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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…
Does Fruit Make You Fat?
Carb bashing is all the rage in a lot of circles these days, and it's not uncommon to come across the phrase 'fruit makes you fat' when talking or reading…
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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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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…
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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!…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Is Coffee Ok?
- By Max Seabrook Coffee is the 3rd most commonly consumed drink in the world (excluding water). But is it healthy? Or are some people correct to avoid coffee altogether?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Raw ’til 4 Helped My Rheumatoid Arthritis
As someone who's been vegan for thirteen years, and who's eaten a whole foods diet for half of that time, I never expected to deal with a chronic disease at…
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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…
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Should We Eat Soy Products? by Max Seabrook
As a vegan physique athlete I get asked a lot about the soy products in my diet. It’s high in protein, moderate amount of fat and low in carbs. So…