Ruhtroh Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hi everyone! I'm a 19 year old (male) college student in LA.I have been eating vegan for a few weeks and weightlifting for about the same amount of time, too. I was a pescatarian ("vegetarian," eating fish, milk, and dairy) for a year and half before. Very happy I made the switch; I feel much better about myself.I'm doing the Stronglifts 5x5 program and am loving it! I've put on 10 or more pounds of mass since I started the program. I am noticing a change in my appearance: I appear bulkier. I'm going all out: eating as much as I can and working out hard. Tired of the skinny-fat look!! I just started college. Hopefully there is a good selection of vegan food. (I brought a ton of Clif bars and dried soybeans....) I have yet to see the gym, but I hope it has a power rack!! At home, I was lifting the bar from a bench press setup by sitting down and getting it on my back... fortunately, I was (and still am) lifting a very small amount of weight for squats. I still haven't perfected the technique. If I posted a video, would anyone take a look at my technique? This seems like the nicest and most mature community I've ever seen on the internet! Great to be here! Many of you guys inspire me. Edit: I hope to add some before/after photos in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome aboard! The Stronglifts 5x5 program is an excellent program to start to build a good bodybuilding base with. Keep us apprised of your progress. Power rack are a great tool, I use one all the time. Watch some youtube vids for some great squat examples & other lifts as well. Cheers,katz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhtroh Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Quick update:College gym is great. Few people use the power racks. Power racks, by the way, are wonderful! I love knowing that if I'm going down, the weight isn't going on top of me.Food isn't too bad. There are plenty of vegan options (all well marked), so I am very happy (physically, at least ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetVoices Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Congrads on the switch and welcome... Power racks are great yet I'm still shopping for my own Keep us updated on how 5x5 program is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhtroh Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 Starting to add some "serious" (for me) weight to deadlifts... my hands get destroyed! I should try the mixed grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Welcome to the crew! Great to have you here. All the best and welcome aboard! -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhtroh Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Quick update: Squats are much easier shoeless. Tennis shoes make the knees wobble like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Trendy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Nice to see you on here quite a bit! Awesome! Hope all is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Heya, welcome to the forum. Will be keen to see how you go at College, good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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