FAMOUS VEGETARIAN ATHLETES
Very few people realize just how many famous and world class athletes were on vegetarian diets at the height of their success. For many like Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King it extended their amazing careers many, many years.
It was when Martina Navratilova was on the Dr. Robert Haas "Eat To Win" diet that she was beating women tennis pros half her age and was at the top of her game.
Edwin Moses was the world's premier 400-meter hurdle champion and he was not beat for 8 years in his event and he attributed much of his success to his vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian-athletes
Other incredible vegetarian athletes include Carl Lewis who won 9 gold medals and Leroy Burrell who took turns claiming the title of "fastest man in the world."
In the ranks of major league sports there is no shortage of athlete vegetarians who were at the top of their game. Hank Aaron, Jim Katt and Major league manager Tony Larussa were all vegetarians.
As were NFLer's Joe Namath, Lawrence Phillips and Marv Levey. Numerous Pro Skateboarder's, endurance athletes, swimmers, and weight-lifters do not include meat in their diets.
As far as triathlon goes, you have to go no further than the greatest triathlete of all, Dave Scott, for an example of a vegetarian athlete who performed at the highest of levels year after year.
Of course he won Ironman Hawaii 6 times and when I was in Kona in 1984 to take part in the Ironman rumors swirled around about how Dave Scott was spotted in local restaurants eating huge servings of pasta and salad.
Dave held a degree in exercise physiology and one of the reasons he did so well back in the 1980's on the triathlon scene most likely had a lot to do with his knowledge of food and how it powered the human body.
It would be decades before the average triathlete began to understand the true value of consuming the right balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat in order to have optimum performance and recovery from both racing and training.--- sources by IRONSTRUCK
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Dave Scott
Dave Scott holds the record for most Iron Man World Championship victories ever (along with his rival Mark Allen, who managed to rack up an equal number of wins). The Iron Man competition, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26 mile marathon run, is one of the most strenuous physical feats in the world. And Scott won six of them, all while vegetarian. He even came out of retirement at 40 to compete again, and took second place. Today, at age 55, he still participates. In other words, this is one gnarly vegetarian dude.
"i am the one"...
Very few people realize just how many famous and world class athletes were on vegetarian diets at the height of their success. For many like Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King it extended their amazing careers many, many years.
It was when Martina Navratilova was on the Dr. Robert Haas "Eat To Win" diet that she was beating women tennis pros half her age and was at the top of her game.
Edwin Moses was the world's premier 400-meter hurdle champion and he was not beat for 8 years in his event and he attributed much of his success to his vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian-athletes
Other incredible vegetarian athletes include Carl Lewis who won 9 gold medals and Leroy Burrell who took turns claiming the title of "fastest man in the world."
In the ranks of major league sports there is no shortage of athlete vegetarians who were at the top of their game. Hank Aaron, Jim Katt and Major league manager Tony Larussa were all vegetarians.
As were NFLer's Joe Namath, Lawrence Phillips and Marv Levey. Numerous Pro Skateboarder's, endurance athletes, swimmers, and weight-lifters do not include meat in their diets.
As far as triathlon goes, you have to go no further than the greatest triathlete of all, Dave Scott, for an example of a vegetarian athlete who performed at the highest of levels year after year.
Of course he won Ironman Hawaii 6 times and when I was in Kona in 1984 to take part in the Ironman rumors swirled around about how Dave Scott was spotted in local restaurants eating huge servings of pasta and salad.
Dave held a degree in exercise physiology and one of the reasons he did so well back in the 1980's on the triathlon scene most likely had a lot to do with his knowledge of food and how it powered the human body.
It would be decades before the average triathlete began to understand the true value of consuming the right balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat in order to have optimum performance and recovery from both racing and training.--- sources by IRONSTRUCK
what you is what you areDave Scott
Dave Scott holds the record for most Iron Man World Championship victories ever (along with his rival Mark Allen, who managed to rack up an equal number of wins). The Iron Man competition, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26 mile marathon run, is one of the most strenuous physical feats in the world. And Scott won six of them, all while vegetarian. He even came out of retirement at 40 to compete again, and took second place. Today, at age 55, he still participates. In other words, this is one gnarly vegetarian dude.
"i am the one"...
