Soldato
Age: 25
Bodyweight: 13.7st
Height: 6'4"
Bodyfat: Unkown
Goal:
Reach 16 stone in three years and squat 200KG.
Eventually one day squat 300+kg, deadlift 450+kg and overhead press 200+kg. (I'm just setting the bar high).
New goal in 12 months (25/06/14) set by Ultra_Extreme:
174kg squat and dead.
82kg bench.
Motivation:
I've always been a skinny guy my entire lift. I don't mind being skinny, I'm happy with who I am. I also don't mind looking like the guy from the cola advert but my real reason for lifting is for animals.
I love animals, ever since I was a kid. That's never changed as I've grown up, except now I'm aware of them. I later got into a band called Goldfinger who are vegans which led me to ask myself questions about what I eat. I then went vegetarian at age 14. Met a vegan online and she gave me a lot of insight and stick for being a vegetarian (she was a vegan). I remember saying what's wrong with milk and she made me aware of it. I never took her serious enough and went vegan a year later but not for long. Now I'm sticking to it.
So I decided I wasn't going to give a penny to these dairy and meat industries and adopted a new diet.
This is were the lifting comes in. I've often got in deep conversations with people about this choice. I always make a very strong argument but I want the body to back up the words. If people can listen to why I don't eat animals and see that I'm big and strong, they will take me seriously.
"Oh but you're not getting enough protein or iron", "vegans are weak", "no gains ever came from a plant".
I want people to ask me what I eat because I'm so big. I want young lifters to see me and think "damn he's massive, what does he eat". I want to be known for it, the natural guy that doesn't eat meat but is huge. To inspire people to take a real interest in nutrition from other sources, to at least leave people aware of another option rather than guzzling down a dozen eggs a day.
If I can be able to out lift the guys at my gym then it's proof I'm strong and getting enough protein. When a heckling meat eater tries to mudsling me I can stand proud and back up my words with real evidence. People like to believe things with their own eyes.
So whenever I feel like I can't pick up that barbell and lift it because I'm not strong enough, because it's painful, it's tiring. I think of all the suffering animals have to go through in their pathetic lives. I think of McDonalds and KFC and the anger inside to do that last rep. For myself the animals and the planet.
Arvid Beck is a great inspiration.
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_beck
Robert Cheeke owner of veganbodybuilding, really down to earth guy.
Also check out Derek Tresize, Giacomo Marchese, Jimi Sitko, Robert Cheeke.
Diet:
Organic vegetables, legumes, beans, grains, water, nuts & seeds, fruits, bread and organic hemp protein powder.
Carbs: Broccoli, peas, tomatoes, spinach, bananas, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, berries, butternut squash, arborio rice, pasta, brown rice, oatmeal, garbanzo beans, pinto beans.
Protein: Veges, black beans, soya chunks (55g), quinoa, brown rice + red beans, peanut butter, almonds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, soya milk, shredded wheat, hemp powder, tofu, bagel.
Liquids: Water, fruit juices, almond/hemp/soya/oat milk, smoothies.
Fats: Coconut oil, peanut butter, avocados, ground flax seeds, olives and granola.
Previous lifting history:
November 2012. Eight months of a three day split on legs, triceps/chest, biceps/shoulders and back thrown in across the days. 10-2 reps.
Bodyweight - 12.4st
Squat - 50kg
Deadlift - 80kg
Bench - 40kg
OHP - 40kg
Penlay Rows - 50kg
Current lifting program:
Second week of the Stronglifts 5x5, strictly.
Bodyweight - 13.7st
Squat - 72.5kg
Deadlift - 105kg
Bench - 65kg
OHP - 52.5kg
Penlay Rows - 62.5kg
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