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I would be in the 10-20 hr bracket if I wasn't constantly injured*. Have done a bunch of ultras and quintuple ironman on vegan diet. Unlike gabes, fucking love junk food tho.
*injuries all knock-ons from a smashed knee many years ago, not due to veganism leaving you weak, pitiful and kittenish.
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Oh, I LOVE junk food. I just don't allow myself to eat it (much).
I have a bad knee from pre-vegan injuries too.
Another thing to add is recovery times. Top of climb recovery is noticeably faster, and post long multi-day ride recovery is also faster, and fatigue less extreme. It's a win win, plus, I wont get butt cancer (hopefully). My resting heart rate was always low, around 45bpm, it's now more like 40!
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Thank you both.
I'm in the very early stages of research, so excuse basic questions. Also, I'm going to declare now that my reasons for this are purely for performance gain.
The only issues I can foresee if I chose to try a vegan diet is that I really like dairy. Meat and fish I can live without. But milk in coffee and cheese on pizza I will struggle with. Firstly, hand on heart, are the vegan alternatives good? Or a poor substitute and I should just get over it? Secondly, one of the main benefits that has attracted me to this is the possibility of increased energy and reduced recovery times. If I were to peruse a mostly vegan diet (i.e. occasional consumption of non vegan food) would I likely forgo those benefits? Or only temporarily? Basically, can I have my cake and (occasionally) eat it?
Last, my job is a pain in the ass and requires periods of late hours and therefore take out dinners. What is good in soho area for vegan lunches and take out? I used to use Beetroot on Berwick St all the time, but alas it's gone now. Anything I've spotted recently charges a small fortune for a few grains of quinoa.
Thanks for any advice.
turnpedal
TTM
I've just read the guardian article linked above and it's piqued my curiosity.
Who here trains 8 plus hours a week on a vegan diet? I'm keen to ask some questions.