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Planning an Offseason
I'll admit it, I'm being completely self-serving with this post by using it to hold myself accountable as I move into my offseason. But hey, if you want to…
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VMF Client Spotlight: Vivian Lee
by Forest Crosbie Today I would like to share an inspiring transformation story from one of my longest-running and most dedicated clients. I’ve had the privilege of working with Vivian…
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Derek’s 2017 Vegan Bodybuilding Contest Results!
It's been a crazy season! Not only have we had our busiest travel season to date, I've also competed in 3 bodybuilding contests between June and September this year (more…
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The “No-Gym & No-Time” Workout!
I was away for the weekend recently that unexpectedly had no gym access! The gym was comprised of just an exercise bike and treadmill! I think at some point,…
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I’ve Joined Team Clean Machine!
I'm happy to share that I've joined Team Clean Machine as a sponsored athlete! Up to this point I've intentionally avoided endorsing any supplement companies, but I've made the…
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Plantbuilt 2017: Results and Plans for the Future
We've just returned from meeting up with the Plantbuilt team of vegan athletes! There are so many great recaps of the event (32 medals, world record broken, one pro card…
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One Week Out From Plantbuilt 2017 Meetup at the Naturally Fit Games!
Yes I know, we've been terrible about posting progress updates - sorry! We've been posting more often on our Intagram (@veganmuscleandfitness) and Youtube feeds, but for some reason haven't kept…
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Crispy Tofu “Cutlets” – No Oil Needed!
by Forest Crosbie Today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes for preparing tofu, which is a staple that I eat almost every day - especially…
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Is Flexible Dieting The Best Eating Strategy?
"If you follow popular nutrition trends, you may have heard of the phrase if it fits your macros (IIFYM) or similar terms such as macro tracking or flexible dieting. Contrary…
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Guide to making your New Year’s resolution stick. (It’s not too late!)
by Max Seabrook Almost half of the American population make New Year’s resolutions! But a third of those drop out by February! If you made a new year’s resolution this…
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How To Get Ripped On A Vegan Diet – New Article on Vice!
I'm always excited to get the message out about healthy, sustainable and compassionate bodybuilding and fitness flowing a plant-based diet, so I was very excited to be interviewed by Vice…
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From 12 Protein Shakes a Day to Whole Plant Foods – Think He Lost Muscle?
We know it can be scary to move away from protein supplements to whole foods, and to eat more carbohydrates when one's goal is to gain muscle...well, that's practically against…
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Which supplements should you take when starting fitness?
by Max Seabrook New Year’s resolutions are starting up now that it’s January and many people are starting their fitness journey or weight-loss regime! All is well except there’s an…
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Anatomy Of a Workout – Part III
by Forest Crosbie The first and second parts of this series detailed two of the three training days that make up my favorite training split, as well as why…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!…