LongTimeVegan Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hey everyone! I'm 34 years old and I've been vegan for over 16 years. I've worked out pretty consistently since my mid-twenties, although I have struggled with many injuries during that time (mostly from training with too much weight or improper form). My body type is classic ectomorph, and for most of my life I've been around 170-185lbs (I'm 6'2" tall). I had multiple injuries this past summer, so I wasn't training, but for the past two months I've been training six days a week. For most of my life I have really struggled to make gains, but I have finally found a strategy that is really working for me. Basically, I am constantly varying: - set structure - number of reps - number of sets - amount of rest between sets My training mostly consists of the basics like squats, deadlifts, pullups, dips, and lots of DB excercises (incline press, flat press, incline flys, lat raises, various curls and tricep excercises). Over the past 7 weeks I have gained 18lbs and lost some body fat. (not sure about exact BF%) The only downside is that pullups seem much harder with the extra 18lbs! Last week I had a couple personal records: BB Squat to parallel: 9 reps x 205lbsDB Incline press: 8 reps x 85lb dumbells My fitness goals include continuing to gain strength and lose body fat. There seem to be many vegans who reject society's idea of "beauty" and don't work out as a result of this. This plays into the stereotype of vegans being skinny/undernourished, so I think it's very important for us vegan fitness enthusiasts to show everyone that you can be vegan and have a great looking, fit body. So that's my basic background! Regards,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Welcome to our group! Great to have you here. We're working on some technical "bugs" with the site but should have those sorted out soon. Thanks for being here. We have a strong close-nit community and we're happy to see you join us. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Welcome, Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 That's awesome that you've been vegan for so long. I love meeting and learning about long-time vegans. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Welcome and congratulations on finding what works for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Welcome Chris And good work on the fast progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Welcome Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeetOne Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Welcome Chris! I've got very similar goals as I'm also an ectomorph looking to improve strength and continue to push my BF% lower -- glad to have you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hello & Welcome Chris! It's always great to see other long time vegans - its been 15 years now for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I love this place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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