Vegan Muscle and Fitness

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…

Fitness Rehab Workout

Prehab and Rehab Class

We've just returned from another great Vegetarian Summerfest - thank you to everyone who attended our presentations! Our most popular class is always Prehab and Rehab, and we think it's wonderful…

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…

Dessert Gluten-Free Holiday

Crustless Low Fat Pumpkin Pie

Pie crust, although delicious, is often what turns an otherwise healthy fruit pie into a gut bomb of fat. This is the most recent update to a pumpkin pie recipe…

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 Rehab Vegan Pregnancy

Training for Life: Preparing My Body for a Major Athletic Event

We're expecting our second (vegan) child any time now after a second, so-far successful vegan pregnancy. But this post isn't just about training for pregnancy or childbirth - even though…

Bodybuilding Contest Prep Events

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…

Bodybuilding Recipe

The History of the Legendary “Bean Shake” – Ultimate Vegan Weight Gainer!

Derek has been sharing his personal journey as a vegan athlete with Bite-Size Vegan over the past weeks, and his most recent interview covers the bean shake that we have…

Bodybuilding Contest Prep Fat Loss

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…

Dessert Recipe

Banana Ice Cream

We eat banana ice cream every singe day, for real! There are some special occasion ice creams shown in my little meme up there: sweet potato-banana with Ricemallow fluff and…

Main Dish Recipe

Rich, Creamy, Yellow Mac and Cheese Packed with Veggies!

I grew up on Kraft macaroni and cheese (unfortunately), and have never stopped loving creamy pasta dishes over my 14 years as a vegan. I have created many variations on…

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,…

Lunch Main Dish Recipe

Quick White Bean Chili Served Over a Sweet Potato: It’s a Complete Meal in Minutes!

Recently, we appeared on regional CBS6 to promote Meatless Mondays and share as much as we could about the benefits of going 100% plant-based in the 10 minutes of air…

Disease Prevention Health Nutrition

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?…

Lunch Main Dish Recipe

Filling Winter Soups to Make in Large Batches

Hot soup is wonderful in the winter. In the warmer months, we always have a big bowl of banana ice cream (frozen bananas blended with cocoa powder) with our…