Derek, Author at Vegan Muscle and Fitness

Getting Back Into Training

by Max Seabrook We’ve all been there at some stage! Whether it’s from an injury, workload or other responsibilities, sometimes our workouts get put on hold. Sometimes it can last…

Bodybuilding Disease Prevention Fitness

Protein in a Plant-Based Diet: A Vegan Bodybuilder’s Perspective

Like many bloggers, we don't write all our content in any one place, and over time our audience of readers changes and older content can get forgotten. With this in…

Disease Prevention Fitness Health

Flax Seeds: Why You Should Eat Them Every Day

So you may have heard of flax seeds, and even that they're really good for you, but do you know why you should be eating them? In addition to…

Bodybuilding Contest Prep Fat Loss

Anatomy of a Workout, Part 2: Leg Day

by Forest Crosbie In Part 1 I outlined my preferred resistance training split, and discussed a bit of the philosophy behind it. No matter what split you follow, however, I…

Bodybuilding Fat Loss Fitness

Treat Fitness Like A Skill To Excel

Do you ever feel like you don't know where you're going in fitness, or that you're just spinning your wheels? Maybe a new approach is in order, and you can…

Bodybuilding Fitness Health

Anatomy of a Workout, Part 1

by Forest Crosbie In the hierarchy of bodybuilding regimens there are a variety of tried and true training protocols, ranging from training one muscle group per day as in…

Bodybuilding Fitness Health

Part III of Dealing With Injuries: Jumper’s Knee

Getting this series of posts up has taken longer than expected! But I think the excuse of having our second child (Maxine Cleopatra Torres-Tresize, born 11/14/2015) is a good one!…

Bodybuilding Fitness Health

Part Two Of Dealing With Injuries: Ankle Impingement

In my last post I discussed all the injuries I was forced to overcome in the last year and some broad strategies on how to go about doing so (start…

Bodybuilding Contest Prep Fitness

Part One of Dealing with Training Injuries: My Experience

It's now nearly 7 weeks past my WNBF Pro Physique debut and over the past two months I've been laying plans for my off-season and setting goals for 2016. Designating a…

Fitness

My Pro Debut at the WNBF Pro Universe!

We've just returned from a trip to Manhattan NY where I competed in my debut Pro Men's Physique Contest! It was a short and busy trip, and there was stiff…

Fitness

6 Weeks Out From My Pro Debut at the WNBF Pro Universe!

It's been a long time since I've shared a progress update! I've been training consistently, but my training has changed dramatically over the last 6 months. Ever since shortly after my…

Bodybuilding Fat Loss Fitness

Simplify Your Weightloss – Part 1 – Resistance by Max Seabrook

I keep hearing all these complicated and different ways to lose weight. So I wanted to write this series of articles to help simplify what makes a successful weight-loss…

Bodybuilding Fitness Health

The 4 Vital Components of a Successful Resistance Program

Whether you're a gym newbie or a veteran of the iron, we all want to make sure our time in the gym is being spent as effectively as possible. In…

Disease Prevention Events Nutrition

Tales from the Vegan Cruise – Holistic Holiday at Sea 2015

We just returned from the Holistic Holiday at Sea and again had an awesome time! As usual the food was wholesome, the presenters were excellent and the ports were beautiful,…

Bodybuilding Health Workout

The Sub-30-Minute Two Exercise Workout

Since the holiday season is upon us and most of you reading this are very pressed for time I wanted to share a trick I've used with myself and clients…

Bodybuilding Health Nutrition

Shred It! – Robert Cheeke’s Awesome New Book We’re Featured In!

We are very excited to be featured in Robert Cheeke's brand new book Shred It! as contributors and examples of plant-based athletes! If you've read Robert's previous book Vegan Bodybuilding…

Bodybuilding Nutrition

Men’s Fitness Magazine – Does Meat Matter for Muscle?

I'm very pleased to go head-to-head to defend bodybuilding on a plant-based diet in this month's issue of Men's Fitness Magazine! In the article, the question of whether or not…

Bodybuilding Health Workout

Learn How to Pose With Me and Strongest Hearts!

While we were in Austin Texas this past July competing with Team Plantbuilt, these awesome people Matt and Sasha were shooting footage for their video series that follows all manner of…

Bodybuilding Health Nutrition

Are Plant Proteins ‘Complete’?

YES One of the next most popular (and frustrating) questions besides "where do you get your protein?" we hear all the time goes something like "Do you have to combine…

Bodybuilding Health Nutrition

How Much Protein Is Optimal For Longevity?

I've been writing a lot about dietary protein lately! The research I did for my recent articles on it's dangers and how much you really need to gain muscle got me…