Karl and Eric are joined by fellow trainer and friend, Kim Saari
After our last video on protein intake, Eric and I received questions about protein sources for vegetarians. So we sat down with our fellow trainer and friend, Kim Saari, at D’Lite Healthy On the Go to discuss the topic.
Kim is a competitor in triathlons, adventure races, body building and other arenas. She’s the owner of Strong for Life. Between the 3 of us we have over 100 years experience in the industry and we each contribute based on our different backgrounds.
People become vegetarians for many different reasons including high level athletes who are successfully competing on a vegetarian diet.
First we discuss different protein sources for vegetarians and how to get a complete protein for all the amino acids and enough leucine for the muscle protein synthesis that Eric discussed in the Protein Intake video. For instance, legumes and grains create a complete protein but they don’t have to be eaten at the same time.
We all agreed that when you are a vegetarian and working out, educating yourself on what you’re eating and eating a variety of foods to ensure you’re getting enough complete protein.
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Resources
Want to contact Kim – you can email her at strongforlife@ymail.com or visit her website at strongforlife.us.
You can reach Eric Bell of New Body Training at newbodytraining@yahoo.com.
Contact me at Karl@LongevityPT.com
The website for D’Lite Healthy On the Go is https://dlitehealthyonthego.com/. They are located in Arcadia on E. Indian School Road east of N 32nd Street.
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