🌱 VEGAN BUT STRONG: The Real Reason You’re Not Building Muscle (Yet)⠀ ⠀ You’re hitting your protein, training hard, and staying consistent… so why isn’t the muscle showing up the way it should?⠀ ⠀ Here are 3 vegan fitness mistakes almost nobody talks about — and how to fix them👇⠀ ⠀ 1️⃣ You’re eating enough protein… but not enough calories.⠀ ⠀ Muscle ideally needs a surplus (certainly when past the beginner stage). ⠀ ⠀ Tofu + lentils + veggies = great nutrition, but often way too few calories for growth.⠀ ⠀ Fix: Add calorie-dense staples like nut butters, tahini, dried fruit, seeds, potatoes, pasta, oats, and homemade sauces.⠀ ⠀ 2️⃣ Your protein sources aren’t varied.⠀ ⠀ Different plant proteins = varying amino acid balances. Variety matters.⠀ ⠀ Fix: Mix it up: tofu, tempeh, seitan, TVP, beans, lentils, soy milk, vegan protein blends. Fuel your workouts! ⛽️ ⠀ ⠀ 3️⃣ You’re not applying progressive overload.⠀ ⠀ The comfort zone is a comfortable place to be — but nothing grows there — especially muscle!⠀ ⠀ Muscle responds to stress it’s not used to — not just effort.⠀ ⠀ Add reps, load, sets, or tempo weekly.⠀ ⠀ 🔥 THE GOOD NEWS:⠀ When a vegan diet is structured right, you don’t just gain muscle — you gain longevity, clean energy, better recovery, and healthier digestion.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 👉 CLICK HERE: www.henchherbivore.com/ for my: ⠀⠀ ⠀ 📘 FREE vegan nutrition e-guide ⠀ 🏋🏼♀️ Online coaching⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🥦 Meal plans⠀ 💻 Consultations⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📚 Cookbooks ⠀⠀⠀⠀
Hench Herbivore
🌱 VEGAN BUT STRONG: The Real Reason You’re Not Building Muscle (Yet)⠀
⠀
You’re hitting your protein, training hard, and staying consistent… so why isn’t the muscle showing up the way it should?⠀
⠀
Here are 3 vegan fitness mistakes almost nobody talks about — and how to fix them👇⠀
⠀
1️⃣ You’re eating enough protein… but not enough calories.⠀
⠀
Muscle ideally needs a surplus (certainly when past the beginner stage). ⠀
⠀
Tofu + lentils + veggies = great nutrition, but often way too few calories for growth.⠀
⠀
Fix: Add calorie-dense staples like nut butters, tahini, dried fruit, seeds, potatoes, pasta, oats, and homemade sauces.⠀
⠀
2️⃣ Your protein sources aren’t varied.⠀
⠀
Different plant proteins = varying amino acid balances. Variety matters.⠀
⠀
Fix: Mix it up: tofu, tempeh, seitan, TVP, beans, lentils, soy milk, vegan protein blends. Fuel your workouts! ⛽️ ⠀
⠀
3️⃣ You’re not applying progressive overload.⠀
⠀
The comfort zone is a comfortable place to be — but nothing grows there — especially muscle!⠀
⠀
Muscle responds to stress it’s not used to — not just effort.⠀
⠀
Add reps, load, sets, or tempo weekly.⠀
⠀
🔥 THE GOOD NEWS:⠀
When a vegan diet is structured right, you don’t just gain muscle — you gain longevity, clean energy, better recovery, and healthier digestion.⠀
⠀
⠀
👉 CLICK HERE: www.henchherbivore.com/ for my: ⠀⠀
⠀
📘 FREE vegan nutrition e-guide ⠀
🏋🏼♀️ Online coaching⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🥦 Meal plans⠀
💻 Consultations⠀⠀⠀⠀
📚 Cookbooks ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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