giorgos Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi boys & girls,i had come across this web site originally a couple of years ago but didn't really consider starting weight training & body building at that time! i was just impressed...wow!! is this really possible? being vegan and doing body building??? and now I'm finding myself for the last 3 months doing it too! and i really like it! the site is really helpful and promoting veganism on traditional "meat-eating" sports is really cool! well, let's introduce myself. 29 years old male, 174cm height, living in athens/greece, vegan for the last 3 years (vegetarian 9 years). i was always a skinny guy weighting 62 kgr for the last 10 years without any fluctuations at all! and i was never doing any training except for some occasional cycling. so this september i decided to start bulking up doing weight training (never is late!), so after 2.5 months i find myself weighting 73kgr. i think it's a good progress for start. i started weight training from very small weights 8kgr for squat and have reached to 24kgr squat, still very moderate number though. i want definitely to keep up bulking and building more muscle & strength. my workout plan in a few words: i use just a pair of adjustable dumbbells for most of the excercises, and training 3 days a week alternating between two workouts. for the weight training excercises i'm doing 3 sets of 8 reps each.workout A:squat, stiff leg deadlift, single leg calfe raiseslying press, bent over rows, lying flysoverhead press, bicep curls, lying tricep extensionslateral raise, abdominal crunches(i complete 3 sets of each triset before going on to the next, resting 1min inbetween) workout B:squat, stiff leg deadlift, single leg calfe raisespull-ups(or chin-ups), push-ups, abdominal crunches about my nutrition, i was trying to eat around 2800 calories and using organic hemp protein as the only supplement but for the last month only. i can't say i'm very strict with my diet (don't calculate percentage of protein,carbs,fat), not eating always whole grain foods, drinking alcohol & coffee almost every day (small amounts though). i know, i have to change all these well, this is me in a few words, i hope we can help and encourage each other through this forum.take care,george Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hey giorgos, good intro. It sounds like you have made good progress in a small amount of time. Look forward to seeing you around on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Welcome to the team! Great to have you here! Thanks for the intro. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabbate Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Welcome! my workout plan in a few words: i use just a pair of adjustable dumbbells for most of the excercises, and training 3 days a week alternating between two workouts. for the weight training excercises i'm doing 3 sets of 8 reps each.workout A:squat, stiff leg deadlift, single leg calfe raiseslying press, bent over rows, lying flysoverhead press, bicep curls, lying tricep extensionslateral raise, abdominal crunches(i complete 3 sets of each triset before going on to the next, resting 1min inbetween) workout B:squat, stiff leg deadlift, single leg calfe raisespull-ups(or chin-ups), push-ups, abdominal crunchesThis is a great set of exercises, but be careful not to do too much as you add intensity. Right now you're getting away with alternating these every two days, but as you get closer to your body's real potential, you'll also need more time for recovery. At that point, or even now, you might think about splitting muscle groups. You'll almost certainly need to space out the squats and deads before anything else, as they're hitting some very large muscles. Feel free to ask for advice in the training forums, too! And good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Welcome to vbbf. Nice intro, you've got me looking forward to your routine in the Training and Blog forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodybag Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Welcome! Are there a lot of vegans where you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgos Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 not really many vegans here. it's a traditionally meat-eating country and people do not change their habits easily..anyway, thanks for the support. i'll post my workout/nutrition questions on the respective forums and when i find some time i'll create a log with some progress photos.see you around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Welcome! You can eat some refined grains, drink coffee and drink alcohol while building muscle. Large amounts of any of those may be harmful but small amounts can probably be ingested with no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Hey, beautiful intro. Sound like a greta person. NICE jump in bodyweight and with the way you adhere to a strict diet, i'm sure a good chunk of your weight gain is LBM aka slabs of muscles especially because you just started lifting and you grow the quickest in the very beginning. Looking forward to seeing your presence on the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Welcome! Great intro, I'd love to see pics of your progress since it sound like you're really doing great! Looking forward to see more posts from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Welcome to the group! I've also been vegan for 3 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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