There is a
misconception out there that people who don’t eat meat are malnutritioned, too
thin, and incapable to building muscle. However, there are many athletes out
there that have actually turned to a plant-based diet in order to improve their
health and increase their performance.
Scott Jurek
Ultra-marathon
runner who has competed in and won the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon,
152-mile Spartathlon, 100-mile Hardrock Run, and several other ultra-marathons.
Check out his
book: Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to
Ultramarathon Greatness
Mac Danzig
UFC fighter and
winner of The Ultimate Fighter 6, King of the Cage Lightweight World
Championship, and Gladiator Challenge Lightweight World Championship.
“I used to always get that, ‘Well what do you eat?’ ‘Where do
you get your protein?’ I get that all the time.” –Mac Danzig 1
Jim Morris
Vegan
bodybuilder, enough said
Carl Lewis
Olympic
Sprinter who won 9 gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter sprints, long jumps,
and relays. Was voted World Athlete of the Decade in the 1980’s and Olympic
Athlete of the Century.
Brendan Brazier
Ironman Triathlete
and ultramarathon runner. Brendan has won Olympic triathlons, Half Ironman and
Full Ironman. He has a line of vegan food products and supplements and has
written several books includingThrive:
the Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life.
After extensive
research, Brazier found that about 80 percent of recovery is linked to good
nutrition. “Eating more doesn’t always mean more energy. You can be overfed
while being undernourished,” he says 2
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