Robert Cheeke, Vegan Bodybuilder
An Interview by Vegetarianteen.com
"INBF & INBA Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke is the world's most recognized vegan bodybuilder. He grew up on a farm in Oregon and though small himself, always had a fascination with huge 'larger than life muscle Gods like He-Man and professional wrestlers.' In 1995, out of respect for his vegan sister, he pledged to go vegetarian for one week. Ten months later he was vegan and has been ever since..."

The Vegan Athlete
By Kassia Karr, age 16
"I became a vegan my sophomore year of high school. Not only was I very busy with my homework, the school newspaper, culture club and a job, I was also an athlete. Being an athlete and a vegan was difficult at first, but through trial and error I discovered the way to fuel my body so I could perform my very best..."

How I Got Started in Bodybuilding
Robert Cheeke, vegan bodybuilder
"Ever since I was a little kid, I was fascinated with larger than life muscle Gods like He-Man and professional wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. I was always small and skinny. Genetically, my little brothers, my older sister, and I were all tiny. I was often the smallest guy in my class in grade school and at the age of 14, I only weighed 89 pounds..."

Vegetarian Athlete Survey Results
From the OrganicAthlete.com website
"From December 2003 to March 2004, OrganicAthlete conducted an online survey on athlete's diets. 233 people responded. Of those 233, 180 said they would be "interested in a comprehensive source of information for vegetarian and vegan athletes," which is precisely what OrganicAthlete aims to be..."

Vegan Weightlifting: What Does the Science Say?
By Jack Norris, RD, from the VRG.org website
"Many weightlifters think a vegan diet might be detrimental to their efforts because of the lower protein content of a typical vegan diet. Other weightlifters feel that a vegan diet enhances their training regimen by reducing fatigue and improving general health. Unfortunately, there are no studies looking directly at vegan weight- lifters, but there is a fair amount of research that can be used to extrapolate to vegans..."

The High Performance Vegan Athlete: It is possible!
By Brendan Brazier, from the VegParadise.com website
"I've been in rooms filled with them, high level athletes who used to be vegan. Why are there so many people who used to be vegan, people who have tried it and decided it was not for them?"

Tonya Kay Professional Dancer, Raw Vegan
By Tonya Kay from the ManitobaHarvest.com website
"I grew up in a small farming community in south-central Michigan. My wonderful and loving grandparents’ owned 130 acres and a slaughterhouse and I remember clearly the moment my 8 year-old brain comprehended what was going on between the holding pens and the freezers..."

Kenneth Williams Vegan Bodybuilder
By Kenneth Williams from the ManitobaHarvest.com website
"I awoke one morning and realized I needed a change in my eating habits. All the fast-food out there was not fulfilling and in fact it made me ill. Overall, the food industry is not offering much in terms of healthy and nutritious eating..."

Common Concerns of the Vegetarian Athlete
From the BrendanBrazier.com website
"Brendan Brazier is a professional Ironman triathlete who has successfully adopted a vegan diet. Under 'Common Concerns of the Vegetarian Athlete,' Brendan provides a reason and a solution for the most common problems active people experience when adopting a plant-based diet..."

Vegan Skateboard Pro Urges Young People to Kick the Meat Habit
From the Skateboarding.com website
"The folks at peta2.com—PETA’s alternative Web site that encourages members of Generation “Why?” to fight for animal rights—nearly flipped when skateboarding pro Laban Pheidias, a lifelong vegetarian, offered to star in a new PETA pro-vegetarian ad..."

Eat Better, Perform Better: Eating to Exercise and Compete
From the Vegetarian Resource Group website
"Active individuals often wonder what, and even if, they should eat before a workout -- especially when hunger seems to strike just around workout time -- or when the race or tennis match begins too early to consider eating beforehand. Experienced athletes may remember eating the wrong food at the wrong time and wondering why they felt awful or performed poorly. Can the timing and choice of foods consumed close to and during a workout really make a difference in how you perform?"

Jane Black: Champion Weightlifter and Vegan Activist
From the Vegetarian Journal
"Jane Black has set numerous Master's National and World records in weightlifting, and in the process has shattered the stereotype of the "frail vegan." In 1983, she met John Coffee, a gym owner interested in establishing a women's Olympic weightlifting team to participate in national competitions. The first women's weightlifting nationals had been held the previous year..."

More Articles on Sports & Physical Activity
From the International Vegetarian Union
Articles in English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, and Romanian on bicycling, running, bodybuilding, muscles, injuries, triathalons, food, and nutrition.

Famous Vegetarian & Vegan Athletes
From the Veggie Sports Association website
"This is a list of famous vegetarians, past and present."

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