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I gained 25kg on a vegan diet through a span of 5 years. You just have to eat a bit more than comfortable but protein digestibility is a non-issue. Stuff that I
by knuthsat 5y ago
I gained 25kg on a vegan diet through a span of 5 years. You just have to eat a bit more than comfortable but protein digestibility is a non-issue. Stuff that I ate - tofu, seitan, tempeh are very low processed soy/wheat products and can very quickly give you more than 200g of protein a day.
For me, the biggest problem was meeting caloric needs. It's very hard to get to 3000kcal+ eating non-processed plants.
PDCAAS, DIAAS or similar "bioavailability" measurements are standardized on pigs bowels and are targeted towards malnutritioned individuals that border on starvation or suffer from kwashiorkor.
As for weightlifting, you can do rounded back (inefficient form) deadlifts smartly (not overdoing the load) and get strong enough.
- xupybd 5y agoDon't things like rice and potatoes give you a quick path to high calories?
- redisman 5y agoI find vegan protein powders to taste better than whey which is kind of gross to me. (I’m not a vegan). They usually have a blend of 5 or so protein sources to balance out the amino acids. If you need more calories then fat is by far the easiest.
- jhardy54 5y ago> bioavailability Are there estimates available that you find more compelling? I’ve been using PDCAAS as my metric since its the standard for daily value on nutrition labels. Context: vegan for ~6 years, barbell strength training for a couple months now, and trying to eat to support muscle growth.