This month on VeganBodybuilding.com I shared my two favorite techniques for turning around bad workouts. We all have days when we just don’t want to be in the gym (usually when we’re about to step under a heavy squat bar,…
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Fall Happenings and New Shirts!
Last weekend we had a booth at DC VegFest representing both Vegan Muscle and Fitness as well as Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness, and it was a blast! The event was packed all day long (the Vegan Treats booth had…
Group Personal Training Available in September!
The May session of our Group Personal Training classes is now complete and we’re looking for up to 12 motivated people to join the next session in September! We had a great 12 weeks this time around: One Gorilla Team…
My Bodybuilding Secrets Revealed!
With the success of team Plantbuilt in Austin last month we’ve been getting a lot of questions about how we train and what we eat. Well, it just so happens I did an interview with Vegan Body Revolution founder Thomas…
The First Annual ‘Vegan Olympia’ At the Naturally Fit Super Show!
We’re back and catching our breath after competing in Austin, Texas at the Naturally Fit Super Show – and it was a blast! Austin is a beautiful city with wonderful food, the event was a smashing success, and whenever Marcella…
Chocolate Banana Protein “Ice Cream”
With our busy training schedule posting has been pretty difficult, so here’s a quick post on our sponsor. We were enjoying some delicious ice ‘cream’ on our last re-feed day before carbing up (2 weeks out!!), and I thought I’d…
Just 7 Weeks Until Our Vegan Bodybuilding Contest!
Our preparation for the Naturally Fit Supershow in Austin TX is coming right along and we’re getting ready to enter the home stretch! As you can see from Marcella’s last post, we’ve been making excellent progress on a high carb…
14 Weeks Out!
The Naturally Fit Super Show in Austin, TX is approaching fast, so over the past two weeks Marcella and I have shifted from off season into pre-contest mode! Here’s the down low on what we’re doing to prepare for this…
The Biggest Vegan Bodybuilding Event Ever!
Marcella and I have been in heads-down training and working mode recently so we haven’t been posting as much as we should, but I wanted to update everyone on one of the things we’re currently preparing for – the…
L-Leucine Makes Wheat Protein as Anabolic as Whey
I follow several health, fitness, and nutrition websites and magazines to keep abreast of new research, as well as common practices. Today I came across an interesting article demonstrating that plant-based protein such as wheat can easily be made as anabolic (muscle…
So What’s Wrong with Salmon Anyway?
What is the big problem with salmon, or any fish? It has lean protein and omega 3’s right? And ‘fish probably don’t even feel pain’! I was a fisherman for most of my youth before becoming vegan, so I’ll leave…
My Pre-Contest Meals
Seeing as I just wrapped up one contest prep and am now staying in pre contest mode for the 2013 Bodyspace spokesmodel search (Vote Treesize!!), I thought now would be a good time to post some of the meals I’ve…
Voting Has Begun!
The 2013 Bodybuilding.com Spokesmodel search is on! Please go to the link below and choose my photo (labeled Treesize), then click VOTE! This is a huge opportunity and I think we can go far this year so your support means…
Vote This November! …And My Contest Results
It’s almost November and this year I will be competing in Bodybuilding.com’s 2013 Spokesmodel Search! I competed in this online contest in 2010 and made it to the semifinals, so this year I hope to take it ever further and win a…
Upcoming Contest: OCB Battle for the Tidewater!
Long, long time no post! I am currently 2 weeks out from my next show, the OCB Battle for the Tidewater, so I knew I had to get on here and make an announcement before anymore time went by! This show…
Vegan Muscle on TV!
I’m a little late in posting this, but about a week ago we had a great trip up to Manhattan, NY. We ate some fantastic food, saw the sights, and I was honored to be a guest on The…
Posture – The Unsung Hero!
If you look around you in any public place you’ll quickly notice that everyone slouches! It’s understandable given that all day long people are sitting at a computer, on a sofa, in a car, or hunched over their smartphones, but…
12 Week Champions 2012 – Plant Based Nutrition Wins AGAIN!
As some of you know already, May was officially my last month with Gold’s Gym (although I’m now a member and still train there!) and we are now striking out on our own to do bigger and better things! (More…
Overall Posedown From Last Weekend’s Show
I’ve gotten all the video from last weeks show uploaded to youtube now, and I thought I’d post my posedown with the novice short class winner for the overall title. He ended up winning it, but I’m really happy with…
The 2012 OCB Bodysculpt Open!
Yesterday I competed in the OCB Bodysculpt Open and had a great time! I competed in two classes: the Men’s Novice and Men’s Open, placing first in Novice and second in the Open class! It was a very long day…