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In this episode, I speak with Mateo Way, a vegan powerlifter and bodybuilder, about what led him to lifting and veganism, differences between bodybuilding and powerlifting training, effective diet and nutrition strategies, individual genetic differences, vegan stereotypes and much, much more. Mateo is a burly ass dude with a 529 lb squat, 365 lb bench and 627 Lb deadlift at a bodyweight of 228 lbs. He’s been vegan for 15 years in just a couple months and for the entirety of his lifting career so virtually all of his strength was built on a plant based diet. Mateo drops tons of knowledge bombs in this episode and I think it’s incredibly useful information even for a seasoned lifter. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat! You can find Mateo at @mateo.way or at his business account at @grit.lapidary on Instagram. If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 1:20 - Intro to Matteo 1:35 - Home gym 4:30 - What got you into pursuing fitness? 8:15 - Go Ruck 13:00 - Getting into lifting 16:30 - Getting into competing in powerlifting 20:00 - Genetic differences and gaining weight for hardgainers 22:15 - Would you ever cut to single digit body fat for bodybuilding? 24:30 - What's it like working with the Revive Stronger coaching? 27:25 - Difference between bodybuilding focused training and powerlifting training 30:30 - What led you to veganism? 33:45 - People that blame lack of progress on plant based diet 35:30 - Were you ever criticized for being the skinny vegan guy before lifting? How does that compare to now being much bigger? 39:15 - Vegan lifters performing at the top level and PED useage 42:30 - Calorie/macro intake? 44:00 - Favorite vegan protein options? 46:30 - Average day of eating? 48:45 - Best advice for a lifter switching to a plant based diet? 54:00 - The importance of consistency 55:30 - Fitness and adovcating a plant based diet 57:35 - Cat appearance 57:50 - Any goals you're working towards right now? 1:03:15 - Individual strength differences 1:05:15 - Mark Bell, keto diet, Renaissance Periodization, working out to stay healthy 1:09:00 - Where can people find you on social media? WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION - My absolute favorite, affordable, customizable vegan protein powder! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ JACK AND FRIENDS VEGAN JERKY - Super tasty jackfruit based jerky and a great small business to support! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 10% off anything you order! https://www.jackandfriendsjerky.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Audible: https://www.amazon.com/The-Aethix-App... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aet.. Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach

In this episode, I speak with Hannah Vertal, a plant based bodybuilder based out of Cleveland, Ohio, who recently did her first bikini competition on a fully plant based diet. Hannah and I discuss how this contest prep differed compared to previous preps in terms of diet in particular, her training, what got her into bodybuilding, her reasons for going vegan, her experience with transitioning diet and lifestyle habits, her time in art school, PED’s in bodybuilding and so much more. Hannah provides a very interesting perspective on all of these subjects and I found myself relating to a lot of her opinions and experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope you find this episode as insightful and entertaining as I did! You can find Hannah at @hanvertalnpc on Instagram. If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:18 - Intro with Hannah 2:45 - How COVID effected last year of school and going to art school 4:40 - How did you transition from art major to social worker? 5:55 - How did you get into fitness? 8:15 - Being into fitness in art school 10:45 - Partying at Christian/art school 16:45 - What drew you to bodybuilding and competing? Difference between bodybuilding divisions 19:40 - How did your training progress over the years? 22:00 - Pressure to always look good and stay lean in bodybuilding and PED use 25:30 - Cringey social media posts for fitness influencers/bodybuilders 27:15 - How being extremely lean effects you mentally and physically 32:45 - Why people enjoy getting super lean 33:45 - Body dysmorphia and bodybuilding 36:20 - Did you notice any differences going fully plant based? 39:20 - Any differences with hitting macros on plant based diet? Protein? 41:20 - Hitting macros during prep on plant based diet? 45:55 - Average day of eating for you right now? 49:30 - Normal training for you? 52:30 - Differences in training during prep and off-season? 55:30 - Would you do a powerlifting meet? 57:15 - Bodybuilding competitions are expensive 1:00:20 - Tattoos and bodybuilding 1:03:00 - Body dysmorphia and bodybuilding (continued) 1:05:00 - Where can people find you on social media? 1:06:00 - Wrap up WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION - My absolute favorite, affordable, customizable vegan protein powder! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ JACK AND FRIENDS VEGAN JERKY - Super tasty jackfruit based jerky and a great small business to support! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 10% off anything you order! https://www.jackandfriendsjerky.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aethix-approach/id1523507831 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5lY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC90aGUtYWV0aGl4LWFwcHJvYWNo?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIrbL6xKrtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAw&hl=en Audible: https://www.amazon.com/The-Aethix-Approach/dp/B08JJQRY9R Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aethix-approach Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach

In today’s episode, I speak with Dylan Falduto, a competitive MMA fighter, grappler and fitness enthusiast who’s been vegan for over ten years now. Dylan is also a high school teacher, an entrepreneur, a lifelong musician, an activist, and an advocate for mental health. Dylan and I speak about his experience training and fighting competitively through his MMA career, his new shift in mindset towards the future, being vegan for 10 plus years, working as a high school teacher, his experience with animal rights activism and so much more. Dylan is a unique blend with being an extremely compassionate, caring individual and an all around, absolute badass and it shows in our conversation. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed chatting with him! You can find Dylan at @dylan.ramone on Instagram and check out his business at helloflashy.com or @helloflashy on IG. Also, check out In Vegan Veritas at https://inveganveritas.com/ If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:18 - Episode start 01:40 - Who is Dylan Falduto? 04:45 - What got you into veganism? 07:15 - Vegan activism - attending first pig save 11:15 - Giving back to others, being positive, making good decisions and leading by example 15:15 - Supporting positive mental health for others and yourself 17:30 - Balance in life 19:30 - Meditation for mental health 21:30 - How has MMA effected anxiety, either positive or negative, in general life? 25:00 - What led you towards getting into MMA and early MMA career 28:30 - Switching over to grappling/BJJ from MMA 31:00 - Competing seriously in combat sports 32:00 - Fighting and stress/anxiety and how to channel it 34:00 - Being involved in MMA/fitness and how others involved respond to you being vegan 35:30 - Switching away from MMA towards grappling for good? Last fight? Competing in MMA in 30's+ 38:30 - Injuries in combat sports and how they can effect life 40:15 - Being a badass and a compassionate person at the same time 41:15 - Punk rock and veganism, did it get you into veganism? Punk scene 46:45 - What instrument do you play? What kind of other music are you into? 48:00 - What's your diet like now vs how it was in the beginning? Any mistakes in the beginning? 53:00 - In Vegan Veritas merch and vegan donuts 55:00 - Vegan community 59:30 - Dylan's business Hello Flashy 1:01:30 - Where can people find you and your business online? 1:02:45 - Outro WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION - My absolute favorite, affordable, customizable vegan protein powder! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ JACK AND FRIENDS VEGAN JERKY - Super tasty jackfruit based jerky and a great small business to support! Use code "AETHIX" at checkout for 10% off anything you order! https://www.jackandfriendsjerky.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aethix-approach/id1523507831 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5lY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC90aGUtYWV0aGl4LWFwcHJvYWNo?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIrbL6xKrtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAw&hl=en Audible: https://www.amazon.com/The-Aethix-Approach/dp/B08JJQRY9R Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aethix-approach Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this episode, I speak with Adrian Lozano, a California based vegan life coach and yogi, who helps others transform their life through mindfulness practices. Adrian himself has struggled with anxiety and depression in the past which caused him to seek his own journey of self improvement. Through exercise, yoga, diet, meditation, positive thinking and therapy, Adrian was able to completely transform himself over time into the happy and positive person he is today. Adrian continues his pursuit of personal growth and development and has a passion for helping others undergo the same transformation that he himself has, and continues, to undergo. Adrian is a very upbeat, kind, open minded person and I learned a lot from our conversation. It was a pleasure speaking with him and I hope you enjoy the chat! You can find Adrian's life coaching services at adrianlozano.com and on Instagram at @lozano.flows If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:20 - Episode start 01:50 - Who is Adrian Lozano? 03:45 - How did you get into self-improvement practices? 05:20 - Vipassana meditation and the present moment 07:45 - What helped with your anxiety? 10:30 - What got you into yoga? 13:15 - Meditation retreats 14:45 - How did you get into fitness and lifting? TMJ injury 18:00 - What caused depression and anxiety to get so bad when younger? 18:50 - What caused you to go vegan? What to do for vegan anniversary in LA during COVID 21:45 - Therapy for anxiety and depression, cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy 30:45 - Are you reading any books right now? 31:30 - Pursuing what you love 35:15 - Homeworkouts vs the gym 37:00 - Comparing yourself now to how you were and self-love 38:45 - What was the first step towards self-love 42:00 - What are your tips for people who are currently dealing with depression and anxiety 44:15 - How does self-love tie into veganism? 46:45 - Transitioning to plant based diet and animal products vs vegan alternatives 48:45 - Where can people find your life coaching services? 50:35 - Where can people find you on social media? 53:15 - Anything to say in closing? - WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION AFFILIATE CODE Use code AETHIX at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

So Miley Cyrus just came out and said that she quit veganism last year on the good ol' Joe Rogan Podcast. Miley was vegan for around 6 years when she quit but do her reasons make any sense? Fellow vegan lifter Julien Desroches and I watch and react to the news! Hope you all enjoy the episode and please subscribe, like, comment and/or share if you did enjoy it! If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:20 - Episode start 02:15 - Cutting out gluten 04:15 - Head injury and Omega 3's 06:15 - Miley talks about rescuing animals, vegan vs plant based diet 09:15 - Did Miley do the plant based diet right? Supplements, vegan omega 3's 12:12 - All vegan bodybuilders are on steroids 14:15 - It's not that hard to do a plant based diet RIGHT 14:45 - Joe Rogan being biased, James Wilks interview 16:15 - Blood type diet, brain type diet?? 17:45 - Helping animals sometimes makes it okay to eat them? 19:00 - Drugs and brain issues 20:15 - When exactly did she stop eating plant based? Around time of divorce? 21:15 - "Butter is great for you" 24:35 - Miley says she knows nothing about nutrition 26:45 - Miley thinks everyone is going to destroy her for leaving veganism but maybe 1% of the world is vegan, celebrities giving plant based diets a bad rep 29:45 - Miley eating fish for the first time again and crying 31:45 - Moral agency 34:00 - Veganism isn't just a diet 36:15 - Fat on a plant based diet 38:00 - Fish oil supplements vs. vegan DHA/EPA algae supplements and converting ALA omega 3's to long chain omega 3's in the body 39:30 - Looking up fish oil studies 43:45 - Wrap up 47:35 - Outro - WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION AFFILIATE CODE Use code AETHIX at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Marco Galindo Jr. is a highly competitive 181 LB vegan powerlifter and entrepreneur who owns several supplement stores and his own line of all vegan supplements and products. In this episode, Marco and I talk about his recent 755 LB deadlift attempt at 180 LBS bodyweight, the state of powerlifting today and aiming for a world record pull in the future, programming for powerlifting, good and bad coaches, nutrition and what he eats, tips for lifters, Marco's business pursuits, and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and please subscribe, like, comment and/or share if you did enjoy it! If you'd rather listen on a different platform, check the show out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PocketCasts, PlayerFM, RadioPublic or PineCast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:00 - Intro with Marco 02:28 - Lifting for a while now - how powerlifting has progressed 03:15 - John Haack 06:00 - Deadlift world record in 181 class and Marco's recent 755 attempt 10:30 - How does Marco feel after that deadlift attempt? 13:50 - How long has Marco been vegan for and why did he go vegan? 18:25 - What was Marco's approach to switching over to a fully plant-based diet? 20:30 - How much protein does Marco eat? 25:35 - What's Marco's training like? 27:40 - Who are some people Marco follows for programming/lifting advice? 30:00 - Mike Israetel and Renaissance Periodization 33:25 - Ed Coan 34:15 - Good coaches and bad coaches and programs 38:55 - Bodybuilding.com forum days and the bro split 40:00 - Planet Fitness and how Marco got introduced to powerlifting 43:35 - Marco's businesses 45:40 - Starting Vegan Monster Protein with Doyle from Misfits 49:20 - How's Florida (where Marco lives) doing during COVID19 currently? 52:10 - What supplements does Marco recommend to lifters, particularly vegan lifters? 55:50 - Advice to offer to lifters pursuing strength and body composition goals? 1:00:00 - Finding time for training and Marco's schedule 1:02:30 - Wrapping up tips Marco has for lifters 1:05:00 - Where can people find Marco on social media and wrap up - WEBSITE: http://www.aethixfitness.com MERCH http://www.aethixfitness.com/shop FREE TRAINING PROGRAMS: http://www.aethixfitness.com/training TRUE NUTRITION AFFILIATE CODE Use code AETHIX at checkout for 5% off anything you order! Using the code helps support me! http://www.truenutrition.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tofustrong Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aethixfitness Twitter: https://twitter.com/aethixf Support The Aethix Approach by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-aethix-approach This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Had the pleasure of chatting with 72 KG vegan powerlifter Annah Jamison AKA @BananaLifts about nutrition, programming for powerlifting, home workouts during lockdown, supplementation, vegan protein, advocating for social causes and much, much more! Annah is incredibly strong and built most of her strength on a plant based diet. Her best lifts in competition are 145 kg(319 lbs) squat, 85 kg(187 lbs) bench and 182.5 kg(402 lbs) deadlift at 157 lbs bodyweight. Hope you enjoy the video! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - About Annah 3:15 - Why Annah went vegan 6:00 - About Annah's coach 7:35 - Annah's best lifts 9:05 - Training at home as a powerlifter during COVID-19 11:50 - Cost of powerlifting 14:15 - Powerlifting community 15:40 - Eating plant-based as a lifter 18:00 - Were you concerned about losing strength/muscle when going vegan at first? 22:00 - Vegan meals / how we eat as vegan lifters 26:15 - How do non-vegan lifters react when they find out when you're vegan? 30:00 - Blood tests on a plant based diet 32:15 - If a non-vegan lifter came to you for advice about switching to plant based diet, what advice would you give? 35:00 - Swapping non-vegan for vegan protein sources 37:45 - Diets need to differ from person to person for different goals 39:00 - Carb-fearing 41:30 - Advocating for social causes and how you personally do it 46:45 - Veganism and BLM movement 50:15 - Being authentic through your online presence 51:45 - Advocating for movements in different ways 57:45 - How morphology effects powerlifting 58:30 - How were you working out at home before you got the power rack, plates and barbell? 1:01:00 - Easier to maintain than gain muscle 1:03:00 - Where can people find you on social media? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Spicy discussion between me, Cade from PlantBasedPumps and Julien from PlantsFormed about supplements, what works and what doesn't, steroids, fake natty's, vegan influencers, the Athlean-X fake weight fiasco, ex-vegans/carnivore diet, Jon Venus qutting the plant based diet and way more! This is a long one so get comfy ;) TIMESTAMPS: 00:35 - What supplements do we take currently? 03:45 - Do we notice a big difference with creatine? 05:03 - What protein powder do we use? 07:15 - What plant milks do we like? 08:45 - What supplements do we think are trash? Pre-workouts/caffeine opinion? 11:28 - What else is overrated? 12:40 - Beet root/citrulline pre-workout for pumps 15:00 - What do we think about SARMS 19:40 - Would we take steroids or SARMS? 24:25 - Should there be a tested and untested division for all sports? 26:00 - Would we take TRT? 27:00 - Steroids in the fitness industry? Fake natty's? 35:00 - Brad Castleberry 36:45 - What fitness influencers do we follow? 43:00 - Breaking vegan stereotypes 45:00 - Jon Venus quiting veganism 58:00 - Ex-vegans / carnivore diet 1:01:30 - Joe Rogan 1:03:15 - Shawn Baker blood test results 1:05:45 - Mark Bell 1:08:00 - Vegan cat/dog food 1:16:55 - Clean Meat / Lab Grown Meat 1:19:45 - Athlean-X fake weights 1:25:15 - Genetic freaks This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Rose from @ThePlantLifeChoseUs is a New Jersey Based, NASM and group training certified vegan trainer who I had the pleasure of chatting with last week! Rose brings some very interesting perspective to how whole food, plant based diets can improve health from first-hand experience, the importance of strength training for women, how fitness can improve your life and much more! Thanks for taking the time to chat, Rose, and I hope you all enjoy! :) TIMESTAMPS: 2:00 - Introduction 3:14 - Credentials 4:15 - What got you into fitness and nutrition 6:42 - Training for NYC triathlon which hasn't been cancelled yet! 10:52 - Anxiety 14:15 - What got you into veganism? 19:15 - How did Rose's best friends grandparents' health improve from going plant based 21:03 - How does it make you feel when you hear people deny that foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for heart health? 23:43- Did you believe that animal foods were necessary for fitness/health before? Were you hesitant at all to switch to plant based? Was I?! 30:35 - More fruits and vegetables for health! Reasons for being vegan. 32:35 - Average day of eating? 36:50 - Do you count calories or macros? 39:12 - Fear of carbs 42:23 - Strength training for women to build a nice physique 46:24 - What kind of program would you recommend to a girl wanting to build a great body? 48:05 - What exercises are staple movements? 49:37 - What would you say to a girl who doesn't want to get "too big" 51:30 - Opinion on the hip thrust 51:55 - Bad form in the gym 53:25 - Leading by example for fitness/veganism 54:45 - Should men and women train differently? 56:45 - Closing remarks 58:17 - Where can people find you on social media? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Cade Jones (PlantBasedPumps on Instagram) is a Rhode Island based vegan lifter who focuses on more of a Power-building style training system while juggling training with working 65-70 hour weeks! Cade noticed a much greater gain in strength and muscle from becoming more knowledgeable about constructing his training programs and focusing more on strength. He also got much stronger and bigger after going plant based and is very knowledgeable when it comes to proper nutrition to build muscle as well as effective programming for strength/muscle gains. Cade and I discuss the most effective programming methods for size and strength, plant based nutrition and bulking on a plant based diet, how we respond to others who aren't vegan, the best training and nutrition practices for beginner lifters, and much more! It was a pleasure chatting with Cade and I hope you enjoy and learn something new here! :) Time Stamps: 0:58 - Intro 4:05 - How did you get into fitness? 07:20 - Did you go vegan when switching to powerliting routine? 08:38 - Body weight fluctuations throughout the years 10:25 - Bodybuilding split in the early years of lifting 11:00 - When you switched to strength training or powerlifting programming what happened? Percentage vs. RPE based programming 15:45 - What powerlifting programs have you ran? Coaches? 18:23 - When were you being coached? 19:15 - How coaching helps you progress 22:50 - Adjusting your programming for when gyms open again (from quarantine lockdown) 25:30 - Are you doing all your programming now? What's it like? 30:30 - Nutrition history - why and when did you switch to vegan? 35:40 - How do we deal with others around us that aren't vegan? 37:45 - How did going vegan effect your training? 38:45 - Bulking as a vegan 40:40 - Average day of eating on a plant based diet 43:10 - How much protein do you eat a day? 44:28 - How many grams of protein per day would you recommend to others? 49:15 - What would you tell someone to do for training and nutrition if they're just starting to get into fitness? 55:40 - Where can people find you on social media? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

J.D. and Mariia Goldschmidt (tofu_fit_guy and tofu_fit_girl on IG, Tofu Fitness on YouTube) and their daughter Mia are a fit and healthy vegan family of three living in New York City. We sat down and chatted about how and why they went vegan, what it's been like raising their daughter vegan and how they've done it, what their diet is like, favorite restaurants in the city, how to be healthy and fit on a plant based diet and much more! They're genuinely nice, awesome people and it was super fun chatting with them. Give them a follow on Instagram and YouTube, they put out great content! Hope you enjoy it and thanks again guys! Timestamps: 1:00 - Intro 4:07 - How long have you been into fitness and what got you into it? 6:18 - What was your diet like before you went vegan? 7:00 - What got you into veganism? 12:55 - What was Mia's diet like when she was first on a plant based diet until now? 14:00 - Pediatrician's opinion of Mia eating vegan. Overall health? 16:30 - What does Mia eat in a day? 19:10 - Mia's favorite foods? 20:35 - How do J.D. and Mariia plan for events for Mia and/or the family in terms of food? 22:10 - Do you get any backlash? What do friends think of it? 26:35 - Vegan pizza! 28:55 - Were we born vegan?! 29:45 - Disconnection between eating meat and the animal 30:50 - Cultural normalcy of eating animal products 31:21 - Does it bother Mia if other kids eat meat? 32:15 - Eating healthy vs. eating junk food - storytime! 34:00 - How did I become vegan?! 35:35 - Going vegan at first as a lifter 37:00 - Favorite vegan restaurants in NYC? 40:15 - Where can people find you on social media? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Julien DesRoches aka @plantsformed is a vegan athlete from Long Island, New York. He was previously a very successful sprinter who went to nationals and has since then gotten into bodybuilding and strength training. We talk about how he became vegan, what got him into fitness, his fitness journey, supplements and future goals and how others can get great results building muscle as a vegan! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:10 What got you into fitness? 03:23 What was training and nutrition like in the beginning? 04:54 Diet in the beginning? 07:15 How/when did you decide to go vegan? 09:40 When you first went vegan were you expecting to lose muscle? 10:40 What was your training like when going vegan? 11:15 Did veganism change training results at all? Any tips? 12:37 What supplements would you recommend to vegans and vegan lifters specifically? 14:45 Bodyweight, bodyfat and average day of eating 17:28 Daily protein goal and do you use protein powder? 19:45 - Lockdown situation from corona virus - how has it effected you? Current training? 24:30 Personal goals for the future? 26:16 Where can people find you online? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.