Study shows nutrition NOT exercise plays a larger role in healthy metabolic rate. Nutrition text books warn: “Numerous studies have shown poor exercise performance on low carbohydrate diets. Athletes especially experience fatigue, ketosis, dehydration, and hypoglycemia.”
Informational and educational strategies to incentivize customers to purchase healthy food resulted in higher sales and increased consumption of those items where special forces performance was important.
Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Safety and Performance in Endurance Sports
Plant protein builds muscle as well as flesh study finds. But nutrition book states the protein myths for athletes abound.
Vegetarian diets yield cardiorespiratory & oxygen efficiency for athletic activity, provides advantages over nonveg diets
While a “running” site, has good info for all athletes nomeatathlete.com
Arm Wrestling
Rob Bigwood’s blog is here and interview with Mercy for Animals is here
Basketball
John Salley Wilson Chandler (Plant Based not vegan) Jahlil Okafor & Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler; Kyrie Irving
Antoine Knighton, Atlanta, GA – officiates college and semi professional basketball.
Body Building
Robert Cheeke-vegan body builder- website here & podcast interview here (show #98) Joe Coleman interview
Kimberly Carlson-website here
Boxing
David Haye here Cam. F. Awesome – here and Omowale Adewale here
Tennis
Novak Djokovic and Serena and Venus Williams, the #1 mens & women’s players, are all vegan!
Really great article about Jermain Defoe and why athletes go vegan for the performance/recovery boost.
Biking
Blog on vegan distance biking and cycling across Europe EASIER as a vegan
Skating, skiing and running-vegan Olympic medal winners here
podcast on how Nitric Acid in foods like beets, kale and collard greens helps runner performance (see Oct 2012)
Several articles on plant based athletics on Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s site
Food-how it powers athletes here
Plant based athletes can show you how to be plantbuilt
Football (American)
Chicago Bears defensive lineman David Carter
TN Titans happens to be full of players on a primarily plant-based diet. Dolphins WR Griff Whalen
Hockey
Georges Laraque (Canadian)
Push ups
Vegan breaks world record in push-ups
Running/Marathons/Triathlons
Fiona Oakes-Triple Guinness World Record Holder
Brendan Brazier– plant based Ironman triathlete champion –web site or video and Podcast interview that discuss recovery between workouts (see May 2010 here)
Scott Jurek-vegan who is fastest person to finish Appalachian Trail hike (2,189-miles)
Soccer
Baggio Hudisic, MLS soccer player
Strongmen (competitive)
Patrik Baboumian-his story of strength in compassion. He explains now vegan, he recovers faster, has less inflammation. His low iron levels came up, heart burn went away,
Surfing
Tia Blanco –multiple golds with the International Surfing Association & will compete in sport newly admitted to 2020 Olympics
UFC Fighters
Wrestling
Bonebreaker finds recovery faster and more strength after going vegan
Daniel Bryan -wants to end animal cruelty
Austin Aries: athletes look for a competitive advantage & ask him questions since they saw the vegan diet was working for Austin.