Thighs, Abs, Lots of Cardio and Vegan Protein

As you can see, I did a little photo shoot the other day to show off what vegan body building has been doing for my body. As you can see, I am making progress. And, I am grateful for the Vega protein powder that I put in my smoothies that is helping me reach my goals a little easier. It’s good stuff, it provides a ton of protein and it helps me recover faster, so I can work out harder and more often and make gains quicker.  And, no, I’m not being paid by Vega to say any of this. I just feel that it is my civic duty to share information with you about products that I find that work so well toward building a bigger, better, stronger vegan body!!!

Speaking of which, on Saturday I watched track and field on TV as I ran on my treadmill for 45 minutes.  It was very inspiring watching the best female athletes in America break all sorts of records.  In the meantime, I pushed myself to run more and go a little faster because of them.  After that I was completely wiped out for the rest of the day (my calves were also brutally sore because I ran on my toes the whole time) and I was unable to work out again until Sunday night. This is my gym work out from Sunday night, enjoy!

• seated hamstring curl machine: 4 reps/120 lbs (drop set to) 8 reps/100 lbs, 8 reps/100 lbs, 10 reps/90 lbs
• leg extension machine: 10 reps/160 lbs, 10 reps/175 lbs X 2
• prone hamstring curl machine: 12 reps/65 lbs, 8 reps/70 lbs, 10 reps/65 lbs
• outer thigh roc-it machine: 20 reps/28 lbs, 12 reps/45 lbs, 10 reps/50 lbs
• inner thigh roc-it machine: 15 reps/45 lbs, 10 reps/60 lbs, 12 reps/45 lbs
• weighted abdominal twisting roc-it machine: 15 reps/80 lbs (one set knees left and one knees right) X 3
• elliptical cardio machine: 30 minutes/ramp 16/ level 8-12

And here’s what I ate.  Check out the organic cocoa powder I found at Whole Foods that has 8 grams of protein per ounce!  I put it in my dessert/pre-workout smoothie after dinner and before the gym. Yummy!

• Breakfast (36 g protein): smoothie with bananas, strawberries, 2 oz wheat grass (2 g protein), 2 cups soy milk (14 g protein), 1 scoop Berry Flavor Vega Sport Performance Protein (20 g protein)
• Snack: 1 cup walnuts (20 g protein)
• Lunch (46 g protein): 2 cups quinoa (16 g protein) with 1 cup red lentils (18 g protein), carrots, onions, oyster mushrooms and 2 cups cooked spinach (12 g protein), cooked in a white miso broth with oregano, basil, garlic powder and lemon pepper.
• Dinner (39 g protein): Pizza (shared with my husband) made with corn crust (1/2 crust = 6 g protein), topped with tomato sauce (2 g protein), veggie pepperoni (my share= 15 g protein) and daiya cheese (2 g protein).  With large glass of soy milk (2 cups= 14 g protein)
• Dessert/ Before Workout (44 g protein): smoothie with 1 oz. organic cocoa powder (8 g protein) bananas, strawberries, 2 oz wheat grass (2 g protein), 2 cups soy milk (14 g protein), 1 scoop Berry Flavor Vega Sport Performance Protein (20 g protein)
• Total: 185 grams of protein for the day!