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Hey Kyle, Welcome to the V, protein issues will not be a problem. Getting enough calories can be challenging and to deal with gas from all the fiber is tough. Plus all the social issues it brings up. Other than that it's a piece of eggless cake.

I made excellent progress on Matt Perrymsn's squat everyday. Also utilized Doug Hepburn's 8x2-3 with good results.

Soy is the king of vegan proteins. The crowning is official. JMF is stalking my posts and supports my decision in placing soy as by far the best thing ever in the whole world.

Lol I have no agenda for the crowning of anything. Soy milk is blended soybeans and most certainly is a whole food Tofu is minimally processed. Soy milk is heated and as it heats it coagulates and forms curds that are formed into blocks.

No per body weight not lbm Yeah I got it...but I'm saying that a figure based on lbm will better serve an individual. Reasons based on my previous post

All that plus eat more FOOD.

I don't buy the per lb of body weight theory. 2 people who are at the same weight but have different body fat percentages are going to have different requirements. I'm 187 and have a lean body mass of 166 lbs. I currently take in about 125g of protein per day from whole foods and get 14g of bcaas on training days. I stopped supplementing with protein powders about 5 months ago and have only seen benefits from that decision.

4 pack of organic tofu at Costco is $5 and a case of soy milk is $13. Can't get much cheaper than that. Plus so many benefits from getting your protein from whole food vs a powder stripped of nutrients.

Is that per lb of lbm?

10/24 I expected to be tired and a bit drained today but woke up with energy and a disappointment that this was going to be a rest day. I gave it my best shot but talked myself into letting me do a strength workout since I have been so focused on endurance workouts lately. Training: Paired push/pull Chin-ups +75lbs x 4,4,4,4,3,3,3 Bulgarian ring dips x 7,7,7,7 Archer ring dips 3,4,4 each side It was my first time doing archer dips. It's a pretty cool movement and really had me focusing on generating power on one side while coordinating support from the extended arm.

Ok yeah. I get you. I am better at DL for sure. My PB for squat is 375 and DL is 475. Once I'm through academy I'll get back on track with those and aim for 405 and 505. I think for DL progress is much faster if you stick with 5 or less reps per set with triples and doubles as work sets. 8 sets of 3 will stimulate as much hypertrophic response as 3 sets of 8 but will increase strength much more. Just a thought

Hmmm, probably because you're pulling so light. You DL should be equal or heavier than your squat. Start pulling heavy and then tell us they don't do much. Just sayin...

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I disagree. I like soy and my body seems to like it too. It wasn't until after upping my soy intake that I started to feel that I could thrive as a vegan. Not to say jmf 's experience wasn't reality for him. But for others soy is great. You'll have to figure out if you are good with soy. I think that it works for me because I'm half Japanese and I grew up eating it. I didn't eat beans and lentils growing up so if I eat them it's pretty bad.

Thanks guys! Oh yeah. I weighed in at 187 at the physical. 10/23 Well this week was pretty weak on workouts so I kicked it up a bit today Training: 8:45 5 mile trail run with 1250' elevation in 53:31. Just a bit slower than last time. Rehydrated and ate 5 medium red potatoes and had some soy milk. 1:00 second workout During the warmup I cranked out 6 bar muscle ups. A PR which surprised me given I was still a bit drained from the morning run. The workout: 2 rounds of 2000m row 400m farmers carry (2-53# kettle bells) 200 jump ropes 1 mile run 400m farmers carry same weight 200 jump ropes 2 person relay. So we broke the row into 500m 2x each, 200m each farmers, 100 jump ropes, and 4-400m runs. When one person was working the other did 25 push-ups and took their rest. 400 push-ups total. I must have not fully hydrated and replenished electrolytes because I was cramping up bad at the end of that workout. I'm going devour some grub tonight!

I had my pre academy physical today BP - 103/66 Resting HR -44 bpm which was taken while I was standing waiting for to get on the treadmill for the exertion test. I don't remember the exact protocol for the treadmill test but I was like this. 2 min of a regular walking pace at 0 deg and the pace got faster and faster while the treadmill gradually tilted to 16 deg. I was at a speed walking pace for a couple min. I think it was 12km/hr where my HR hit 136 and BP measured 124/66. Lol my resting HR and BP before vegan was 60 and 124/84

youve been at this for a year and putting those numbers up proves my point. You do realize you're putting up numbers that most trainees can get to in a month or two. Unless you started seriously overweight and super weak.

Your volume looks too low to realize any progress

10/21 Training: Jump rope 2:00 on :25 off x 5 10 rounds of: 6 pull-ups 12 chest to floor push ups 15 floor to overhead 45lb plate raise It took me 18 min. I was a bit sluggish.

Those are some lame excuses to not deadlift. It takes but a minute maybe a minute thirty to load up 500 on the bar...just sayin But if you're squatting 3x12 @ 300 maybe you don't need to

Ha! I think you are describing a side stitch. It's often the experienced with new trainees during running or other cardiovascular taxing event. I used to get them. What worked for me is regulating my breathing to a constant tempo. I've heard of other techniques to help but I don't remember. Google how to prevent a side stitch or side ache. I'm not totally against all supplements. Mostly I think protein supplements are a complete waste of money. B12 is important for everyone but meat eaters point us vegans out on it. Other supplements that have clinical researched benefits: Only if you need specific performance benefits Creatine mono hydrate Trimethylglycine "TMG" Beta alanine Whole food supplements are also beneficial: maca root (gelatinized), suma root, spirulina, chlorella Other foods to eat regularly: beets, spinach, turmeric root, ginger, garlic, hot peppers (capsaicin)

Progression in calisthenics is making the movement harder. Progressions would go something like this: Band assisted dips>parallel bar dips>ring dips>Bulgarian ring dips/archer ring dips Push-ups> archer push-ups > one arm push-ups > weighted one arm push-ups Pull-ups > archer pull ups > assisted one arm pull-ups > one arm pull ups BW squat > archer squat > pistol squat > pistol jump squat or weighted pistol squat As you ca see adding weight also works but is not completely necessary. I like to do both.

10/19 Training: Warmup: jumprope 2 min on/ 25 sec off x 5 Paired Pull-ups x 13,13,13,11 Bulgarian ring dips x 6,6,6,6 Paired Ring rows x 9,10,10 Archer ring push-ups x 7,8,8 each side Deadlift 225x5 315x3...feeling a bit off and called it a day

I've started doing more mobility work. Running really binds up my glutes/piriformis so I have been doing the limber 11 routine daily. I am going to take a look at the simple 6 routine as well. Both on YouTube

Redemption from a diet? Hardly, but you can get healthy for sure. Our time on earth is pretty limited so I focus on eternal redemption through Jesus Christ. But it is nice to be fit and healthy while still here on earth.