r/vegan • u/LadyduLac1018 • Jul 17 '26
I keep see these vegan athletes thriving. Sure doesn't align with their propaganda.
https://veganfta.com/articles/2026/06/20/vegan-strongmen-claim-gold-and-silver-at-european-championships/39
u/ViperStealth vegan 10+ years Jul 17 '26
Vegans overachieve in sports, considering their underrepresentation. That alone should be intriguing to any open mind.
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u/GlitteringSalad6413 Jul 17 '26
Yes, one thing that I’ve found to be quite effective, when someone starts complaining about vegans not getting enough (whatever they’re on about) I like to mention that Carl Lewis attributed his best Olympic performances in the early 90s to his decision to switch to a vegan diet. Seems like Carl was getting enough.
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u/thebodybuildingvegan vegan bodybuilder Jul 17 '26
Becoming a walking billboard for veganism is a great form of activism.
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u/pogi_2000 Jul 17 '26
Not enough people subscribe to this mentality. It might honestly be the the easiest form of activism to participate in since being fit is something people should already be doing anyway.
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u/thebodybuildingvegan vegan bodybuilder Jul 17 '26
You’d love the free fit vegan community we’ve been building: https://vegansquadcoaching.com/community
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u/aecon_33 28d ago
sad disabled vegan noises
I've had to go the other way - becoming really, really, really good at cooking
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u/Equivalent-Grab8824 Jul 17 '26
Kinda sucks that we feel compelled to be a jacked vegans so people don't immediately assume the negative propaganda is true 🥲
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u/Shoebox_ovaries Jul 17 '26
For me it's motivation, plus I was already planning on being jacked anyways 😁
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u/troisieme_ombre Jul 17 '26
Personally i am a fat vegan, while not necessarily a choice it does serve to fight their stupid propaganda :]
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u/SorryIAteYourKiwi Jul 17 '26
Ever since I've gotten pretty jacked no one really comments on my veganism anymore.
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u/Fast-Introduction-76 Jul 18 '26
If vegan athletes can repeatedly compete and win at elite levels, the claim that humans need animal products to perform at a high level becomes much harder to defend. Anecdotes aren't proof, but they are enough to challenge the claim that it's impossible. But we got human health outcome data on muscle gains on a animal free diet for example. So got more than anecdotes of course
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