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Possible to develop muscle mass as a vegetarian?

  • 24-08-2012 8:26pm
    #1
    Denerick
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    I'm not a vegetarian for the record. I've dabbled at it in the past but could never stick it (My love for BLT's outweighs my ethical cornerns about factory farming, sad to say :o) But anyway. Does a vegetarian diet retard muscle growth? Should you be using weights etc. if you are a vegetarian?


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  • #2
    Hanley
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    Yes it retards it, depending on how strict your are with protein sources.

    Yes, you should be lifting weights on it.

    Yes, you can still build muscle.

    It's not optimal, but it is what it is!


  • #3
    Chancer3001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    just use whey protein?


  • #4
    Donelson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭Donelson


    Hanley wrote: »
    Yes it retards it, depending on how strict your are with protein sources.

    Yes, you should be lifting weights on it.

    Yes, you can still build muscle.

    It's not optimal, but it is what it is!

    As a former veggie I'd have to agree! Even using protein I always found it harder to gain muscle. I never found out why and from my little understanding of nutrition there shouldn't be a difference but I could never square the circle.


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