vegetarianism

[bigeater]

Do you know any vegetarian that compete or used to compete in bodybuilding?
Does it get more expensive if a vegetarian eats as many proteins as a meateater?
Is it healthier to eat vegetarian food than real meat?
I´m not a vegetarian myself I´m just curious.

[bigeater]

Do you know any vegetarian that compete or used to compete in bodybuilding?
Does it get more expensive if a vegetarian eats as many proteins as a meateater?
Is it healthier to eat vegetarian food than real meat?
I´m not a vegetarian myself I´m just curious.

Ok. I shouldn´t have asked about vegetarian stuff when there are only/mostly meat eaters here.
I was just curious if you knew if there is or have been a vegetarian that is/where a successful bodybuilder.

[EcToMoRpHiAn]

I dont think it would be possible to get enough protein to compete... The only real source of protein other than shakes is going to be dairy and soy. Soy in large amounts increases estrogen production (not beneficial to BB) and Dairy would make it almost impossible to cut drinking multiple gallons of milk a day.

[xpijeonx]

Vegetarian and Vegan meat substitutes(fake meat) are 3 to 4 times as expensive as most real meat. I was vegetarian for 7 years, vegan for 3.5 of those, so I know first hand. If you want to do low carb dieting it isnt easy being vegatarian/vegan cause most of the meat substitutes have about an equal amount of carbs as they do protein, atleast what I have found.

It can be fairly cheap if you can live off of plain tofu or add flavoring but for me that got very very redundant. It doesnt have a ton of flavor to begin with. Its something I still eat from time to time as I do like certain dishes but not for a few meals a day. So that leaves paying for expensive fake meat.

Any common meat/protein sources people enjoy are made in a fake version. Some are better than others and you can get creative to make things taste like what you think they should but it is never quite there.

Overall I wouldnt do it again.

As far as other nutrients etc. I would say it falls short in areas of what meat provides and if you care about that enough then you have to find supplements which often come from meat derived sources, so if it is a moral issue that might be out of the question.