The Vegan Gym Podcast

We made a post on Instagram a few days ago with what turned out to be a pretty polarizing idea. The post said, “It’s not fat. It’s not carbs. It’s not sugar. It’s not alcohol. If you’re not losing weight, it’s because you’re eating too many calories. Period.”The post got nearly 8,000 likes and lots of positive feedback, but we also got slammed by a bunch of people. We got comments like, “this is false information,” “my thyroid says this is fake news,” and “this is very toxic and harmful information.”First of all, science is not fake news. But let’s forget science for a second and talk about the beliefs that these people hold. Do these beliefs empower or imprison them? Is telling yourself that energy balance is “fake news” actually constructive towards your goals? Or is that belief actually holding you back from building the body and confidence that you deserve?More broadly, do your beliefs about health and fitness empower or imprison you? Do you tell yourself that you’ll never be comfortable in your own skin? Do you tell yourself that you won’t ever be able to run a half marathon, deadlift your body weight, or complete some other athletic achievement that you would love to be able to do? Do you tell yourself that you aren’t fit enough to go to the gym? Do you tell yourself that you don’t have time to make healthy meals and move your body?As Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.”Support the show

Before starting The Vegan Gym, I worked as an engineer and ran a supply chain software startup with two friends from university. At the time, I felt like our startup was the surest path to success, at least financial success, but over the 18 months that I was involved in this business, I developed a burning passion for vegan fitness. I spent every minute of my free time writing vegan fitness articles and all I wanted to do was help vegans get healthy and fit. In this episode, I’ll share the most important lesson I have learned along my entrepreneurial journey, which is the same lesson that allowed me to fall in love with fitness over a decade ago. I hope it helps you too!Support the show

Until recently, peer-reviewed scientific literature actually supported the idea that you should consume protein as soon as possible after a workout. However, a recent meta-analysis that reviewed the data from twenty of these protein timing studies unveiled a common flaw among these studies’ designs. In this episode, we'll discuss the latest protein timing research and tell you exactly when to consume protein to get the most out of your diet and training.Support the show

When it comes to fitness, most people in the world need to be doing more. But if you’re putting in the effort and not seeing the progress you want, then there’s a chance that you are actually overtraining.Support the show

“The more we try to stay comfortable today, the more uncomfortable we'll be tomorrow.” - Gary John BishopSupport the show

Your body deserves that you treat food as fuel, not the enemy. It executes trillions of biochemical reactions every second of every day to keep you alive and healthy. And all it asks of you is for you to feed it the right raw materials (food) a few times per day.Support the show

At the end of the day, the only way to guarantee results is to put in the work on a consistent basis. But there are 4 pillars that you can follow to guarantee that you crush your goals.Support the show

Our Vegan Superhero Academy coaching clients are Vegan Superheroes! In this episode, we'll discuss the top 5 main lessons that our clients have learned in the process of crushing their vegan fitness goals.Support the show

Dr. Klaper is a well-known, plant-based clinician. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1972. He has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and focuses on health-promoting food and lifestyle choices to help people stay out of hospitals and off of operating tables. He believes that a whole-food, plant-based diet and regular exercise are essential for optimal health.Please consider supporting Dr. Klaper’s work:Subscribe to Dr. Klaper on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoctorKlaperFollow Dr. Klaper on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorklaperSupport his Moving Medicine Forward initiative: https://www.doctorklaper.com/Support the show

Many vegans associate a high-protein diet with poor health, and for good reason. According to Harvard Medical School, health conditions linked to a high-protein diet include the development of high cholesterol, a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, weight gain, increased cancer risk, and kidney disease. These concerns are valid, but as we’ll learn from the research in this episode, they are specific to a high animal protein diet, not a high plant protein diet.Support the show