You don't have to eat meat to put on muscle, but you do have to consume a hell of a lot more food. This due to make up of meat vs veggies.Just Click It said:Before I officially start this msg, I want to ask the sane reader to ignore all the people that will inevetably (sp?) flame me on this thread just because of the title. Saying that, I've heard all the arguments and comments against being vegetarianism and their colourful adjectives, and I've never been impressed. If you are thinking of flaming or arguing that I MUST for what I believe (lets not go into that) is full of shit, do yourself a favour and don't waste your time.
Hey! This is aimed at the vegetarians/vegans out there (I'm a vegan)... people with a good working knowledge of what to eat for muscle gain, etc.
I've been recently putting on a bit of muscle, though I'm becoming greedy and I want more! What I've been doing is going on an approximatly 3 - 1 month cycle - e.g. 3 months of relativly high protein diet and 1 month of a relativly high fat diet (though no where near the amount a health freak omni eats though... haha!) I've done this from the fact that you need fat to gain muscle, but you also need protein to build the muscle in the first place. Am I doing the right thing by this? Right now, I have about 1-1.5 more milimetres of fat on my stomach then usual (I usually have next to nothing)... and in the coming weeks am aiming to get rid of that by upping my protein and eating less fat.
Seconly, though still related to the above paragraph, I've been having a regular sized spoon of linseed oil with whatever food (breakfast, lunch or dinner) raw... that is, not heated up. 60% of that is either Omega 3 or Omega 6. My question is... should that be enough oil (aka fat) to last me the whole day, or should I cut down on that kind of consumption (I also drink the so good with all the vitamins, minerals and good fats in it (5 essential thingy... it has a purple covering)) even when I am on my fat part of the cycle.
Anyone wanna take bets on how many insults I get before I get a decent answer? I reakon 7-8 posts...
Hahah... you really don't want to know. Basically (very basically) it's to do with animal welfare.hYperTrOphY said:Why are you a vegan?
(While I've been vegie... that is, for 2 1/2 years ) I've been doing excercises every night for the past year and a half. I've also done a strenuous sport for the past 2 1/2 years (either soccer or waterpolo which I do training/competition 3 times a week). I weigh 61 kilograms... and I'd estimate my body-fat content to be around 5-7% (comparing it to other people's estimates). I've become a lot more energised since I've been veggie btw.Oddy Nocki said:My real question is how long have you've be working out? measurements, hight, weight, body fat etc.? and training regime? I just want to try and gauge what sort of work your body is doing? Because for me, I can't niether afford nor actively consume enough food on a veggie diet to provide enough energy for me. I get tired and my thinking gets all cloudy.
Hahaha! I've never had this problem (the linseed). Maybe I'm used to it... you know... coming from a boarding school where all manners are flung out the window. Alright with the cycling. It's what the muscle heads at school used to do. It was working for me, but I'll try it your way.loquasagacious said:Hypertrophy is right, it makes no sense to be cycling between fat and protein you should be getting a constant source of nutriets if you want to build muscle.
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Linseed/flax oil (you may want to take this before bed to avert horrendous farting during the day...).
If you're interested... I could help you try? Veggie food CAN be expensive I do agree... though if you know where to look, it can be as cheap as a poor-man's meat (e.g. Chinese imported peanuts 500 grams sell for $3.20) I make $35 - $40 last me the whole week for food (I'm living away from home)Oddy Nocki said:Because for me, I can't niether afford nor actively consume enough food on a veggie diet to provide enough energy for me. I get tired and my thinking gets all cloudy.
This means fuck all unless you tell me your height. Plus what sort of exercises; weights, (how much) body weight, cardio. What? I need times and shit like that. Also the sort of diet you're eating (meals, quanity etc.). I'm just trying to establish your energy requirment and needs.Just Click It said:(While I've been vegie... that is, for 2 1/2 years ) I've been doing excercises every night for the past year and a half. I've also done a strenuous sport for the past 2 1/2 years (either soccer or waterpolo which I do training/competition 3 times a week). I weigh 61 kilograms... and I'd estimate my body-fat content to be around 5-7% (comparing it to other people's estimates). I've become a lot more energised since I've been veggie btw.
I don't see how? Unless you want to send me money. Yeah, you can help me try.Just Click It said:If you're interested... I could help you try? Veggie food CAN be expensive I do agree... though if you know where to look, it can be as cheap as a poor-man's meat (e.g. Chinese imported peanuts 500 grams sell for $3.20) I make $35 - $40 last me the whole week for food (I'm living away from home)
Haha! Rawr!!Pilgrim said:Haha, You're a vegan, so no matter how much muscle you gain, you will still be a pussy.
floury smell? I used to HATE it. It took me a while to get used to, but it's kk now. It tastes like regular milk (from what I remember of it)... so haha.haha KIDDING but as someone else said before me, soy milk is fantastic for protien, apparently. i don't know because i cant drink it, the kinda floury smell puts me off. But I have to make stuff with it all the time at work.
I'll have to get back to you on that.This means fuck all unless you tell me your height. Plus what sort of exercises; weights, (how much) body weight, cardio. What? I need times and shit like that. Also the sort of diet you're eating (meals, quanity etc.). I'm just trying to establish your energy requirment and needs.
ure so tempted??? wat to tell us wat were doin wrong?? Do u feel the need to put down others ways of life or justify ure own?transcendent said:I'm so tempted, so really am...
VEGAN! ARGH!
hmm ure rite there, it really bugs me when someone tells me that i cant eat something, even though they have no idea wats in it, some people believe im just continually eatin salad though i eat pretty well, had thai red curry n gelato last nite mmmmMalfoy said:Bad: Living off nothing but baked beans and hot chips.
i dont think theirs any uniform weight, ive seen em all shapes n sizes, though they do tend to be in a more healthy weight range.Casmira said:vegan people are generally very thin the ones i know
yeh i find tht usually soy milk has the same amount of protein as cow milk, but with a cheaper brand of cow milk having more, and a more expensive brand having less. This is because the consumption of milk is reported to increase the risk of bone fractures, due to animal protein's effect on intensifying urinary calcium excretion. It is because of this that milk may in fact contribute to osteoporosis, rather than preventing it as is commonly thoughtloquasagacious said:I think soy milk has roughly the same ammount of protein as normal milk (I may be wrong
I think ull find that a lot of vegetables have ruffly the same amounts of nutrients found in meat, sometimes more as in the case of tofu, soybeans etcOddy Nocki said:The problem with stuff like that is the I'd have to eat that entire packet to get about half of the nutrients then I can from meat. I don't care if I eat meat or not, I'm more interested in performance vs am,out of food I require.
SO if you can design some sort of 3700 to 4200 calorie diet that includes all amnio chains and vitamins and minerals and no meat that's cheap then maybe I try it.
Your shake has way to much protein in it for just 1 meal (unless your well over 110kg...)PatG said:I have a special protein shake that I make - for non-vegans.
2 x egg whites
2 x whole eggs
4 x teaspoons of milo
4 x teaspoons of protein powder
500mL of milk
Contains well over 60g of protein.
Also on the topic of supplements, I would recommend that anyone thinking of taking creatin avoid it until its been tested properly. Apparently it does a bit of damage to your kidneys as it causes you to go to the toilet more.
PatG said:So my PE teacher was bullshitting me about the creatin
bs the shit works, one month i gained 3cm on my chest on month and then when i started using it i gained 8cms on the next. the gym lad was like WTF???? he noticed they were growing but he didnt notice it by that much
it depends to person to person