Vegan Athletes - Frank Medrano & Nathane Jackson

Is it possible to look good and be strong on a vegan diet? Of course. Frank Medrano and Nathane Jackson are respected vegan athletes. However eating a vegan diet won't make you strong automatically, you still need to put in the work to get the body that you want. These athletes claim that eating a vegan diet make recover faster and feel better and more energetic.



Here is a sample of Nathane Jackson's typical Vegan meal (source)

How would you describe your nutrition program?
I would say that I am roughly 90% Raw Vegan with the remaining 10% vegan. My plant based nutrient rich nutrition plan consists of leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, soaked nuts & seeds and I include superfoods such as spirulina, chlorella, goji berries etc.. I truly believe in “Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates

As a professional fitness model I have to be ready to shoot on a moments notice. I have listed what I consume to maintain my current condition of 6-7% body fat year round as

well as being able to perform at my best ability in what ever activity or sport I am playing
at the time.

A typical day for me looks like the following:

• 1L lemon & cayenne water
• Green Juice
• Large salad with soaked nuts & seeds and a homemade raw dressing
• A fruit smoothie such as banana/mango/date. This is also my pre workout meal.
• Post workout shake with Sunwarrior’s Sprouted Brown Rice protein and dates and goji berries.
• Dinner is where I have more time so I like to change it up daily. Meals such as nut or mushroom burgers, zucchini hummus on flax crackers, walnut taco’s, seed pates.
• If I am hungry between meals I always have lower glycemic fruits near by such as cherries, berries, apples and grapefruit.

Frank Medrano is an inspirational athletes and a lot of people respect his gymnastic tricks and moves. I was very surprised at first when I found out Frank is a vegan. Frank looks great and is very strong without consuming meat or animal products. So what we have learned today is that you can be fit and healthy even on a vegan diet. You have to do your own research and learn more about transitioning to a vegan diet. We keep hearing stories on the detoxification process and it can be either good or bad.

Here is an advice from Nathane Jackson on transitioning to a vegan diet:

What advice do you have for people who are thinking of becoming vegan?
Same as above….athlete or not, seek out help from someone. Do your research as there are many great leaders in the vegan and raw food community. There are different philosophies so make sure you compare and contrast especially if you yourself suffer from any condition, illness or disease.

Reference:
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_jackson