Ultramarathon Champion Austin Meyer on Life as a Vegan Endurance Athlete
In the spring of 2023, Austin Meyer won his first ultramarathon—a grueling 100-kilometer trail race through the majestic landscape of Zion National…
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6 Reasons Athletes Should Opt for Plant Protein Over Animal Protein
Editor’s Note: The following article is excerpted from Plant-Powered Protein by Brenda Davis, RD; Vesanto Melina, MS, RD; and Cory Davis, MBA…
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World’s Largest Team of Vegan Strength Athletes Set to Compete at 2022 Mr. America Competition
Update 10/20/2022: The results are in! Find out how the Vegan Strong PlantBuilt team performed below. As one of the world’s most…
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Webinar Replay: The Truth About Protein, and Other Secrets of Plant-Based Athletes, with Robert Cheeke & Matt Frazier
How do plant-based athletes eat for peak energy, performance, and recovery? And what can the rest of us learn from their experience?…
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Q&A: Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke, Ultrarunner Matt Frazier on Their New Book for Plant-Based Athletes
Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke (Vegan Bodybuilding) and ultrarunner Matt Frazier (No Meat Athlete) have dedicated their careers to helping other athletes adopt, maintain,…
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Team USA Athletes Call on Olympic Committee to Stop Promoting Milk
Last week Team USA cycling silver medalist Dotsie Bausch publicly called out the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for continuing to…
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Olympic Cyclist Dotsie Bausch on Why Athletes Are Going Plant-Based
When pro cyclist Dotsie Bausch went vegan back in 2009, it was out of a desire to help animals, not to improve…
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How a Plant-Based Diet Can Benefit Endurance Athletes’ Heart Health, Performance, and Recovery
From Olympic skater Meagan Duhamel to ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, numerous athletes have demonstrated that you don’t need to eat meat to compete….
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Not Your Average Grandpa: Model, Endurance Athlete, and Plant-Based Enthusiast Richard Lima
Photos by Lisa Maloney (left) and Rick Day (right) In 1994, Richard Lima was ready to give up on modeling. He’d been…
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Get Plant-Fit: 5 Tips from Plant-Based Athlete Matt Frazier
It’s hard to believe that just 10 years ago, “plant-based athlete” sounded like one big oxymoron. But thanks to the stories of dozens of…
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NFL Player Griff Whalen on the Perks of Being a Plant-Powered Athlete
The best wide receivers are strong, fast, agile, and strategic. The most important trait, according to college wide receiver coach Jay Norvell,…
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