Marcella Torres and Derek Tresize write excellent articles featuring advice on vegan bodybuilding, fitness, and nutrition as well as their own training and competition experiences.
Juicing whole fruits and vegetables has become a regular practice in the health/fitness community in recent years – and it makes perfect sense. If there’s one thing I’ve learned since I started following a plant based diet and using it with my clients, its that the more fruits and vegetables you consume the healthier [...]
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By the time I had my son Miles at 41.5 weeks, I’d gained about 33 pounds, bringing me up to 150 lbs from my pre-baby 117. By then I was freakin’ huge, bigger even than in this shot taken at 39 weeks! I’d had a pretty trouble-free pregnancy aside from low-back pain and was able to [...]
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Surprisingly filling but very light and summery, this version of tabbouleh replaces the grains with cauliflower and the olive oil with olives. Have this with Hummus and Kale Open-Face Sandwiches for a satisfying summer lunch! One batch makes enough for several days! Raw Cauliflower Tabouli 1 cauliflower 1/2 cup parsley 1/3 cup mint 1 tomato
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Check out Derek’s recent article for One Green Planet, Protein in a Plant-Based Diet: A Vegan Bodybuilder’s Perspective! We’ve taken a bit of a break from posting (and pretty much everything else) following the birth of our son Miles a month ago. Originally I envisioned us catching up on things like that as our baby [...]
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Here’s my non-authentic, totally made up and easy version of Spanish rice. “Spanish” Rice 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped 1 cup brown rice ( like to use Basmati or jasmine) 1.5 cups water 1/2 can diced tomatoes, drained 1 cube vegetarian bouillon [...]
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With about three weeks to go until my due date, I danced at Tummy Tuesday, a bellydance showcase held here in Richmond, VA every last Tuesday of the month at Positive Vibe Cafe. I’ve been taking classes at Illumination Dance Studio, with Khalima, Johara, and Reina for over a year now, around 4.5 hours of [...]
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I’ve had a few questions about what I’ve been eating during pregnancy, so I’ll share! A great pregnancy nutrition resource, by the way, is The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition by Julieanna Hever, MS R.D. C.P.T., which contains some very detailed information on calorie and nutrient needs during this time. At 8 months
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I’ve gotten all the video from last weeks show uploaded to youtube now, and I thought I’d post my posedown with the novice short class winner for the overall title. He ended up winning it, but I’m really happy with how closely matched we were and how my posing went, so his was a fair [...]
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Yesterday I competed in the OCB Bodysculpt Open and had a great time! I competed in two classes: the Men’s Novice and Men’s Open, placing first in Novice and second in the Open class! It was a very long day filled with tough posing (literally elbow to elbow), but the final moments on stage made [...]
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An easy alternative to faux ground beef and TVP, lentils (especially French lentils) make a great taco filling! I like to use this recipe for double-decker tacos, spreading mashed pinto beans or low-fat vegetarian refried beans on some whole wheat soft taco shells and wrapping them around organic corn taco shells stuffed with this [...]
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@RobertCheeke Are you going to be at Summerfest? We're planning on making a road trip up there! 8 days 1 hrs ago
@RobertCheeke Damn! I'm proud to get 225 on the bar for those - beast mode! Everything is going great with Miles and I'm training again now! 8 days 1 hrs ago
New post! Check out Marcella's postpartum weight loss plan: http://t.co/ToBblLMY8 days 19 hrs ago
