Comments on: Vegan Muscle Building: Is it Possible?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:23:56 +0000

@Chris Norton: What would you say a NON-vegan diet offers that a vegan one does not... cholesterol? fat? You don't have fangs or short intestines like carnivores do so in cave man days how would you have killed your cow? Lions and tigers ambush their prey and bite with their fangs and pierce with their claws. We don't have those, nature did not intend for us to be carnivores. Why do you believe we should eat meat? Because you've believed the sales pitch and ignored common sense and logic. A horse has no claws or fangs, they're vegan and they're very muscular.

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:29:53 +0000

Hi Jason, I’ve read a more recent article from you that said you’ve gone back to eating meat. Do you still stand by this article above. You see I’ve been a vegetarian for years and no matter what I do I still look like a spaghetti, I’m tired of this look and started training to gain size exactly 1 year ago today, after much research. I could not afford to buy any training program which was a good thing for they all promote large consumtion of animal protein. I started following you when I discover that you promote vegetarian bodybuilding, but must say I got a little confused after reading you article I think was about ‘fungus’ infection. Well after a year of training I made some gains, but I’m back to where I started due long periods of not feeling up to training or just could because I was too busy. But I’m starting again even if its only bodyweight I’ll be able to do. Sorry for the long comment I didn’t intend to even comment, but thanks for all you good information thus far. God bless

By: Chris Norton

Chris Norton — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:22:21 +0000

I agree that is isn’t necessary that copius amounts of protein be ingested to build muscle. But saying that a vegan diet is healthy? Not so much.

By: Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:35:39 +0000

Thanks for a great article! I recently decided to start putting some muscle on my squishy vegetarian body, and find other people rockin’ muscles & vegetarianism EXTREMELY motivational! In fact, part of my reason for wanting to build muscle is just to prove to everyone else out there that it CAN be done!

By: Cory Cook

Cory Cook — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:22:31 +0000

Yea I agree. I think protein is pretty important, but I also believe the other calories are important too, like good fats and vitamins. Vegans can build muscle just as well and meat eaters.

There is a new plant based protein powder out that is starting to take off called hemp protein. It has been getting alot of good reviews because they say it is one of the few plant based proteins that contains all the essential amino acids. It also contains natural digestive enzymes to help you break down and absorb the protein and it contains the perfect ratio of omega 3′s and omega 6′s fatty acids. I would look into using some of that protein if you are a vegan bodybuilder.