Vegan Bodybuilding: Now They Can Beat You Up

Great, now the vegans are getting pumped up! Hide your leather shoes!

In all seriousness, veganism is awesome for the planet, so what’s not to love (aside from the crazy-eyed ones that plan terrorist attacks over vegan potluck dinners, of course)? I used to be vegan, myself, though after about two years constant dreams of cheese (I kid you not – I dreamed about cheese dip) led me astray.

Anyway, don’t count on every vegan that crosses your path being scrawny. Some vegans are now showing the world that you can be a big, muscle-bound bodybuilder without the aid of meat and dairy. Justin Palermo has tips for vegans who want to get ripped and still stick to their vegan diet:

Vegetarianism, more specifically a Vegan lifestyle has gotten more mainstream attention in recent years and I am writing this article in an effort to show how it is possible to adhere to a Vegan lifestyle and still make great gains as a bodybuilder.

This article is the first of many installments that I will be writing over the course of the year. In this first part I will highlight workouts that will help Vegan bodybuilders build muscle.

Other vegan bodybuilding articles can be found on BuzzFeed. You can also get more info at VeganBodybuilding.com and VeganBodybuilding.org.

Link [BuzzFeed] + [Bodybuilding.com]
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