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Originally Posted by WarChild
Yes of course you can get proteins without eating meat. There's a reason, however, that _most_ vegetarians and especially vegans are not very muscular, even though they may be trim.
All proteins are not created equal. I get low fat proteins from lean red meat, fishes, egg white, chicken, turkey, whey, fat free milk, black beans, etc. The mixture is important for strong muscle growth. Vegetable proteins tend to be the least useful in muscle production.
I don't really buy the "more healthy" aspects necessarily, either. Yes, vegetarians and vegans tend to be slimmer, however, you can eat meat products and still keep your fat intake low. I eat red meat, I also train from 3-5 hours a day 6 days a week including a 12km run every morning. How are you going to tell me the average vegetraian is "more healthy" than me?
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How MUCH red meat do you eat?
From the 2nd paragraph it doesn't sound like you are someone who sits down to a half a kilo of meat and some potato's with nothing else ... but will you be able to keep that training regime up for the rest of your life? Probably not ... your body will probably change and you'll have to change your habits with it. Vegetable proteins may not help you build up your muscles, but the vitamins they contain will help prevent the damage you are doing through excessive exercise and the fibre's will help move all that protein through your insides to prevent it sticking around and causing cancer.
But having lots of muscles doesn't make one healthy either ... I think comparing poo is more effective than comparing muscle mass where the 'health' test is concerned! LOL
Bottom line though is what the hell would I know about your body and your health?! We're all just doing what feels best for our own bodies ...