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 vegan athletes, Strongest Hearts. They helped the team cover the event,…
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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 a lot of vegan athletes will utilize these macronutrients to…
Time to Get Naked!
Naked Food Magazine is the newest plant-based magazine on the scene, and I am honored to be a contributor along with such giants as Dr. T Colin Campbell, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Michael Gerger, and the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine! Naked…
Just How Much Protein is Optimal for Gaining Muscle?
The research behind my May article on the dangers of excess protein (and specifically Leucine) consumption really got me thinking, so over the past several weeks I’ve been researching different aspects of protein to see what else I might turn…
The Basic Requirements for Gaining Muscle
Ever wonder if your mass-gaining plan is covering all the bases? There are a few basic necessities that anyone on any kind of diet (vegan or otherwise) needs to considering if gaining muscle is their goal. In my latest article…
Derek’s Top 3 Tips for Building Your Best Physique!
In this month’s article for Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, I covered my three favorite tips to give anyone looking to improve their physique – and since that’s virtually everyone (myself included) I think it’s important to keep these things in…
Tips To Improve Your Next Workout!
This month on VeganBodybuilding.com I shared my two favorite techniques for turning around bad workouts. We all have days when we just don’t want to be in the gym (usually when we’re about to step under a heavy squat bar,…
The First Annual ‘Vegan Olympia’ At the Naturally Fit Super Show!
We’re back and catching our breath after competing in Austin, Texas at the Naturally Fit Super Show – and it was a blast! Austin is a beautiful city with wonderful food, the event was a smashing success, and whenever Marcella…
Chocolate Banana Protein “Ice Cream”
With our busy training schedule posting has been pretty difficult, so here’s a quick post on our sponsor. We were enjoying some delicious ice ‘cream’ on our last re-feed day before carbing up (2 weeks out!!), and I thought I’d…
Just 7 Weeks Until Our Vegan Bodybuilding Contest!
Our preparation for the Naturally Fit Supershow in Austin TX is coming right along and we’re getting ready to enter the home stretch! As you can see from Marcella’s last post, we’ve been making excellent progress on a high carb…
14 Weeks Out!
The Naturally Fit Super Show in Austin, TX is approaching fast, so over the past two weeks Marcella and I have shifted from off season into pre-contest mode! Here’s the down low on what we’re doing to prepare for this…
The Biggest Vegan Bodybuilding Event Ever!
Marcella and I have been in heads-down training and working mode recently so we haven’t been posting as much as we should, but I wanted to update everyone on one of the things we’re currently preparing for – the…
Getting Back in Shape – From New Mom to Female Bodybuilding Competitor?!?
Workout and excerpt from our meal plan included in this post! I last posted on my progress here. Having just become the mother of this adorable little nugget I really could not imagine bringing the intensity of days past to…
L-Leucine Makes Wheat Protein as Anabolic as Whey
I follow several health, fitness, and nutrition websites and magazines to keep abreast of new research, as well as common practices. Today I came across an interesting article demonstrating that plant-based protein such as wheat can easily be made as anabolic (muscle…
Upcoming Contest: OCB Battle for the Tidewater!
Long, long time no post! I am currently 2 weeks out from my next show, the OCB Battle for the Tidewater, so I knew I had to get on here and make an announcement before anymore time went by! This show…
Posture – The Unsung Hero!
If you look around you in any public place you’ll quickly notice that everyone slouches! It’s understandable given that all day long people are sitting at a computer, on a sofa, in a car, or hunched over their smartphones, but…
Overall Posedown From Last Weekend’s Show
I’ve gotten all the video from last weeks show uploaded to youtube now, and I thought I’d post my posedown with the novice short class winner for the overall title. He ended up winning it, but I’m really happy with…
The 2012 OCB Bodysculpt Open!
Yesterday I competed in the OCB Bodysculpt Open and had a great time! I competed in two classes: the Men’s Novice and Men’s Open, placing first in Novice and second in the Open class! It was a very long day…
My Mid-to-Late Pregnancy Routine
A typical week, with days bolded, looks like this: Legs 20 minutes incline treadmill or elliptical Deep Body-weight squats, 3-4 sets x 20 reps Leg Extension 3-4 x 12-15 SUPERSET WITH (45 lbs) Seated Leg Curl 3-4 x 12-15 (45)…
Exercise During Pregnancy
So you may have heard we are expecting… we’re actually half way there – crazy!! I’ve been looking into exactly what level of exercise is safe and beneficial during pregnancy, and one of my colleagues was kind enough to…