Vegan & Butcher, Epsom Surrey
The majority of top athletes in Crossfit and most other sports that require an element of strength are not vegan. I believe a plant based diet is very healthy to a degree (a modality used for certain issues) – however, for someone trying to be an elite athlete, a whole-foods based diet that includes animal protein is a much “safer” bet than any alterative and convenient.
I’m sure that’s disappointing for some folks to read, but in my experience it’s the truth. It’s simply more convenient to include animal foods in a diet, if you are someone who puts all your time and energy into focusing on a sport, you need the best nutrition that will build a solid foundation. Most people who become vegan are not born vegan therefore the building blocks came from animals sources.
LET’S WORK HARD, LET’S WORK SMART
Sports where you require strength and power you will not find many vegans.
You can’t state that you are a vegan world champion anyway unless you were brought up on a plant based diet from birth. That’s like saying steroids didn’t contribute to your performance just because your not taking them now. The same with animal protein, the effects are the building blocks they developed before you chose to switch to a vegan lifestyle, a large view of people who switch to plant based is because of ethical reasons and not scientific proven research from birth. A large statistic of babies who have been brought up on plant based are malnourished and require supplementation.
Vegan, Carnivore and balanced diet
I’m not against plant based diets, I understand they have there place in areas of medical issues however I also understand that a balanced diet is vegan with carnivore for the ultimate all round athlete. Have a balance in nutrition is key for the metabolic transfer of fat and carbohydrate.
Is a vegetarian diet adequate for children – PubMed (nih.gov)
You have to understand that we need all essentials for our body to perform optimum, its not about favouriting one more than the other. Dietary intake and nutritional status of vegetarian and omnivorous preschool children and their parents in Taiwan – PubMed (nih.gov)