Dame going vegan?

[Blazers Roy]

So i'm curious, how can one reach a protein intake of at least 130 grams a day with a vegan diet?

 

[riverman]

So i'm curious, how can one reach a protein intake of at least 130 grams a day with a vegan diet?

beans, nuts and tofu

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Natebishop3]

 

[riverman]

Gave blood this morning....every drop helps but the nurse who took my blood was very pale and had long sharp teeth....I hope she didn't drink it

 

[Spud147]

So i'm curious, how can one reach a protein intake of at least 130 grams a day with a vegan diet?

Bodybuilders might need that much protein but most adults don't and there's lots of protein in nuts, beans, even vegetables.

https://www.verywell.com/protein-recommendations-for-exercise-1229792

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Bodybuilders might need that much protein but most adults don't and there's lots of protein in nuts, beans, even vegetables.

https://www.verywell.com/protein-recommendations-for-exercise-1229792

Even easier than that. Oregon has some delicious hazelnut fed pork.

http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2009/06/peerless_pork.html

 

[Cippy91]

I know some athletes and mma fighters are vegan. There are health benefits but given the fact he plays an 82 game grueling season, hope he picks up meat again soon or his body might feel like shit playing at the elite level he does. I just don't see him sticking to this with how crazy an NBA season is, it's almost essential he breaks away from the vegan diet for that energy

 

[riverman]

Even easier than that. Oregon has some delicious hazelnut fed pork.

http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2009/06/peerless_pork.html

but it's a dog eat dog food world you live in....vegan dogs get heckled I'd imagine

 

[handiman]

I know some athletes and mma fighters are vegan. There are health benefits but given the fact he plays an 82 game grueling season, hope he picks up meat again soon or his body might feel like shit playing at the elite level he does. I just don't see him sticking to this with how crazy an NBA season is, it's almost essential he breaks away from the vegan diet for that energy

That's the basic problem with the V-diets. Yeah, you can get all the protein you need from alternative sources, but it takes a lot more work to do so. I'm sure Dame has a nutritionist, and possibly a cook, helping him stay on top of that, but with life on the road, those sorts of things can easily slip.

I'm of the opinion that Nurkic's late season injury was from dropping weight too fast and losing track of dietary needs. It's the sort of injury that female runners are especially prone to.

 

[riverman]

cutting red meat out of the diet is better for joint health....no uric acid buildups that lead to injuries...there are some martial arts athletes who are vegans and in amazing shape....there's no downside to Dame going vegan to play 30 plus minutes every couple days....tennis players play 4 hour singles matches...basketball is not that demanding compared to many other sports. ....ok, I said joint and acid in a post about vegan skills....officially having my hippie flashbacks

 

[riverman]

but it takes a lot more work to do so

actually it doesn't you can drink all you need in a blended smoothie and it goes straight to the bloodstream....body doesn't expend the energy to digest it and convert it

 

[Spud147]

actually it doesn't you can drink all you need in a blended smoothie and it goes straight to the bloodstream....body doesn't expend the energy to digest it and convert it

And he plays games in mostly major cities in nice hotels that probably have vegan options. Portland is well known in the vegan world as a place with great restaurants.

 

[Cippy91]

actually it doesn't you can drink all you need in a blended smoothie and it goes straight to the bloodstream....body doesn't expend the energy to digest it and convert it

I guess we are really gonna act like a vegan diet for an 82 game season is sustainable. I eat vegetables as everybody should but you can't tell me that's sustainable because it simply isn't when you are playing at an elite level every other night

 

[riverman]

but you can't tell me that's sustainable

I just did

 

[Cippy91]

I just did

That's great, go play an 82 game season on a vegan diet and tell me it's sustainable. One thing I dislike about this vegan culture especially around Portland is you become know it all about it. Humans weren't meant to eat an all vegan diet. Yeah it's sustainable for low level athletes and people who just live their life, not crazy exercise at all but I'm talking every other night, include practice.

 

[Mediocre Man]

He doesn't need the extra muscle to fight through screens, so he should be ok.

 

[riverman]

no more Dame slam dunk contests!

 

[riverman]

go play an 82 game season on a vegan diet and tell me it's sustainable

I'm 63...that ain't happenin'

 

[crandc]

So i'm curious, how can one reach a protein intake of at least 130 grams a day with a vegan diet?

Legumes

 

[MickZagger]

I think vegans are douchebags.

But it takes amazing self control.

If Lillard is in boxing shape he'll be a beast. Play him 48 minutes a game. But, he's been an ironman for us while not being a vegan, so whats the point

 

[riverman]

I think vegans are douchebags.

But it takes amazing self control.

If Lillard is in boxing shape he'll be a beast. Play him 48 minutes a game. But, he's been an ironman for us while not being a vegan, so whats the point

more flexible joints...speed...he's not going to lose muscle mass....he'll maintain it and shed body fat

 

[riverman]

http://www.greatveganathletes.com/

 

[Natebishop3]

http://www.greatveganathletes.com/

That's not really a standout list of athletes.

 

[riverman]

That's not really a standout list of athletes.

If you can read Mandarin, there's a much longer list.......and Carl Lewis is a standout athlete...they all are..which was the whole point

 

[riverman]

http://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/62516/john-salley-on-veganism-in-the-nba

 

[handiman]

Carl Lewis is one of the most naturally talented athletes of all time. Dude barely lifted weights throughout his career. If he's your best example of someone who benefited from a specific diet, good luck separating out what effect it had on him. He's also well known as a highly litigious political aspirant, so again, good luck deciding which of his words are truthful.

 

[WhineyBIGBitch]

Real men eat meat.
What a bitch

 

[theprunetang]

Real men eat meat.
What a bitch

Real men do whatever they want and care not for what whiney bitches think of them.

 

[Cippy91]

I'm 63...that ain't happenin'

Anything is possible