The Aethix Approach: Recent Episodes
Ryan Rakes
A series discussing all things vegan fitness and lifestyle related and chatting with inspiring vegans who are out there changing the game!
Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with the vegan fitness power couple themselves, Dani Taylor and Giacomo Marchese.
Dani and Giacomo have been involved in the vegan fitness space for years now and originally met through the VeganBodybuilding.com message boards around 2008 during a meet-up event.
They started their joint business Vegan Proteins shortly after which was an online storefront for all kinds of vegan protein brands. Over the years, they eventually converted it to a vegan fitness coaching team as the online storefront space became more competitive and have now also started Vegan Strong, which is a similar team consisting of athletes, nutritionists, authors and coaches with a goal of educating others at events about building a strong, healthy and impressive body on a plant based diet. They also started its subsidiary called Plantbuilt, which is a collective of high level, plant based strength and physique athletes who compete at events.
Dani and Giacomo truly walk-the-walk also, and have both competed at high levels in both bodybuilding and other sports themselves.
Dani and Giacomo get into the details of how they met, their reasons for going vegan, what drew them to fitness and competing, how plant based foods have evolved over the years, building muscle and strength on a plant based diet, and so much more.
This was a really great episode with two amazing and influential people in the vegan fitness space and I think you’ll enjoy their stories and commentary just as much as I did!
Dani can be found on Instagram at @veganproteins and Giacomo can be found at @musclesbybrussels . Check out their coaching website at veganproteins.com and their vegan health and fitness collectives at veganstrong.com and plantbuilt.com. They also have a podcast called Muscles by Brussels Radio which can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
Thanks so much again to Dani and Giacomo and without further ado, enjoy the show!
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In this episode, I’m joined by vegan competitive bodybuilder and coach, John Thomas, AKA the bodybuilding vegan on Instagram. John was nice enough to take the time to come on to the podcast just several weeks out from competition which, for any of you who have dieted super hard before know, is a brutal period that often consists of low energy and brain fog. That being said, I have to say that it wasn’t obvious with John at all, as he got into some absolutely amazing points in this chat and I was feeling fired up and motivated right after!
We get into John’s history and what inspired him to go vegetarian and vegan at a young age, how bullying can affect children years down the road, what drew him to pursuing bodybuilding, his experiences with building muscle on a plant based diet and coaching other vegan lifters, why more high level bodybuilders should consider eating plant based, government subsidies for the animal agriculture industry, and a slew of other amazing content. John is currently aiming to become the first ever vegan IFBB pro in the men’s open bodybuilding category and pave the way for a future of vegan competitors.
He can be found on instagram at @TheBodybuildingVegan and for his coaching and more content, check out thebodybuildingvegan.com.
I think you’ll find this episode as inspirational as I did and thanks so much again to John for taking the time to come and chat. Without further ado, on with the show!
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Episode preview with John00:30 - Intro to Podcast01:00 - Intro to John Thomas2:30 - Podcast episode start and intro3:15 - John's contest prep update4:45 - Who IS John Thomas?6:45 - Vegan activism, forcing yourself out of your comfort zone, why vegan, being a good exmaple10:30 - Being understanding and empathetic towards people who aren't vegan yet15:15 - Why did John go vegetarian/vegan at first? 20:30 - Cognitive dissonance and personal experiences with animal sentience, fishing25:00 - Meat and masculinity28:00 - Government subsidies for animal agriculture industry31:30 - The sugar tax and how big money influences the food industry34:45 - What got John into bodybuilding?37:30 - John's goals with bodybuilding42:15 - Plant based diets for building muscle and strength46:15 - High fiber and legumes on a high calorie, bodybuilding diet, managing digestion during a mass gain phase, carbs50:15 - Plant based protein sources, getting enough protein is easy as a vegan52:00 - Post competition diet plans, cravings, diet fatigue, John's mentality shift54:30 - Closing statement from John, do what you want!55:20 - Where to find John on social media, closing57:00 - Episode outro
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In this episode, I’m joined by the one and only Dr. Eric Trexler. Eric has a PHD in Human Movement Science, earned his pro card as a natural bodybuilder, has been a coach since 2009, and is currently a metabolism researcher at Duke University in North Carolina. Eric is also co-owner of the MASS research review, which if you didn’t know, is a monthly newsletter that breaks down the most recent nutrition and exercise related research into easy to digest content. Eric has also published dozens of his own peer-reviewed research papers on exercise and sports nutrition related strategies and is at the forefront of the evidence based fitness community.
I’ve personally been a follower of Eric’s content for years - probably since around 2015 - and have the utmost respect for the unbiased, high quality information he puts out which is why I was excited to find out Eric went vegan for ethical purposes in 2020 during his studies into Buddhism and spirituality.
and I delve into why exactly he chose to follow a vegan lifestyle, how his experience has been so far both personally and within the fitness industry, the research on plant vs. animal protein, the health benefits of a plant based diet and general healthy diet practices, dietary nitrates, supplementation and so much more. We packed a lot of great content into this episode and I’m excited to share with you all. Eric can be found on Instagram at Trexler Fitness and at trexlerfitness.com and I definitely recommend checking out MASS and massresearchreview.com.
Thanks so much to Eric for taking the time to drop the knowledge bombs this episode and without further ado, on with the show!
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Episode preview with Eric00:30 - Intro to Podcast01:05 - Intro to Eric Trexler2:45 - Podcast episode start and intro4:45 - What got Eric into fitness and nutrition?7:05 - Eric's experience with bodybuilding7:45 - Eric's injury and working around it9:45 - What led Eric to going vegan? His experience with spirituality, religion and morality17:30 - Did Eric have any expectations going on a plant based diet at first? Pervasive myths18:45 - Differences in plant and animal protein and muscle building20:00 - When did Eric go plant based and the research then vs. now23:30 - Powerlifting numbers in the past vs now24:30 - Advantages or disavantages of plant based diet for health26:45 - Three diets that have the most evidence as being most health promoting28:30 - Challenges of a plant based diet29:45 - Lower threshholds of plant based protein vs. animal protein for building muscle and how to calculate a cutoff number32:45 - Protein inconveniency33:45 - Micronutrients of plant based foods and supplementation recommendations36:15 - Antinutrients37:05 - Do benefits of plant based diets seem to be more with restricting animal products OR including more plant based foods?40:45 - Example of why some people have bad experiences with plant based diets42:15 - Advantages or disadvantages of a plant based diet on sports performance?45:45 - Dietary nitrates and benefits of increased nitric oxide/blood flow48:30 - The potentially beneficial compounds in the matrix of specific plant based foods and how they interact with each other in complicated ways51:15 - Do nitric oxide boosting supplements have beneficial effects? Quality control in supplements55:00 - Citrulline malate, efficacy, risk profile and taste58:00 - What supplements would Eric recommend for plant based athletes for performance and/or health? 1:04:30 - Is creatine supplementation a higher priority for vegans?1:06:45 - Closing statement, encouragement for being a good ambassador for veganism1:09:45 - Where can Eric be found on social media? Mass Research Review, coaching, instagram1:12:05 - Episode outro
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In this episode, I’m joined by plant based body recomposition coach Maxime Sigouin who runs the fit vegan coaching program. Maxime has a very interesting life story about what led him to pursue fitness coaching and a plant based diet.
As he shares in this episode, he’s experienced a lot in his life so far including caring for his partner who was going through cancer treatments, training seriously for cycling and ironman and using that as a form of fundraising for cancer patients, working as a high fashion model, pursuing natural bodybuilding, working with a mentor who is quite famous in the YouTube fitness industry and eventually starting his own business endeavors to help others get in their best shape on a plant based diet. I particularly found his story about why he adopted a plant based to be very interesting and contrarian to why most people initially do.
All of Maxime’s social media accounts and services can be found on his fitness coaching website at fitvegan.ca if you’re interested in connecting and thanks again to Maxime for coming on and being so transparent with everything! I hope you enjoy this episode and without further ado, on with the show!
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So this episode is going to be a bit of departure from what we’ve done before on the podcast but I think it’s a lot of fun.
Eddie Baumgartner, a vegan powerlifter who was on the podcast in season 1, joins me again for this one but instead of the normal interview style that we’ve done before - we actually did a version of the hot ones challenge for this one. For those who aren’t familiar, the hot ones challenge is a challenge where celebrities are asked 10 questions and they eat a buffalo wing that gets increasingly hotter for each question - as the questions also get more heated.
Eddie and I, two of your favorite celebrities, of course, did our vegan take on this. We both had a plate of five Gardein Ultimate tenders, which - side note - if you haven’t had yet, are absolutely delicious, and we picked 5 hot sauces that increase in scoville rating from 1,700 to apparently, possibly over 2.5 MILLION, although not OFFICIALLY confirmed. Needless to say, Eddie and I were goin’ through it here. After coating each tender in sauce, we went back and forth and asked each other an increasingly more complex question following the theme of controversial vegan opinions. So in our flustered, adrenaline fueled state post-bite, we’d have to answer our opinion on a controversial vegan topic which I think you guys will find very entertaining.
To make things worse, we also didn’t allow ourselves any water, almond milk, or WHATEVER during the whole length of the challenge.
This is one that I recommend watching in video form but if not, the audio recording alone is pretty damn entertaining, I’d say.
You can find Eddie at @eddie.baumgartner on Instagram and YouTube and @theagentbaum on Twitch.
Without further ado, I hope you enjoy our oncoming ridiculousness and suffering!
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In this episode, I’m joined by none other than Robert Cheeke, the godfather of vegan bodybuilding, activist, motivational speaker, founder of veganbodybuilding.com, and best selling author. Robert was the first person I personally ever heard of competing in bodybuilding as a natural athlete on a completely plant based diet and he has done SO much over the years to promote veganism and eating a healthy, sustainable plant based diet. Robert won the title of INBA Northwestern USA Natural Bodybuilding Overall Novice Champion in 2005, placed competitively in the 2006 Natural Bodybuilding World Championships and won his class in the 2009 Northwestern USA Natural Bodybuilding Championships. Robert has written several books including the New York Times Best Seller “The Plant Based Athlete” published in 2021, “Plant Based Muscle” in 2017, “Shred It” in 2014, and “Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness” in 2010. During our chat, Robert walks us through his early life and reasons for going vegan, how he bulked up over 100 lbs on a plant based diet, the reasons people should want to go vegan, tips on getting the most out of your plant based diet as an athlete, his favorite meals and restaurants and TONS more. Robert is very knowledgeable, experienced and well-spoken which makes him an exceptional advocate for veganism and a big inspiration for me personally when I first decided to go vegan in early 2016 and to this day. I absolutely LOVED the discussion we had and I’m sure you will too so without further ado, on with the show!
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Minil Patel - a London-based vegan doctor specializing in general medicine with a passion for health and fitness. Minil has been vegan for over six years, has been lifting seriously for well over ten years, and is a strong believer in keeping the mind and body healthy through nutrition, fitness and science. We get into all the details about how and why Minil went vegan, his lifestyle and diet before and after, what drew him to the medical field, and his experiences in medical school and as a doctor.
We also get into the knitty gritty details on plant based protein sources and how they compare to animal based proteins, meat and masculinity and why men are less likely to go vegan than women, excelling in athletics on a plant based diet, pressure on vegans to be good examples and so much more.
Minil is extremely knowledgeable and I particularly loved hearing about his evidence based approach to plant based nutrition, his recommendations and how he applies it to his own life. I think you’ll get a lot of really interesting information from this episode in particular and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed our chat.
If you’re interested in connecting and following Minil on social media, he can be found mainly on Instagram at @DrIronJunkie . Thanks again to Dr. Minil and without further ado, on with the show!
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro to Podcast00:45 - Intro to Dr. Minil Patel2:00 - Podcast episode start2:45 - Quick intro to Minil4:10 - Does Minil incorporate a plant based diet into his practices as a doctor?6:20 - Moving up through the medical field9:30 - What made Minil want to specialize in general practice?12:00 - Why are medical students drawn to pursuing specializing in surgery?13:15 - Do medical students get nutrition training?15:45 - Minil's view on medications and changes in lifestyle18:45 - How the general public interprets nutrition science21:45 - Minil's reasons for going vegan26:00 - Why do people NOT go vegan?31:00 - Minil's experience switching to plant based diet while lifting35:00 - Plant protein sources vs animal protein sources 44:00 - PDCAA (protein digestibility corrected amino acid) scores46:45 - Leucine and muscle protein synthesis48:15 - Study hierarchies and what studies are more applicable49:45 - Differences in protein intake for various people, protein recommendations55:00 - Meat and masculinity - why men are less likely to go vegan1:03:00 - Examples of amazing vegan athletes1:07:00 - Backlash against plant based diets1:09:00 - Pressure on vegans to be good examples1:13:45 - Stereotype of militant vegans, vegan activism1:18:45 - Minil's recommendations for transitioning to a plant based diet1:23:45 - Minil closing statement1:25:05 - Where can Minil be found on social media?1:26:15 - Episode outro
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In this episode, Jen Morgan joins me to talk all about her experiences as a competitive, vegan, strongwoman athlete in the masters’ 132 and 148 pound weight classes. Strongman is a competition that includes a variety of events where the goal is to demonstrate the highest feat of strength possible on that particular movement to beat out other competitors in the weight class.
You may have heard of the World’s Strongest Man or World’s Strongest Woman, which is one of the most renowned competitions in the strongman universe and includes such athletes as Donna Moore, Andrea Thompson, Olga Liaschuk, Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw and Halfthor Bjornnsen, otherwise known by his role as the Mountain in the popular Game of Thrones series.
Although the specific events in strongman competitions always change a bit, some staples that frequently appear include some variety of deadlifts, squats, lifting stones, log or axle press, farmer’s carries or yoke walks, vehicle pulls, keg toss and tire flips, for example.
Jen walks me through the basics of what entails these competitions, how she trains for them, what got her into them, the strongman community in general, her reasons for going vegan, her experiences training for strongman and powerlifting as a vegan athlete and much more. Jen is insanely, mind-blowingly strong and it was super interesting hearing all about these things during out conversation.
Jen can be found on social media at @jacked_jenny . I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat and thanks so much again to Jenny for coming on!
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro to Podcast00:45 - Intro to Jen Morgan and strongman competition overview2:25 - Podcast episode start3:00 - Quick intro to Jenny4:30 - What is strongman, exactly?6:00 - Training for strongman11:00 - What qualifies to compete at nationals?11:45 - Jenny's weight class, making weight16:00 - When did Jenny start lifting?17:45 - Jenny's competition plans for the future19:00 - Peak age for strength sports, masters classes21:00 - Women in strength sports, strongwomen22:00 - How Jenny got into strongman from powerlifting, home gym24:15 - Strongman community, training with a team at a gym26:45 - What drew Jenny to strongman?28:15 - What competitions has Jenny done and best feats of strength?30:30 - Jenny competing at nationals33:15 - Why Jenny went vegan?36:00 - Jenny's diet approach, some favorite protein options38:00 - Protein intake and going lower on protein40:45 - Diet vices, coffee, how caffeine effects us43:45 - Calorie and macro intakes as an athlete46:30 - Does a plant based diet have any disadvantages?48:45 - Vegan athletes, plant based food now vs. in the past, being an example53:45 - Jenny's tips for transitioning to a plant based diet as an athlete58:00 - Jenny's tips for getting into strongman59:45 - Where can Jenny be found on social media?1:01:00 - Episode outro
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In this episode, Julien DesRoches joins me to talk all about bulking on a plant based diet. For anyone who isn't familiar with the term, bulking is the name for intentionally overeating to gain more weight and should be combined with a properly planned resistance training program. The goal with bulking is to put the body in a more anabolically-primed state to pack on more muscle quicker than the individual otherwise would while eating less. Under the vast majority of circumstances, bulking comes with some inherent fat gain alond with the muscle gain, so the goal is minimize the amount of fat cell accumulation. After reaching a target bodyweight or strength goals, a bulking or mass gain phase is usually followed by a cutting phase where the goal is to strip body fat back down while attempting to hold on to as much of that newly gained muscle tissue as possible. Julien is currently in a bulking phase and has been noticing some impressive progress, even after more than eight years of training. Julien and I get into the knitty gritty of bulking up on a plant based diet - who should do it, why they should do it, and tips for planning a successful mass gain focused training cycle. We also get into training as a natural after many years, body dysmorphia, our favorite sources of plant based protein, favorite meals for a bulk, specific tips and tricks we picked up over the years to pack on weight, and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode and you can find Julien at @plantsformed on Instagram or on our joint tiktok at BeeflessBros. Without further ado, on with the show!
TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro to Podcast00:45 - Intro to Julien and bulking overview2:25 - Podcast episode start3:00 - When Julien and I met, how long we've been vegan, Julien's quick history of lifting4:30 - Maingaining vs bulking and cutting7:15 - What exactly is bulking and why do it?8:15 - What a bulk looks like for Julien in terms of calories10:00 - Body types, Julien's body composition predisposition11:45 - Julien's recent bulking progress and training13:45 - To really push progress as a more advanced natural lifter, bulking and cutting is essential16:15 - Recomend bulk and cuts to beginner lifters?18:15 - Novice gains, how many years have we been lifting, genetic differences21:15 - Body dysmorphia, natural vs. enhanced, the struggle of bulking up and social media26:00 - Natural potential for bodybuilding, bodybuilding is an illusion, hormonal decline through age32:30 - Is it possible to reach optimal body composition WITHOUT bulking and cutting?36:00 - Crash diets, how Julien approaches a cut now, cardio during bulks/cuts38:40 - Tips for successful bulk/mass gain phase, are tracking calories/macros essential?40:45 - Training practices for building muscle while bulking, any differences in training for bulking/cutting phases?43:30 - Tips to gain weight on a plant based diet, our favorite vegan bulking foods48:30 - Some of our favorite plant based protein sources52:15 - Bulking hack foods - quick and easy on the go vegan options to gain weight58:15 - Where can Julien be found on social media?58:45 - Podcast outro
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In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Zachary Belknap, a natural WNBF pro vegan bodybuilder and NASM certified personal trainer. Zack placed first in his pro-debut bodybuilding show and despite it not being his direct pursui, also has some impressive strength numbers under his belt with a 495 lb squat, 345 lb bench press and 520 lb deadlift. Zack went vegan in 2015 mainly for environmental purposes but he quickly found himself drawn to the moral aspects above all else. Switching to a vegan lifestyle was a big motivator for him to push his bodybuilding pursuits to the next level. The myth of plant based diets being inadequate for building muscle is still a pervasive theory in the general population, and Zack uses that to drive his ambitions in the sport. Zack is an extremely impressive natural bodybuilder, reaching up to a massive 220 lbs in his off-season at 5’10”, and one of the best examples of what can be achieved without PED’s on a plant based diet. His fellow competitors are almost always in shock to hear about his diet after seeing what he has achieved which is great activism in itself. Zack can be found on Instagram at @boldbodyfitnessllc which is also the name of his personal training business and you can find info on that there. Thanks again to Zack for taking the time to come on the podcast and I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat!
TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00 - Intro to Podcast
- 00:45 - Intro to Zack
- 2:00 - Zack introduces himself
- 3:15 - How and why did Zack go vegan?
- 4:40 - When did Zack get into lifting?
- 6:00 - Zack is huge
- 8:15 - Zack trains heavy, has he ever competed in powerlifting?
- 10:00 - What drew Zack to competing?
- 12:00 - Zack's competition history
- 14:00 - Zack promoting veganism through bodybuilding, using science to support plant based diets
- 17:00 - What does being a pro bodybuilder entail? What divisions can Zack compete in?
- 19:00 - What's Zack's training look like? Bodybuilding coaches
- 21:00 - Pushing to failure, progressive overload, the mistakes we made as novice lifters
- 25:00 - Off-season bulks, pushing bodyweight PR's
- 26:00 - Progressing after years of natural bodybuilding, Alberto Nunez, seeing bodybuilding shows in person
- 29:00 - Was Zack worried about losing progress when he first went vegan? How did his diet change?
- 32:15 - Does Zack count calories/macros? Appetite changes during bulk/cut
- 34:15 - Bodybuilding is inherently extreme, potentially unhealthy, drugs in bodybuilding
- 38:00 - Four pillars of veganism, why Zack went vegan and why others should be interested in going vegan
- 39:15 - Zack used to be a hunter
- 42:00 - Animal agriculture is extremely impractical and wasteful compared to just eating plants
- 44:30 - Whole Food Plant Based diet can reverse atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in arteries)
- 46:30 - Going vegan isn't always easy at first but it's the right thing to do
- 48:00 - Antibiotic resistance due to animal agriculture and zoonotic diseases
- 50:00 - Different diets can result in benefits but veganism has a bigger purpose morally and environmentally
- 52:15 - The impracticality of free range, grass-fed meat
- 53:00 - Lab grown meat, would we eat it? The ethics of it
- 58:15 - How do other bodybuilders react to finding out Zack is vegan?
- 1:00:00 - What is the key to success in bodybuilding nutritionally? Plant based diet vs omnivorous diet for bodybuilding
- 1:05:00 - Plant based protein, being vegan is easy nowaways
- 1:07:30 - Transitioning from omnivorous to vegan diet for lifters
- 1:10:00 - Zack's closing statement, things are getting better!
- 1:11:45 - Where can people find Zack and his personal training services on social media?
- 1:13:00 - Podcast outro
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In today’s episode, I speak with Leah DeCesare, a 47kg or 103lb weight class powerlifter who’s competed at the Arnold and in several national powerlifting meets with great success. Leah’s been vegan for well over 15 years and built all of her incredible strength and muscle on a fully plant based diet. In competition, Leah’s hit a 275.5 lb squat, a 176.3 lb bench press and a 308.6 lb deadlift at only 103 lbs bodyweight, giving her a DOTS score of 448.28. Leah has always had an interesting approach to nutrition for an elite powerlifter of her status. She’s always leaned towards a more lax, intuitive approach towards nutrition and has never really been much for tracking calories or macros. This was a topic I found to be very interesting to discuss with her about and I think highlights the importance of diet sustainability as well as other factors that may be more influential for strength and muscle accrual. We also got into the details of Leah’s training history, what has worked well for her to skyrocket her numbers, her reasons for going vegan, and much more. You can find her on Instagram at @leahrayex - Thanks again to Leah, for taking the time to come on the podcast and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed our chat!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Podcast intro00:40 - Leah intro2:15 - Podcast with Leah start3:15 - What drew Leah into fitness and eventually powerlifting?9:00 - Leah's first competition and first meets in general16:30 - Getting more serious with powerlifting, gyms in NYC, finding a gym25:00 - Powerlifting programming, Reactive Training Systems Project Momentum, more competitions31:15 - Powerlifting as a super strong girl in commercial gyms36:00 - Going to the Arnold Powerlifting Competition, seguing out of Powerlifting, injuries45:00 - Future competition?, other interests?, WWF, Eric Bugenhagen49:30 - Going vegan, being vegan 15 years ago vs now56:30 - Leah's approach to her diet and how other people often treat their diet, what Leah eats often1:07:45 - Closing, where can you find Leah?
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Episode Notes * In this episode, I speak with Tom Simak, a plant based endurance athlete and content creator from Queensland, Australia. Actually, this episode with Tom was originally recorded at the end of July, 2021, but life got pretty crazy for me shortly after so I’m only releasing the full episode now in October, 2021. My apologies to Tom and you listeners out there for the huge delay! Back to the overview - Tom has completed some crazy endurance feats including the Goggin’s 4x4x48 challenge which consists of running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 total hours. Yes, you read that right and it’s exactly as crazy as it sounds. 48 total miles in 48 hours allowing basically no time for any decent sleep. Tom and I discuss the physical and mental stress such an extreme challenge had on his body as well as his other athletic feats, what he eats as a plant based athlete, the state of the environment and climate change and how we can contribute to bettering the world. Tom also hosts an awesome podcast called The Plant Paradigm so I highly recommend checking that out if you haven’t already https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plant-paradigm/id1454137799 * On a side note - this episode will be concluding season one of the Aethix Approach podcast but I’ll be back in Spring of 2022 with a ton of fresh content for your listening pleasure. Thanks so much for following along so far and I hope you enjoy episode 16! * TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 0:45 - Episode overview 2:15 - Episode start 3:00 - Where Tom lives, what the Gold Coast is like in Queensland, Australia, fitness cultures in the US and Australia 10:00 - Why was Tom drawn to endurance training? 14:00 - Preventing injuries from running 23:45 - Tom's personal workout schedule and current goals 29:45 - My approach to cardio as a lifter and for health, recommendations 34:30 - Eating out and processed foods leading to weight gain, healthy eating approaches 41:00 - What is Tom's diet like? 44:00 - Comparing different plant based milks, phytoestrogen intake and testosterone 48:00 - Plant based athletes in the olympics, vegan athletes 52:00 - Tom and the 4x4x48 David Goggins challenge - Approaches towards advocating veganism 1:03:45 - 4x4x48 challenge vs running a marathon 1:08:30 - Current state of the environment and what we can do to help, how diet choices effect environment 1:20:00 - Still having a positive outlook on the future, plant based food options growing, how many vegans and flexitarians in the world 1:25:15 - Issues with the media 1:27:30 - Tom's closing words 1:30:00 - Where can Tom's content be found on social media? 1:32:00 - Episode outro * WEBSITE: http://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 Audible: https://www.amazon.com/The-Aethix-Approach/dp/B08JJQRY9R Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-aethix-approach
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by vegan powerlifter Eddie Baumgartner. Eddie has been competing in powerlifting for years now and has hit a 555 lb wrapped squat, 308 lb bench and 533 lb deadlift in competition. He’s also recently made the switch to equipped powerlifting which queued a discussion about the differences between raw and equipped powerlifting and how raw powerlifting in particular has become so much more popular over the years. We also talk about Eddie’s reasons for going vegan years ago, an average day of eating for him, how alcohol affects training performance, our thoughts on lab grown meat and tons more. It’s clear that Eddie is very passionate about powerlifting and veganism and it really shows in the conversation we had here. I hope you all enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat!
You can find Eddie at @eddie.baumgartner on Instagram and at his Twitch at TheAgentBaum. 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 0:45 - Episode overview 1:35 - Episode start 3:00 - Who is Eddie Baumgartner? 3:45 - Eddie's history with going vegetarian/vegan 6:15 - Purposes for being vegan? 8:45 - Athletic history and vegetarianism/veganism 15:00 - Equipped powerlifting was more popular than raw lifting before 16:30 - How long has Eddie been training equipped and what does his programming look like? 19:00 - Why did Eddie want to switch to equipped powerlifting? 22:00 - Johnnie Candito and internet resources for lifting information 26:30 - Approaches towards advocating veganism 28:30 - Differences between equipped and raw powerlifting 36:30 - Caffeine consumption and lifting - how much is TOO much? 39:00 - Alcohol, physical performance and body composition, hormones 48:00 - Situations where alcohol may actually improve physical performance 51:00 - Disc golf 54:00 - Lab grown meat 56:45 - Animal testing 1:02:15 - Hunting vs buying meat from grocery store, morality as a spectrum 1:05:30 - Eddie tells everyone to try equipped powerlifting, how to get into it 1:09:00 - Where can people find you on social media? 1:10:00 - Episode outro
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In this episode, I speak with Taylor Patterson AKA The Vegan Trainer, a personal trainer and life coach who specializes in working with others to help improve various aspects of their life above and beyond just physical fitness. Taylor has a unique approach to his coaching that aims to improve various lifestyle facets such as work, social and financial health, to name a few, with the approach that improving each aspect will contribute to overall well-being. Taylor and I discuss his philosophies on this as well as what got him into fitness and strength training, what drew him to veganism over a decade ago, making healthy yet sustainable diet choices, his take on masculinity and how veganism can tie into that and so much more. Taylor is very well-versed in what he does and I particularly love his story about what drew him to going vegan as well as his work in men’s health and views on masculinity. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat!
You can find Taylor at @thevegantrainer on Instagram and at powerplantbody.com. He also has a YouTube channel and Facebook page as well.
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TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode
- 0:45 - Episode overview
- 1:30 - Episode start
- 2:15 - Taylor Patterson (TheVeganTrainer) intro
- 2:45 - What sort of coaching services do you specialize in?
- 4:15 - Developing from stereotypical personal training to his current coaching approach
- 7:00 - Training at local boxing gym, kickboxing
- 11:15 - What drew you to fitness/lifting?
- 15:00 - Growing up skateboarding, similarities to lifting weights
- 19:30 - Bench pressing safety and progression
- 23:00 - Benefits of building strength
- 25:15 - Mental practices when hitting new PR's
- 30:00 - Ever competed in powerlifting or bodybuilding?
- 34:00 - Why not compete in bodybuilding? Mental aspects, dieting
- 37:30 - Individual progression, progressing as an advanced lifter
- 41:00 - Why Taylor went vegan
- 46:00 - Lifting and veganism in late 2000's - How Taylor went about it
- 48:00 - What's Taylor's diet like now?
- 50:30 - Taylor's work in men's health and masculinity
- 59:30 - How does veganism tie into masculinity?
- 1:04:00 - Making healthy eating decisions, balancing healthy foods with junk foods for mental/social health
- 1:07:00 - Where can people find Taylor on social media? What about his coaching services?
- 1:08:30 - Resources for men's health
- 1:10:30 - Episode outro
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In this episode, vegan bodybuilder Lance James and I chat about what drew him to competitive bodybuilding, how his training programming and philosophies have developed over the years, body dysmorphia in bodybuilding and how his plant based diet has affected his results in the gym. We also discuss our reasons for being vegan and our personal forms of activism as well as issues with the online vegan community and how veganism is sometimes portrayed on social media. As someone who’s been vegan for over a decade, Lance has a lot of great input on the subject and I found myself personally resonating with just about everything he had to say about both veganism and lifting during our conversation. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed our chat!
You can find Lance at @sirlanceawholelot
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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 0:45 - Episode overview 1:35 - Episode start 2:00 - Lance intro 2:30 - What lead Lance to bodybuilding? 5:20 - Dieting for bodybuilding 9:00 - Counting calories/macros 13:00 - Getting into lifting 15:30 - Dreamer bulk as a beginner 18:30 - Body dysmorphia in bodybuilding 19:30 - How has training changed over the years? 23:00 - Balancing recovery to progress 24:45 - Progression model in training 25:30 - Deloads, caffeine, NYC/Texas vegan food, travel 31:00 - How does training and diet change closer to competition? 33:45 - Individual differences for caloric intake/appetite 36:45 - Individual differences when performing squats 39:00 - Bad form in the gym 40:15 - When/why did you go vegan and how you approached it? 45:45 - Why did I go vegan? 52:00 - Average day of eating? 55:30 - Refeeds on a cut 58:00 - Toxic veganism - what could be improved with the online vegan community 1:00:30 - Exploiting veganism for the clout 1:05:45 - Vegan protein deficient joke 1:07:30 - Macro intakes for vegans 1:10:30 - Where can people find you on social media? 1:13:15 - Episode outro
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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.
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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?
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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
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In today’s episode, I speak with Dylan Ramone, 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/
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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro to Aethix Approach Episode 01:18 - Episode start 01:40 - Who is Dylan Ramone? 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
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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!
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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?
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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!
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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
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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!
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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
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