Vegan bodybuilder Paul Kerton believes that a person can get “big and strong” on a plant-based diet.
The concept of a protein-filled diet in bodybuilding has been around since the beginning of the sport. As time has gone on, different athletes have taken on different methods to adding strength and size. Now, the concept of a plant-based diet has become popular in vegan bodybuilding around the world. Paul Kerton recently spoke in favor of this method and claims eating meat doesn’t make you “manly.”
Kerton, an English bodybuilder, is a fitness professional that used to follow a protein-packed diet with u to 500 grams per day. At 49 years old, Kerton touched on his health during an interview with Daily Mail after a decade of following a vegan diet.
“People say meat makes you manly. I don’t think it does. We did have to eat animals to survive. Now we don’t.”
There are many avenues to build strength nowadays and Kerton believes that the absence of meat is now possible with these alternatives.
Paul Kerton Feels His Best After 10 Years Vegan
Paul Kerton enjoyed a life of fitness and it began at a young age. He was involved in bodybuilding and ate plenty of meat in order to keep up his physique. Kerton admitted to enjoying 500 grams of animal protein each day before switching to a plant-based diet when he met his partner, Gemma.
Now, Kerton is able to get his protein from different sources like wholegrain, veggies, nuts, and seeds.
“I feel so energized. My eyesight is twice as strong. I have a new lease of life. It was the best decision of my life.”
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Kerton continues his passion for fitness and bodybuilding despite the new diet plan. He continues to lift weights for an hour a day and feels as good as he did in his 30s. The adjustment took time but Kerton eventually found foods that he enjoys eating each day.
“In the first year of being vegan, I ate 500 new foods. I’ve really expanded my palette like crazy.”
Paul Kerton explained that his old diet used to consist of the likes of egg whites and oatmeal during breakfast. Over the course of the day, he would make sure to get in multiple meals of chicken breast, white pasta, and broccoli. This is a typical day of eating for many bodybuilders but Kerton went in a different direction.
Kerton now focuses on eating berries, flax meal, dates, and porridge for breakfast. During lunch, he will eat a meal that looks like this — chickpea curry, rice, and nuts on the side. After the adjustment period, Kerton can enjoy his food and is happy with the way he feels. While there is no exact science on a “cheat code” for weight loss, Kerton believes that being vegan is as close as it gets.
“I didn’t to be the cause of my own death. It’s a cheat code for fat loss.”
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