SUMMARY

In this week’s episode of Empowered by Plants, Emily reveals some key tips to take away today on how to gain muscle on a vegan plant-based diet. Emily breaks down a weekly workout routine and what a workout routine should look like for everyone who wants to build muscle, not just vegans. She goes over muscle sculpting, resistance training, and when the best time to workout is. Emily then explains how to prioritize protein and incorporate carbohydrates in your vegan diet plan, how to calculate how much plant-based protein you should consume, and goes over some pre-workout and post-workout guidelines to increase protein synthesis. Finally, Emily explains how to utilize recovery and sleep to optimize muscle sculpting.

Who this Episode is Great For

This episode is not only helpful for vegans that want to build muscle and optimize their workout and diet routines but also provides key takeaways that ANYONE wanting to build muscle should incorporate into their routines. Whether you are vegan or not, you should be prioritizing protein regardless if it is plant-based or not, incorporating my fitness pal to keep track of what's going into your body, and how to optimize recovery time to improve muscle sculpting. 

Links and Resources

Click Here to see Emily's Favorite Whole-Food Plant-Based Protein Sources
Click here to get Emily's Plant-Based High Protein Vegan Waffle Recipe

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Summary
Today, Emily is talking all about plant-based nutrition as an athlete, this topic probably has the most questions and concerns about being vegan.  How can you be vegan as an athlete? Or am I already vegan? If I go vegan, am I gonna see strength loss? Am I going to lose endurance on a plant-based diet? Will I lose energy and stamina? Am I actually gonna be able to build muscle on a vegan diet? All of these questions will be addressed today.

Who this Episode is Great For
This episode is not only great for vegan athletes or athletes that are either thinking about going plant-based but is also for vegetarians and even just people who want to reduce their meat intake in general.  This episode provides useful information on how to avoid nutrient deficiencies by focusing on the benefits of a plant-based diet rather than the myths surrounding veganism because planned vegetarian/vegan, diets are healthful and nutritionally adequate.

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In this week's episode of Empowered by Plants, Emily goes over some current events happening in the vegan community. She goes over topics such as what restaurants are now providing vegan options, state governments that are taking action towards reducing meat consumption, a new, black-owned substitute meat brand, and more!