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This is Casey Miller and here is your fitness question of the day.Can a vegetarian build muscle without taking supplements?
Of course, a vegetarian can build muscle without taking supplements as long as they are eating a full balanced diet.
Basically
what I'm saying is, if you are consuming enough calories to put your
body in a state that will allow you to build muscle and you are
consuming enough protein in order for your body to build muscle and you
are adding some type of resistance training you will be able to build muscle.
If you are not working out and you are a vegetarian, and this is your question, I recommend you first start to add a resistance training program to your daily schedule.
So let's just say that you're already working out and you are a vegetarian.
You
need to look at how many calories you're consuming a day, I believe,
depending on the person you really need to consume around an extra 300
calories a day in order to get your body in that muscle building state.
In order to add some more muscle, you will also need to consume enough protein.
For example, if you are a 150 pound male and you can consume around 100 grams of protein
a day that should be significant enough in order for you to create that
environment for you to build muscle and don't worry if you're not
hitting your levels as these amounts can average out on a weekly basis.
The
thing that we don't want to see is a low-calorie diet vegetarian diet
because you won't be putting your body in an environment to build
muscle.
So as long as your goals are
nothing crazy for example I want to have 24 inch biceps, you can build
muscle, look great and perform at high levels.
If
your goal is to weigh 250 pounds and have 24 inch biceps, being a
vegetarian and without taking drugs, you may fall short of your goal but
who am I to tell you that you can't.
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