Check out this diet that a guy at my gym asked for help with.

[Shibby]

He wonders why he's so skinny and can't gain any more muscle.

Mon - Fri

1. Breakfast - 200 ml milk 2%, 2 scoops of oatmeal raisian granola.

2. Lunch - 1 bowl white rice, 1 bowl of lentils

3. Snack - 2 slices of wheat bread, 1 spoon of butter spread.

Workout - 1 hour

4. Dinner - 1 Bowl Rice, 1 bowl of Beans.

Sat - Sun

1. Breakfast and Lunch - 2 Wheat Pita Breads, 1 Bowl of Veggies

2. Snack - 2 slices of bread with jam

3. Evening - 3 glasses of beer

4. Dinner - 3 slices of Pizza (vegi)


He says he is a vegitarian now. He was eating chicken and said it was giving him boils on his back. So his doctor told him to stop eating the chicken. When I was reading it over I was just kind of shaking my head. Then when he actually wrote down the beer as part of his diet I actually started laughing out loud.

[GearTripper]

tell him to up his total beer intake to 4/day... then he'll look like Arnold.

[THE BOUNCER]

Just tell him to give it up. lol. I dont care what anyone says, without meats, chicken, fish you will never reach your potential.

[bad14u]

Originally posted by INTIMID8OR
My girlfriends a vegitarian and it's nothing but a pain in the Ass ...

How in the hell do people survive like that??? I just don't get it!!!

[Timma]

Tell him to drink some winny.

[Scrumhalf]

Originally posted by THE BOUNCER
Just tell him to give it up. lol. I dont care what anyone says, without meats, chicken, fish you will never reach your potential.

Well, I think you can still reach your potential - however your potential will be lower than if you were to eat meat. I view vegetarian bodybuilding the same way as natural bodybuilding. It is a choice that can still lead to good results, however there is no denying that the results will be less than with steroids.

I am vegetarian (milk/cheese ok, no meat fish) and natural and I am doing all right. Will I do better if I were to eat meat and steroids? No question about it. But I view being vegetarian and natural and extracting the maximum potential out of my body as a worthy challenge.

That being said, this guy's diet is obviously sorely lacking.

[THE BOUNCER]

Originally posted by Scrumhalf
Well, I think you can still reach your potential - however your potential will be lower than if you were to eat meat. I view vegetarian bodybuilding the same way as natural bodybuilding. It is a choice that can still lead to good results, however there is no denying that the results will be less than with steroids.

I am vegetarian (milk/cheese ok, no meat fish) and natural and I am doing all right. Will I do better if I were to eat meat and steroids? No question about it. But I view being vegetarian and natural and extracting the maximum potential out of my body as a worthy challenge.

That being said, this guy's diet is obviously sorely lacking.

i can agree with that. may i ask why you choose to be vegetarian?

[Scrumhalf]

Just family tradition. I was born in a family that was vegetarian for religious reasons and grew up that way. Now that I am on my own, I am not religous but see no reason to change, at least no compelling ones anyway.

Protein is not a problem - I eat lots of lentils, soy burgers, etc. and drink lots of protein shakes and milk. Keeping the calorie levels high is a challenge though without consuming too many carbs.

[THE BOUNCER]

Originally posted by Scrumhalf
Just family tradition. I was born in a family that was vegetarian for religious reasons and grew up that way. Now that I am on my own, I am not religous but see no reason to change, at least no compelling ones anyway.

Protein is not a problem - I eat lots of lentils, soy burgers, etc. and drink lots of protein shakes and milk. Keeping the calorie levels high is a challenge though without consuming too many carbs.

Ya but I mean dont you ever wonder how good you could look eating better protein sources like eggs, chicken, and steak? dont you ever look at a huge cheese burger and just wanna eat that sucker up? how about a cheese pizza with everything on it? I guess I dont understand how you cant eat meat. Plus, dont you feel fruity going out to dinner or whatever with people and your the only vegitarian?

[Scrumhalf]

Hmmm... you know Bouncer, I never considered it the way you describe it. I do enjoy cheese pizzas, but I must confess I have never wondered what a cheeseburger tastes like! And no, eating out with friends is never a problem. They respect my choice to be vegetarian, and I have no problems with their eating meat. I am no PETA nut insisting on proselytizing on behalf of vegetarianism!

I would be lying if I said I didn't wonder what my gains would be like if I could incorporate meat protein sources in my diet, but I have lived for 38 years as a vegetarian and don't see why my relatively recent incorporation of weight training into my lifestyle should change this.

While not religious, I have found that living by the tenets of various Eastern philosophies, primarily those of Hinduism and Buddhism, suit me the best and vegetarianism fits in well with those beliefs.

So, Mens sana in corpore sano - a sound mind in a sound body. I am content.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by Scrumhalf

So, Mens sana in corpore sano - a sound mind in a sound body. I am content.

Uh oh, he said something about Sana. Bouncer.

[Kayak Jones]

mmmmm, beer.

[trip]

Originally posted by Scrumhalf
While not religious, I have found that living by the tenets of various Eastern philosophies, primarily those of Hinduism and Buddhism, suit me the best and vegetarianism fits in well with those beliefs.

So, Mens sana in corpore sano - a sound mind in a sound body. I am content.

Finally, another Budhist bodybuilder, lol, welcome aboard

[Scrumhalf]

Thanks, Trip! While not Buddhist (I am technically a Hindu), I try to let the tenets of Hinduism and Buddhism guide my actions and life.

Great site, good knowledgeable people, great to be here!

[trip]

scrum,

lol, I was thinking about that last night, and figured, hmmmm, vegetarian, more Hindu, lol

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