In this video, I teach Stephanie, a fellow vegan who is into fitness, the progressions towards the muscle-up!
We went over everything I wish I knew when I first started, including grip positioning, the swing, using bands, a kipping muscle up, and how to work on increasing pulling strength.
Any other vegans here into calisthenics?!
Much love,
Bryan
Full recipe walkthrough in video above!
As a vegan fitness coach, my main job is to find the healthiest, lowest calorie, high protein vegan meals out there!
This one hits the spot when looking for a healthy pizza that is super affordable, easy to make, and has tons of protein - and zero animal products!
Ingredients Needed:
Lentils
Baking powder
Water
Marinara Sauce
Nutritional Yeast
Tempeh
Veggies of choice
Here’s the recipe breakdown:
Lentil Crust Pizza Recipe! With Tempeh :)
Prepare lentils ahead of time by rinsing and soaking for several hours. (Drain additional water when ready for next steps.)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
While oven preheats, add your marinara sauce, tempeh, and other veggies onto a saucepan and cook on low-medium heat.
In a food processor or blender, add the 1/2 cup of lentils, 1/3 cup of water, baking powder, garlic, and salt. (Other seasonings can go in as well if you prefer.)
Blend together to create a nice liquid. Then pour the liquid onto parchment paper on top of a baking sheet or pizza pan.
Cook for 12 minutes at 450, then remove the crust, add another sheet of parchment paper on top, and flip the crust over.
Add the sauce and veggies on top, and cook in the oven for a remaining 2 minutes.
Enjoy!
Coach Bryan
Hey friends! For those of you interested in learning more calisthenics/bodyweight training, this one's for you.
I got to collab with John The Bodybuilding Vegan on this video, and had such a fun time!!
He's built his whole physique by bodybuilding with weights over the last 18 years, and with me training only bodyweight movements, we thought it would be fun to see how he fares with calisthenics. 😎
So I put together a full bodyweight workout and walked him through it, and he did awesome!
You'll see how the same muscles get worked without any equipment, and honestly it's a fun watch seeing someone who's strong in one style adjust to a completely different one.
Let me know if you have questions about any of the movements here 💪
Much love,
Bryan
So what changed?
Although I had been vegan for a couple years in the first photo, I wasn't truly eating healthy.
I was drinking a lot of coffee and caffeine, which made me always feel rushed and anxious, and often skipped lunch.
The times I did eat lunch, I'd grab something quick and random like chips and hummus or an Amy's pizza to get some food in.
My dinners used to be ok, and focused on tempeh sweet potatoes and broccoli, but as I look back now I wasn't getting hardly the amount of calories, protein and nutrients I needed to perform (and look and feel my best).
This all changed when I decided enough was enough and focused entirely onto eating whole foods.
I started making cooking and eating more nutrient dense meals a priority.
This alone helped me drop some extra body fat, but I was then pretty skinny with not much muscle mass.
So soon after that I discovered the need for higher protein (and calories), and made higher protein foods a priority in my meals.
I started really focusing on foods like edamame, tofu, tempeh, lentils, black beans, and nutritional yeast to name a few. I discovered TVP, fava tofu, edamame pasta, and other super high protein vegan foods.
By staying focused with cooking and meal prepping, I got at least two high protein meals in a day, sometimes 3, along with some healthier snacks of either fruits or protein shakes.
I also started resistance training, and just focused on my own bodyweight at home or at my local park by doing exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and squats.
Due to the consistency with my workouts (and not needing a gym) eating more nutritious foods, and understanding my metabolism and dialing in my calorie and energy needs, I saw my body and energy completely transform in front of my vegan eyes!
At this point I've stuck with my bodyweight training long enough that I've learned muscle ups, 20+ second handstands, and even handstand push-ups!
I've also been a full-time nutrition/fitness coach for nearly 4 years, specifically working with vegans and plant-based eaters, so feel free to ask me anything below!
Much love,
Bryan Bell