A recent post from "My 3 months fight camp in Thailand" got me interested in this read:"Something really strange happened to me after training one day. Instead of the usual protein shake, chicken, egg, and steak lunch I have in attempts to try to feed my body after a hard workout, I went to a vegetarian restaurant instead. It defied all of my logic, as I thought the reason why I wasn't recovering was because of a lack of protein.
Turns out guys like Jake Shields, Nate, and Nick Diaz may be onto something with their Vegetarian UFC training. I noticed something strange about my body and mentioned it to Ben, a nutritionist that was training at Phuket Top Team. I told him that I wasn't tired at all, normally I need to take a nap around this time, and that I felt great. He said it was because my body didn't need to spend all that energy breaking down the animal protein and instead was able to use that same energy to recover." - Continue read at "My 3 months fight camp in Thailand"
So FightBah decided to take a look and share this other site on the matter as well.
The diet of Jake Shields, Nate, & Nick Diaz are also mentioned in this other blog: "fitnessdoctrine.com".
The site also gives a sample diet as practice by UFC Fighter Mac Danzig:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal and soy yogurt with fruit.
Snack:
almonds and dried cranberries
Lunch:
Barley salad
Sauteed zucchini and mushroom and ‘garden’ flavor tempeh with curry dipping sauce.
Midday:
Vega shake, Clif Builder Bar.
Snack: Tortilla chips and Guacamole
Dinner:
Brown rice pasta with fresh portabello’s and eggplant and marinara sauce.
Late night:
Coconut sorbet with pineapples
Another example of a fighter's diet by UFC fighter Jon Fitch:
While FightBah has never experienced a vegetarian diet during hard training and as recovery, we do wonder if anyone out there has ever tried and have any comments on the matter as well.
For these guys mentioned above for the sport of MMA it can be difficult to maintain muscle size and strength that is why they sometimes turn to a Vegetarian Bodybuilding meal plan.
Vegan diets are usually very very low in protein.
ReplyDeleteYes animal proteins and fats is usually what causes us to be sleepy after a meal but if you go on a diet like above, sure the first few weeks you feel energetic, but muscle atrophy is bound to happen (and when that happens, you'll notice a drop in weight and strength), especially if you are on a circuit based training.
The way around this is nurient timing and how you prepare your food and your choice of protein. Keep meals with higher fat and protein content hours before your preworkout meal. Your preworkout meal should be kept lite (Smaller portions of chicken breast or eat fish instead, Keep your carbs complex yet less fibrous. You will notice that even with brown rice, you can get sleepy if you eat a little too much cause the fibre slows down digestion.)
If you do have a heavy meal before a work out, trying giving it a 2 hour span.
Also, stimulants like caffeine and preworkout supplements can help counter the lethargic effect from eating.
Thumbs up Anonymous. :)
ReplyDeleteNonsense, a properly planned vegan diet can deliver all or more protein than required. There is absolutely no reason why a vegans muscle will atrophy. All they need to do is what any athlete must (whether they eat flesh or not): plans good diet and stick to it.
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I personally agree that vegetable meal or diet is really good for fighters=)
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