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preferred fuel source, and
you want to replenish glycogen
(carbohydrates), electrolytes
(carbohydrates),
amino acids to repair muscle
(protein), and calorie
dense foods with essential
nutrients like Omega-3
(fats, as well as protein and
carbohydrates for other calorie
dense options) after a
workout. I recommend eating
slower releasing (longer
lasting energy) carbohydrates
like oats, potatoes,
yams, rice and beans an
hour or two before a workout,
but fruit (quick energy
to be used up right away),
such as bananas, stone
fruit (peaches, apricots,
etc.), and berries immediately
before a workout.
C’mon then – we all
want to know – how
do you get those
gains!
I have found success as
a plant-based athlete because
of three primary
reasons:
1. I learned to believe in
myself at a young age, and
whether it was becoming
a champion athlete or a
bestselling author, I’ve always
believed in myself. If
you don’t believe that you
can accomplish something,
nobody else is going to believe
in you either. It starts
with you, and the actions
you take to support your
goals.
2. I always found ways to
connect the dots ahead of
time. I learned that actions
taken today will impact tomorrow,
but will also impact
a week from now, a month
from now, a year from now,
and five, ten, or twenty years
from now. I’ve always been
focused on consistency
and maximizing the 1,440
minutes we have each day,
working toward meaningful
goals. Connecting the
dots in advance allowed
me to visualize my future,
even when I was a skinny
vegan farm kid dreaming
of being bigger and stronger
someday. I believed it
into existence, and then
worked incredibly hard, with
transparency and accountability,
turning my goals and
dreams into my reality.
3. I learned the importance
of nutrient density and calorie
density, and that enabled
me to have control
over my outcomes, determining
whether I would gain
weight, lose weight, or stay
the same, and that served
me well as a runner, as a
bodybuilder, and as an athlete
in general.
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