The Vegan Athlete Food Talk/Receipies/Advice

[Dennis Martinez]

Ill say this as an athlete what has helped me alot during training has been www.myVega.com their line of VEGAN supplements has helped alot with recovery and with getting meals in while im out and only have a few minutes before training

[Tyler Timmermans]

is it possible to be vegan and live in the great canadian wilderness?

[Dennis Martinez]

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/05...nchiladas.html

Great recipe....

Don't know anyone who lives up there maybe you can be the first I know who has tried veganism

[Dennis Martinez]

Has anyone checked out the movie FORKS OVER KNIVES? ?????

[Tyler Timmermans]

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2010/05...nchiladas.html

Great recipe....

Don't know anyone who lives up there maybe you can be the first I know who has tried veganism

maybe i will try it but what kind of things do you eat so your not lacking vitamin B12, iron, vitamin D, calcium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids, and keep in mind there is only one store where i live and they don't sell seaweed and other exotic foods.

[miketubbs]

b12 is in your system for years, chances are you aren't deficient. Just take a B vitamin complex, or it's also in fortified soy milk. Iron is found in abundance in leafy greens...spinach etc. Vitamin D is not in food anyway (it's added to milk and not very helpful in milk anyway) Use a supplement of vit. d whether vegan or not. Calcium..again tons found in leafy greens, more than you would get in milk (also in fortified OJ). Omega 3...flax seeds or even a fish oil supp...though from most seeds you'll be fine...you'll get plenty of iodine via even a small amount of salt in your diet..also found in strawberries.

[Tyler Timmermans]

[QUOTE=miketubbs;86320]b12 is in your system for years, chances are you aren't deficient. Just take a B vitamin complex, or it's also in fortified soy milk. Iron is found in abundance in leafy greens...spinach etc. Vitamin D is not in food anyway (it's added to milk and not very helpful in milk anyway) Use a supplement of vit. d whether vegan or not. Calcium..again tons found in leafy greens, more than you would get in milk (also in fortified OJ). Omega 3...flax

[Tyler Timmermans]

opps ya thanks i have fish oil suppliments and they do sell soy milk there.

[Dennis Martinez]

I have to say for a Vegan and being 140 odd pounds Jason is a very strong guy. I think this thread bothered one of your members as there is a raa raa meat thread going on as well right now.

Yeah looked over the other thread and laughed the gentlemen who started it doesn't seem to know much of anything is seems to be speaking of effect and to each his own.

I know from being on both sides of the fence meat eating and not how good I feel now and how strong I've become since I have stopped eating meat and animal products, so for someone who runs his mouth and is being disrespectful he should try something before he knocks it.

Its like the USA when Jiu jitsu first arrived everyone knocked it till the saw its awesomeness and tried it for themselves!

[derekWwyatt]

Today at the Borders liquidation sale, I just picked up this book:
Thrive Fitness: The Vegan-Based Training Program for Maximum Strength, Health, and Fitness

http://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Fitness.../dp/0738213624

It was only $4 so I figured, I can't lose. The only downside on the surface is that they heavily promote their "Thrive Supplements" throughout the book. I can overlook that and replace with supplements I use.

Has anyone else out there found any good books on being a vegan/vegetarian athlete?