Comments on: I can’t believe a VEGAN can climb that hard! http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/ A climber and jumper Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josef http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-5076 Josef Fri, 28 May 2010 16:12:12 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=2978#comment-5076 Hey everybody, I am not a vegan nor vegetarian but I've been thinking about bringing all the positive things together. Can you say that eating meat can actually be bad for my performance? I try to eat whole and unprocessed foods, veggies, fruit, but I just like meat. I am convinced that vegan body-builders do not get as good results as vegetarian or meat-eaters do, but I believe that for climbing it makes no difference (or might be better to be vegetarian). Anyways, keep up the quality blogging, Joe, Czech Republic Hey everybody,
I am not a vegan nor vegetarian but I’ve been thinking about bringing all the positive things together.
Can you say that eating meat can actually be bad for my performance? I try to eat whole and unprocessed foods, veggies, fruit, but I just like meat.
I am convinced that vegan body-builders do not get as good results as vegetarian or meat-eaters do, but I believe that for climbing it makes no difference (or might be better to be vegetarian).
Anyways, keep up the quality blogging,
Joe, Czech Republic

]]> By: Jason http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 Jason Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:33:43 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=2978#comment-3541 Steph, everybody else, thanks so much! Since this post I've actually gotten completely over my stiff joints, and gotten even more motivated to climb. Winter Quarter here at Cal Poly has been a little easier then fall Quarter, giving me more time to pay attention to my diet and my climbing. I'm actually competing now in the College Climbing Series with my team the SLOOPERS!! we aren't affiliated with the school but it's still a lot of fun! For the first time in my life I'm completely surrounded by people who love to climb, and that's awesome! Climb on and climb hard to all! -Jason Steph, everybody else, thanks so much! Since this post I’ve actually gotten completely over my stiff joints, and gotten even more motivated to climb. Winter Quarter here at Cal Poly has been a little easier then fall Quarter, giving me more time to pay attention to my diet and my climbing. I’m actually competing now in the College Climbing Series with my team the SLOOPERS!! we aren’t affiliated with the school but it’s still a lot of fun! For the first time in my life I’m completely surrounded by people who love to climb, and that’s awesome! Climb on and climb hard to all!

-Jason

]]> By: Caleb http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Caleb Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:25:46 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=2978#comment-3139 Jason, although I'm not vegan I am vegetarian and I climb. You should check out a book called Thrive Diet by http://www.brendanbrazier.com/ it's a sports nutrition book from the standpoint of a vegan. Hope you don't mind me giving that link Steph. I will say this though, even though you may be vegan you still really have to pay attention to what you eat. I have meet other vegan and vegetarians that are not very healthy. And p.s. you should join the Texas Mountaineers, there are a lot of veg heads in our club :) Jason, although I’m not vegan I am vegetarian and I climb. You should check out a book called Thrive Diet by http://www.brendanbrazier.com/ it’s a sports nutrition book from the standpoint of a vegan. Hope you don’t mind me giving that link Steph.

I will say this though, even though you may be vegan you still really have to pay attention to what you eat. I have meet other vegan and vegetarians that are not very healthy.

And p.s. you should join the Texas Mountaineers, there are a lot of veg heads in our club :)

]]> By: Volker http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Volker Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:54:39 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=2978#comment-3091 Hey Jason, hi Steph, just wanna send some veggie greets from Germany! My girlfriend and me are climbers too and I go to the gym frequently. I'm in pretty good shape (for a 40yo;-) although I don't eat any meat or fish for more than 16 years (or maybe because of that fact...?) Just eat smart and healthy and be sure to get enough protein for your muscles (there are enough soy products available), vitamins and magnesium and the sky will be the limit! ;-) Climb on! :-) Volker Hey Jason, hi Steph,

just wanna send some veggie greets from Germany!
My girlfriend and me are climbers too and I go to the gym frequently.
I’m in pretty good shape (for a 40yo;-) although I don’t eat any meat or fish for more than 16 years (or maybe because of that fact…?)
Just eat smart and healthy and be sure to get enough protein for your muscles (there are enough soy products available), vitamins and magnesium and the sky will be the limit! ;-)

Climb on! :-)
Volker

]]> By: Kirsty http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/i-cant-believe-a-vegan-can-climb-that-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 Kirsty Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:35:22 +0000 http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/?p=2978#comment-3075 I, too, am a proud vegan climber. :) I know other climbers that take glucosamine for stiff fingers and joints. I don't take it myself, but I know some climbers that say it helps tremendously. Most glucosamine tablets found in stores have shellfish in it (gross!), so check out www.devanutrition.com for some vegan glucosamine if needed. Keep repping the vegan climbing community!! :) -Kirsty I, too, am a proud vegan climber. :)

I know other climbers that take glucosamine for stiff fingers and joints. I don’t take it myself, but I know some climbers that say it helps tremendously. Most glucosamine tablets found in stores have shellfish in it (gross!), so check out http://www.devanutrition.com for some vegan glucosamine if needed. Keep repping the vegan climbing community!! :)
-Kirsty

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