Many people believe that men and women on a Vegan Diet are scrawny, anaemic wimps. This is totally untrue as many sportsmen and women are Vegan. In the boybuilding world there are many Vegans.One excellent website is "Vegan BodyBuilding & Fitness" where you will find a forum and chatroom. There are weekly columns, products, articles, a directory, links, photo gallery and more. Well worth a visit.
Another excellent website is "Vegan BodyBuilding" . Where you will find info on Vegan lifting nutrition basics which include what to eat, supplements, when to eat and an excellent after exercise drink. There are also details on the "2006 World Vegan Curl Championships" and the "2006 World Vegan Press-Up Competition". They also have great screensavers and you may also like to join their mailing list.
I also suggest you take a look at the "Vegan Fitness" which is a community driven message board which seeks to provide a supportive, educational and friendly environment for vegans, vegetarians and people seeking to go vegan. The subject range covers all matters relating to nutrition, food, diet and sport specific information no matter what the activity or the experience level is. This message board has been active since 2004.
Hopefully this info will be of use to those involved in the sport and need to know the type of vegan nutrition required to achiev the best results.
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Recipe of the Day
No-Bake Almond-Oat Energy Bites
from The Vegetarian Times
Makes 24 1-inch balls
Prep time 30 minutes or less
2 1/2 cups rolled oats (regular or quick-cooking)
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/2 cup raisins
2 Tbs. raw sunflower seeds
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup almond butter
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. syrup (or organic honey if you eat it)
2 Tbs. barley malt syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1. Grind 1/2 cup oats and 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds in food processor until powdery. Transfer to medium bowl; set aside.
2. Combine remaining 2 cups oats, remaining 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, raisins, sunflower seeds and cinnamon in large bowl. Stir in almond butter, honey, barley malt syrup and vanilla until soft dough forms.
3. Moisten hands, and roll dough into 1-inch balls. Coat balls in oat-pumpkin seed powder. Place in freezer 20 minutes to set, then serve or store in the fridge.
PER BALL: 148 CAL; 5 G PROT; 6 G TOTAL FAT (1 SAT. FAT); 21 G CARB.; 0 MG CHOL; 2 MG SOD.; 2 G FIBER; 8 G SUGARS
No-Bake Almond-Oat Energy Bites
from The Vegetarian Times
Makes 24 1-inch balls
Prep time 30 minutes or less
2 1/2 cups rolled oats (regular or quick-cooking)
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/2 cup raisins
2 Tbs. raw sunflower seeds
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup almond butter
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. syrup (or organic honey if you eat it)
2 Tbs. barley malt syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1. Grind 1/2 cup oats and 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds in food processor until powdery. Transfer to medium bowl; set aside.
2. Combine remaining 2 cups oats, remaining 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, raisins, sunflower seeds and cinnamon in large bowl. Stir in almond butter, honey, barley malt syrup and vanilla until soft dough forms.
3. Moisten hands, and roll dough into 1-inch balls. Coat balls in oat-pumpkin seed powder. Place in freezer 20 minutes to set, then serve or store in the fridge.
PER BALL: 148 CAL; 5 G PROT; 6 G TOTAL FAT (1 SAT. FAT); 21 G CARB.; 0 MG CHOL; 2 MG SOD.; 2 G FIBER; 8 G SUGARS
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Whoever said,'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,'probably lost.
Martina Navratilova, American Tennis Player
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Martina Navratilova, American Tennis Player
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