Hi I'm new to Vegan Bodybuilding

I'm Bryan, I'm 50 years old Vegan for 23 years presently living in N.W. Oregon, I have a history of working out at the gym in the 80's but that was back when I ate meat, it's interesting that some time in the 90's before I went Vegan I realized that I was getting big from the steroids in the chicken I was still eating, my wife pointed that out and from that point on rather than move to range free I gave it up all together and never looked back. So I do have experience with workouts not body building. I started this year working out on WII fit and then really got seriouis in July with body building based on a Vegan body building article I read. I'm sort of following the meal schedule, I need to dig up the article let's see, hang on, here is is

'Getting Big and Strong On A Vegan Diet" on bodybuilding.com. So I do the smoothies with hemp/soy protein powder and I don't go to the gym, I workout at home, Oh I should mention that on and off more on now, I have been doing the Tibetan Rites religiously lol, anyhow. My workout goes like this.

After I do Rites/Yoga

Tues. Th. Sat Upper Body

Shake Weight, (I don't have any set of weights or incline bench? I follow the routine on the

DVDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZUOBj47pGI , if you haven't seen it it's pretty grueling, after that I do I forearm curls about 30 reps each, sometimes twice with 11bs, I think, butterfly chest lifts with same weights. After that, 30 reps with shake weights for abs, using abdomenizer, and end with the ab roller, working side abs. alll in all it takes about 30 mins. I don't have room or access to much else at this time so I have use what I have, I also do about 10 or more finger tip pushups sometimes on one leg if I can. I have a set of perfect pushups but i can't find them.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Lower body

Knee Bends with same weights, 30 reps, leg lifts with same weights 30 reps, not much else

So my challenges are first I don't get enough rest, I have sleep apnea and I'm trying to manage it without treatment, long story, lots of stress, poor time managment, Oh and I have 3 year old toddler boy who keeps me very busy. I want to mention that my wife recently published her first Vegan Cookbook and share her blog, tastyvegankitchen.com if anyone wants to check it out. It has some really great tasty recipes. Back to me, I'm not consistent enough with my meal plans and I want to chisel my abs and I regonize that it takes certain foods like the new book Shred It says I haven't read it but I'm thinking about if if I can find the time. I want to get bigger than I am now, I want to increase endurance and I am open to suggestions on changing meal plan or workout I can't help thinking there is something I'm missing and I recognize that raw foods are very important, when you consider what gorrillas eat, but the problem is that if you are familiar with Ayurveda, I am what is considered a Vata and we are usually small framed and very light and don't do too well on raw foods, so bieing light is great if you are looking to move into higher vibrations, but not so much where body building is concened.. Ok so enough about that.

I played sports like basketball and football when I was younger but I'm Not really into sports lately, more virtual then anything else, I'm a gamer but I don't do Multiplayer gaming. I'm bilingual speak spanish fluently, something of a nerd, do I.T. troubleshooting. web design etc. I have two cats, they are brother and sister, he's a tabby and she's a fiesty calico and she kicks his butt. I am an animal lover I'm a health vegan primary and secondary ethical Vegan, my going Vegan is a long story, so I won't share that here. So I hope to hear some words of encouragement, I will put a recent gains photo on my avatar and I will try find a before I started working out photos

Thanks for having me here.

Bryan

hi Bryan! Welcome! Sounds like you've got a good plan. Might suggest getting a notebook, journaling and documenting your progress. Both the good and the bad. What you ate, how you felt, how your workout went, etc.. and measurements every few months. Major areas,neck, shoulders, chest, waist, hips, thighs, calves, upper/lower arm.

I too work out at home. Got lots of equipment. Bodyweight exercises too. I did get a pullup bar for my last b-day. I do a mix of things too....weights (P90X really), some yoga (P90X again -- but I don't do it as often as I should), kickboxing, etc.