vegetarian bodybuilders

[nlischi]

Hello..I am new to the forum so I apologize if this issue has been faced before. I have been a vegetarian (not vegan) for 5 years and I haven't met any other vegetarian bodybuilders. I have a high protein intake because I drink at least 4 protein shakes a day plus I eat 10 egg whites and one ot two yolks a day, plus of course beans nuts etc... I would really appreciate to exchange ideas with other veggie bodybuilders and see what their diets/regimes are.
Thank you.

 

[nclifter6feet6]

i dont eat much meat. but i think the only thing you probably miss out when not eating meat is creatine. you should probably supplement with that. thats all i can think of. and your getting protien from your shakes so your getting plenty of amino's

 

[nlischi]

thank you. I do get creatine..Cell Tech...one scoop in the morning at breakfast and one scoop right after work out (and I work out six times a wk) which makes 10 grams of creatine a day.

 

[HappyFunBall]

Bill Pearl is a famous vegiterian bodybuilder, I suggest you look up his books. A lot of good nutritional and fitness information.

 

[aky]

i'm also a vegetarian... its kind of hard for me.. what kinds of good foods do you eat? We cant really do CKD cause most of what we eat have carbs...

 

[LITTLE PETER]

well as a vegetarian you can do ckd. i know a guy who eats only protein powder from goat milk, and supplements with tons of flax oil and fish oil. (he gets tons of green food powder in, coral calcium, etc.etc.) one of the hardest diets i have ever seen to stick too. However, i am pushing the vegetarian thing but trying to learn more about it before i plunge into it. right know all of my animal protein is fish, and some egg whites, but hopefully one day i can cut it out.

 

[aky]

LITTLE PETE,

can you explain how a vegetarian could go on CKD? Just some examples for food? I want to try it, but dont think its possible being vegetarian.

thanks

 

[variation]

the company yves makes alot of fake meat products, most of which contain no more then 1g of carb and are like 95% soy protein.. like the soy dogs....

also soy protein isolate, with like no carb and really low fat. (less then a gram)

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as for protein with carbs, if anyone lives in canada, I think Fortinos still has Unico Beans (all types) on for 49 cents a can.. not bad

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

I'm not a vegetarian but i have a link that may interest you for vegetarian low carb
http://www.immuneweb.org/lowcarb/food/protein.html

hope it helps somewhat

 

[satchboogie]

i never thought i'd say this but....

you really dont need meat to grow.now i'm NOT a vegetarian and i eat meat 3-4 times a week, but fish, tuna, sardines, milk, protein powders, beans, and eggs are all a great source of protein.

meat tasted good though