry. If you're really stuck and don't know how to do it, don't worry, just e-mail me at [email protected] and I'll sort it out for you. Avatars At the moment, you …
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This thread is um, pretty much what the title says. I know there are some strong, hard working guys & girls here so post up what you were happy with from your workout
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I'm back! We switched servers for the past 15 months, and the forum disappeared. I thought it was gone forever, but we had it restored and it appears to be back in action. I've trained 8 of the past 10 days, and I figure I can start to log my workouts here like I did in the old days. Our first forum was created in 2003, and this version of the forum came along in 2005, nearly 15 years ago! Wow! Time sure flies. It's good to be back. I'll update this soon.......
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It's hard to tell which shoes are more comfortable. There are a bunch of factors that can influence the comfort of a shoe, but I'll focus on the most significant ones. The material of the upper: leather and suede tend to be more comfortable than synthetic materials like canvas and nylon. The leather upper on your favorite pair of sneakers probably ranks high on your list of favorite features. The arch support: if you have wide feet, you want shoes with a lot of support in the arch area. If you're more average-sized, you might need to look for shoes with less support. The wider your feet are, the higher up in the arch region you'll want to look for comfort. …
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Hey all, So time to get serious about this training. Joined the Gym a couple months ago, however have been going pretty infrequently (prolly 1.5 a week average). Have had a weird elbow soreness since the start of gym that has knocked my confidence a bit (normally I get random sore things and it goes away). Think I might go get it checked out at Physio later this week. Background: Played sports plenty in school days, golfer and rugby player. Since Uni, have played sports casually every now an again, but nothing regular. Played poker during Uni so that along with beers meant I got a bit of a beer gut. Finished Uni, straight into work force, went for runs occasionally. …
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Hello All, So I have been vegan for about 1.5 years. I love the lifestyle, but still struggle with how to properly balance my diet. My physical gains have slowed dramatically since my crossover and I cannot figure out what the deal is! Ok, part of it is that I bake too often! (Vegan of course) So here's what I ate today (i'm being honest about the X-mas cookie splurge) Breakfast: Vega sport performance protein with water, 1 cup blueberries Snack(post-workout): Vegan sport protein with water, 1 rice cake, unsalted Lunch: Seitan and carrot souffle. 2 Xmas cookies Snack: vega sport perf. protein with water, 1 xmas cookie Dinner: Brussel sprouts sauteed in olive o…
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Today I started a new job which I think will help a lot with my diet since I will pack meals. Alrighty, for today I did: AM: 12 min HIIT PM: 3 sets of 12 squats deadlifts leg ext leg curl calf raises Abs - a 30 minute bike ride and 15 min yoga Foodwise: Meal 1: green protein smoothie Meal 2: homemade protein bar Meal 3: Salad with tofurkey and an apple Meal 4: hummus and crackers -an apple and a pear Meal 5: tofurkey sandwich with salad and protein drink I'm going to sleep like a rock tonight!
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Louisiana is hurting! They are currently holding an emergency civil service exam for firefighters/ police. So I am turning in an application. I have been slacking big time, so now I need to whip my butt back into shape. I have no idea what kind of physical they are going to have so I am going to prepare for the cpat + a little extra.
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Okay, first a little about me... I come from an endurance sports background, mainly triathlon/cycling/running. Some of my achievements are: ** Numerous 5, 10 and 15km road races ** 30+ half marathons (PB 1:36 and a heart attack midway through the race) ** 10 full marathons (PB 3:54) ** 2 offroad ultramarathons I competed in my first powerlifting meet back in 2004, I won the U100kg class. I have competed a few times since then, also winning all of them apart from one shocker where I bombed out on the squats This year I plan to carry on much the same, just winning what I can! I'll write up my training from about a month ago so you get the idea of what I do…
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So, here goes...I'm joining the masses in blogging my progress! I've been doing this weight lifting thang for about 3 weeks and already have (for me) amazing results! I've doing a combination of gym and home..I've been a bit unwell and going through a whole load of asthma tests and suffering with nasty chest infections. Royal pain in the behind to be honest as I feel it's held me back from making the amount of progress I could have done by now. So, went to the gym yesterday and got my current stats, they're not toooo bad: weight: 44.6kg height: 5' 2.1" (the 0.1 matters!!) or 1.58m BMI: 17.9 Body fat % 26.3 (this is disappointing, especially as I'm considered underweig…
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Heavygan: Because there shouldn't be a pause between the words "heavy" and "vegan" when you think about lifting weights. For the last year, I've continuously kept some form of a training log going - either with handwritten notes compiled into a binder or, more recently, in the form of a tumblr-log that complements my actual blog, Vegan Atlas (they're both linked in my signature if anybody's interested). However, since tumblr doesn't really make discussion and feedback super easy, I've decided to cross post my log on this forum and in my tumblr-log. Anyway. While I don't want to just jump into logging, and I wrote a really long and involved "introduction" to my tumblr…
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I'm finally taking the time to digitize my workouts thanks to Marcella's shining example. I'm now 5 WEEKS OUT from my first contest so this record will come in handy in the future . I've just loaded all my routines onto my smartphone app and will begin posting them soon! I'm a show off by nature so hopefully this will keep me honest and get me some great gains!
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Had shoes professionally fit today, then jogged 1 ml. on a cinder track in aprox 14 minutes. Haven't run since 6 weeks ago, when I hurt my shin, causing a limp, which hurt my knee. I recovered using accupuncture, a Chinese herbal formula, chiropractic and RICE (Rest Ice Compression Elevation) I'd been running for 2 weeks after many years of not running. I'm over 5'10", over 210# and over 45" at my waist's relaxed equator! My ayurvedic constitution is Kapha-pita (123) I do a lot of heavy lifting during warehouse work for the charity I founded. Today I ate ww bread w/margarine, strong black tea with fresh ginger, rice milk and unsweetened soy milk. Later, after running, …
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Yesterday FULL BODY WORKOUT ( NOT CIRCUIT ) 1. Shrimp Squat (0-15) 2. Muscle Up - (0-12) 3. Handstand - (0-15) 4. Weighted Dips - (0-20) 5. Leg Raises - (0-12) Sets: 5 Rest: 15 seconds between sets
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I workout at my apartment buildings gym using dumbbells and Hoist V1-Select Gym, don't have the extra seated leg press unit shown in some images on their website but wish it did. I combine the machine with my dumbbell workout with an adjustable Hoist bench. The push press bar can be set back for pulling when you turn and face the seat back, which can be adjust forward or back so to brace against when pulling. https://www.hoistfitness.com/consumer/equipment/v1-select_gym https://www.hoistfitness.com/content/videos/MOB_VSELECT.MP4 https://www.hoistfitness.com/content/images/equipment/v1-select.jpg https://www.hoistfitness.com/content/files/exercisechart/v1-ex-poster…
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Hey, So this is my first attempt at a journal, I'll try to keep up as best possible. As I mentioned in my introduction, in October 2011, I weighed 248lbs, 40% body fat, chest size probably around 48", hips probably around 38" - I was fat as hell. After about 18 months, I've come a long way... Maybe some measurements are in order? Height: 5' 7" Weight: 164lbs Body Fat%: 18% (going for 10%) Chest: 39" Waist: 31" Hips: 33" Arms: 13" Thigh: 16" Calves: 13" My only goal right now is to train my body fat down to 10% or less. I would like to keep/add muscle, but I would prefer my overall frame to stay the same (I'm tired of buying new clothes all the time). Hopefull…
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Hi there. I joined this forum way back in 2015. I posted a bit of detail in my introduction topic. Then I didn't use the forum. I'm still floundering with consistency and proper diet but I do consider that exercise is now an ongoing part of my life. A vegan goes without saying. I've belonged to Jetts Northcote for a number of years and I really enjoy the community feel of the place. My workout plans include HIIT training (such as MetaFIt) and weights training. Now, I want to work on my consistency so I'm turning back to this forum. This post is to see if there is anyone in Melbourne interested in meeting up for training? A training partner, exercise buddy, group w…
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Hey everyone, first off, big apology from me for being completely off the radar for so long! Have missed chatting to everyone here with a few in particular! I've made some huge changes to my life recently and I'm hoping I'll still be welcome here and have your support... Fairly recently I started reacting really badly to soy and other legumes, even a can of baked beans was uh... Let's just say not going through me properly... Lol.. I had to make the really difficult decision to go back to eating dairy and eggs, at least for now. I don't expect anyone to accept this but please understand that it was a decision that I may for myself. Not just through dietary needs but a…
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Hi all, After conversing with some of the gents here, ive decided to start / keep a training log here...firstly because it will let me look back at my training, and secondly, i hope it will be spark some new idea's for others. Ive been training for some 20 years now, over the last 5 years i have been intensely researching exercise physiology, nutrition, bio-mechanics and evolution / paleontology (i've learned more about the body through that field of study than any other). I use logic and reason as my guide, i am a critical thinker, and believe that any opinion without scientific base is worthless - there is no room for the arbitrary in science (as Mike Mentzer would…
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thought id make a log because i find everyone elses so interesting so here goes - wednesday legs - 5mins cycling to warm up a bit squats 1 set bar 20 reps 1 set 40kg 20 reps 1 set 60kg 20 reps 1 set 80kg 17 reps droppped to 40kg straight away and did 14 reps 5mins hard cycling to finish 121 crunches goals are just to get fitter/stronger really no set goals as i just love to exercise whether its light weights, heavy weights or cycling. todays food - 12 weetabix, 1l almond milk loaf of wholemeal brown bread 1/2 jar jam 7 satsumas 5 apples large bowl of pasta 2 tins black eyed beans 1 pint banana coconut and pineapple sm…
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