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I know you are no longer plant based but if your looking for any recipes or ideas, I am here for you! I have not consumed animal flesh in 10 years! I was strict vegan for for 7 years and I am currently vegetarian.
thank u.
I may switch back to plant-based in a few months, being as how a bodybuilder’s diet is turning out to be just as boring as the vegan diet;)
Vegan is great for blood pressure.
 

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thank u.
I may switch back to plant-based in a few months, being as how a bodybuilder’s diet is turning out to be just as boring as the vegan diet;)
Vegan is great for blood pressure.
What sort of protein sources do you rely on when you go entirely plant-based?

I only ask because I'm desperate for new tempeh and seitan recipes.
 

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What sort of protein sources do you rely on when you go entirely plant-based?

I only ask because I'm desperate for new tempeh and seitan recipes.
I never quit fish, so technically not vegan (would eat tuna, salmon, or sardines twice weekly,) but I did quit eggs, meat, and dairy during that time.
My primary sources of protein were

Legumes: great northern beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, black beans, lentils, edamame (soy)
Seeds: roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, chia seeds
Nuts: almonds, walnuts, peanuts
Pea protein powder once daily
Power greens: spinach, chard, arugula, kale
Plant based meats EOD (soy or pea protein based)

I didn’t cook much, and i consumed too many frozen vegan foods loaded with too much sodium. In spite of this, my blood pressure was great over the duration of this diet.
I didn’t feel hungry as many critics suspect, but I did have to eat more often.
Bottom line for me was that it was expensive, inconvenient, and boring.
 

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Well here was my workout this morning:

Incline bench
135x8, 145x4, 155x6, 185x5, 195x5, 205x5
Flat bench dumbbells
(lbs per hand)
25lbs x 5, 35lbs x 23, 100lbs x 8, 95lbs x 9, 90lbs x 10

Tricep kickbacks
Some abs
 

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Here is a picture of me at 190 lbs, approximately 14-15% body fat, a little less than a year after I started using the gear.
First cycle were some SARMs for 7 weeks, then a quick PCT of a few weeks. Then a real cycle and the rest was history.
Bottom line is I put on 25 lbs of muscle.
Many thanks to Jin, for encouraging me early on when everybody else told me to **** off.
Thanks to BigSwolePump, the first big guy to tell me 'good work' when incremental progress was made.
Thanks to Today, Brock, and CJ for the nutrition help.
Thanks to BrotherIron and Metal, who somehow know everything about weights and how to lift them up and put them down.
And thanks to the other kids my age: Papaya, Cohiba, Deadlifter, and Gibz, for the encouragement.

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Oh yea, thanks to SFG, Snake, and Dragon for being old and huge and still chomping at the bit like there’s no tomorrow, and giving us young lads hope to do the same !!
 

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Thanks for putting me at the bottom, keep up the good work dude
 

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Did some bench press today in the power rack. My rack and bench are perfect because the safety bars allow for full range of motion without compromising safety. I’ve used others where it’s like, ur either not getting the bar even 1-2 inches within ur chest or ur seriously compromising safety in case u actually drop the bar:
135x10
225x7 (8 was failure)
225x5
205x5 (6 was failure)
205x4
195x8
165x10
Did some cables then some triceps.

Open to feedback on volume here.
 

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