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Level UP: Getting Strong and Lean (on a Vegan Diet)

Level UP: Getting Strong and Lean (on a Vegan Diet)

I always used to think that you can’t lose weight and get stronger at the same time. I was wrong In the last four months I’ve lost almost 8kg (I went from 65/143lbs to 57kg/125lbs at 160cm/5’3″) and made major strength gains in my squat and deadlift, as well as bodyweight work like pull-ups and pistol squats, while maintaining strength in bench (always my weakest lift). How did I do it? Actually it wasn’t too complicated. I basically made four…

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straight up strength

straight up strength

I’ve been mixing up my training a bit over the last few months. Mostly because of travel (for work and for fun), but also because I love learning and I’ve had a few opportunities to work with different trainers which means I get to learn new things. Yay! My training (with Ten) right now is focusing on getting competition ready, but for the previous six weeks or so, I was training with Jeff Smith, who taught me some new ideas…

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