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7 Days to Showtime!
The final week of contest prep is here! This Wednesday we will be flying to Seattle for my second bodybuilding show on Saturday and I can't wait to see old…
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4 Weeks From My Second Bodybuilding Contest!
On July 30th I will be competing in my second bodybuilding contest - the North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation (NANBF) Washington State Championship in Seattle Washington! That's 4 weeks from…
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Richmond Vegfest 2011 Is Almost Here!
Hello Richmonders! For those that haven't heard, Marcella and I will be hosting the Vegan Bodybuiding & Fitness booth at this years Vegetarian Festival THIS SATURDAY June 18th! Several…
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The New MyPlate Food Guide
By now you've probably seen that the USDA has come out with it's latest rendition of the food guide pyramid- MyPlate. Its release last week led to some buzz (at…
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My First Contest!
Yesterday marked my first day as a competitive bodybuilder! The event was a lot of fun and I got to meet many people and spread the word that you CAN…
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6 Days Away from My First Contest!
I am definitely getting nervous now that my first time on stage is 6 days away. On top of my regular lifting regimen I've been practicing my posing mandatories…
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12 Week Champions 2011 – Plant-Based Nutrition Wins Again!
It's now May and this year's 12 Week Challenge weigh-ins are officially in! If you remember from this time last year, out of the hundreds of competitors and ten local…
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Awesome New Training Video!
As we've been upping our training intensity we've been filming our workouts. While we've been at this, Marcella's been putting all the videos into an awesome video montage that is…
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WOOT!
Richmond's local magazine just came out yesterday with their huge annual " Best of Richmond 2011" issue and this year WE were named: Richmond's Buffest Vegans! Check it out!
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Must See: Forks Over Knives and Planeat!
I'm so excited about this Spring because not one but TWO awesome documentaries about plant-based nutrition are coming out! Planeat is coming out this month and may already be in…
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Derek’s Pre-Contest Program
My contest prep for my first actual show that's in, I don't know, 5 WEEKS, is pretty radically different from the prep you may remember from my photo shoot prep…
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A Little More on Marcella’s Program…
As you can see from Marcella's routine below, she has been busy! Marcella's program is based off a template she found in Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine, with some things…
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Bodybuilding contest!
We went to a great contest last night hosted at Virginia State University! There was a good turnout in the crowd and some great posing routines on stage so it was a…
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New Vegan Bodybuilding Articles!
Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness has just totally redesigned their site and now feature several new articles of mine! Check out all the pics and read my handiwork at veganbodybuilding.com!
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Super Food Saturday!
Yesterday I traveled up to Washington D.C. to speak at Sonia's Super Food Saturday, an awesome raw food event that meets weekly. Needless to say, the food was out of…