20_POSING, which I am terrible at_(03/16/09)

[TheHulk523]

You would be a beast if you added some red meat in that diet.

[GetTheHook]

He has a great body but very annoying voice and face.

[iRonlMoNKleY]

she is so turned on. really nice body. kudos to your hard work =]

[therockana]

need to work on shoulders and chest.. cheers!!

[Innovater6]

you looked kinda bloated

[BooKittyRadley]

Mama likes.

:)

[Inflamsx]

he looks good

[werytraveler]

ur fucking hott!!!

[screenflicker1]

cover your crotch cause no one care about that, lol

[KabbalahWestCoast]

@screenflicker1 stfu he's hot all around! bulge it baby! loveugodbless t and j kabbalah matthewshepard madonnalicious

[TheFucKKKunit]

Well done mate, you are an inspiration

[Danebrogen]

Do you take any post workout shakes?

[lozerkidkp]

your making good progress, i recomend more leg work though

[morpheusraven396]

not bad dude...not bad at all...infact pretty awesome for a vegan diet....am 185 lbs but 11% body fat....its freaking tough as shit to get down to single digit body fat....am vegetarian btw...atleast i have milk...you have made amazing progress on a vegan diet....sprouts FTW!!!..how tall are you btw?

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

agreed, def a weak point genetically and i should have worked them harder. It was tough to get it all done build and cut in 3 mos, was a documentary project, room for improvement for the long run for sure.

[bridgerwild]

Hey, great work, Man, Gratz on doing so mucj on a vegan diet!

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

bridgerwild, freqeist and menace10100 thanks all! :)

[freqeist]

progressing pretty well

[menace10100]

keep up the good work!

[yhrhrth]

Cooolll man, if you really are vegan, then its such an inspiration, please show how to do the same, and what you eat...thanks

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

ty, yea I truly made the switch to vegan solely to excel as an athlete in 2003. There are ethicals reasons I now embrace but it was initially done for athletic performance.

[marklosextremus]

confidence man!

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

I hear ya, always too hard on yourself, shows on stage and it did... thank you

[MaxMarshal]

Wow... stop making excuses, dude!

You weaken yourself with words!

We hear you say you're no good, so we believe you at some level. Attitude is so important in this sport! You put down your posing, your muscularity, everything!

It's great that your girlfriend was able to give you some tips... but this video should not have been posted. It should have been your PRACTICE run at this. Take this vid down, and try again. If you can't say something positive about yourself, then say nothing.

[samzgi]

great protein supplement..its free

[kefster00]

yeah bro he is a fag.

[SikGix55]

Hey man, good job, never heard of a "vegan" bodybuilder. Keep up the good work. And your not alone, I also suck at posing( as you can see in my video) lol. Anyway, check out some of my vids, just put a a sucky posing video also lol...

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

i'll have to check out that vid on a quick work break, yea thanks for the support I really appreicate it!

[zippyman818]

Do you ever get bored with the volume of food in a veg diet? What exotic or interesting things do you include?

Any hot peppers or fancy muchrooms?

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

Definitely not. There are multitudes of recipes to play around with :)

[ronyboy40]

-do more lat work, and eat more meat

[wicktek]

You have a good body. You need much better overhead lighting.  Try placing full length mirrors off to the sides and in front of you so you can see yourself when posing; and keep the mirrors out of the line of site of the camera.

[aroud1]

when you travel to europe visit amsterdam

[Hunggar20]

what do you eat and do to get a body like that?

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

Hey; sent you msg on your page if you want specifics. It's a comb of training relentlessly and eating very clean (raw/unprocessed/uncooked) with 2 grams of protein per lb of bw AT LEAST during major lbm transition periods. That isn't sustainable though; I do cleanse and change things up too! thanks :)

[Danebrogen]

What kind of protein sources do you have?

[ylota]

you are great !

you love animals and not eat them......

but you have a fantastic muscled athletic body !!!!

wow this make you so sexy !!!! ( i want a man like you near me.....)

kisses kisses !!

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

thank you for all the love! I'm just another humble soul looking to make a difference, just like you :) I appreicated you stopping by to support me :)

[harboroflight]

You look awesome dude! Keep it up!

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

thanks! I cannot wait until next year; August 2010 in Seattle, WA will be my next comp. Now is the time to eat big and prepare again right after this well needed break as of late..... ;)

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

thanks harboroflight. Cannot wait until next yr. Aug 2010 in seatle is my next comp. Till then :)

[harboroflight]

Definitely keep me posted. You are gorgeous and the epitome of what it means to be raw vegan! I would love to have you on my show Spirit Talk sometime (internet radio show). The listeners would definitely be inspired. God bless, Jason

[AuralRawFoodist]

Lookin good man - you are showing whats possible on the raw food diet and i hope to join you when i start reaching my goals. Keep it up!

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

Thank you! I know you will and I can't wait to see it :) You're well on your way ;)

[lilaznalien]

lol it is pretty bad

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

lol I KNOW!!! Thank heaven for the post posing practice I had to actually learn. I hope to post that footage sometime. Too much to sort through at the moment but i will :D There's always the documentary 'vegan bros in iron' that will be out within a yrs time about the whole process start to finish ;)

[jpadoyle]

ur right, u r terrible at it

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@ jpadoyle; yep :) I have since then, though, been working with a posing coach and actually learning rather then guessing. Competed twice and seemed to have done well. I have one more recent vid oup of practice and will hopefully post more soon of better poses that won't be as much of an eyesore! Thanks for checking this one out.

[jpadoyle]

its more down to confidance, i help my mates with there routine and it comes down to making it look natural ant all movements flow into each othert, not just going from one pose to another, music is vital too

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

Well yea of course which I didn't have much of at the time of this vid hence the title. It's a progression vlog as you probablyalready figured out. I have a more recent practice run behind stage with more confidence and better poses and i'll post more stuff once i filter through contest footage :) I agree completely confidence or lack thereof shows!

[seanlane1]

can you describe your diet.....your individual meals?

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

i have a vid of that for precontest meals (what do you eat before competition) if you look through my channel. No game plan now post contest except to eat and EAT more! When I change that i'll make a vid too.

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

well yea of course i have work to do i'm by no means expressing that here. that's a bit much to add to a low bf on a short time frame and maintain. i'd say 7-10 is more reasonable with a future goal of 10-15......

[PKJCorp]

need to add atleast 20lbs

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@3investigators: thanks! I agree wholeheartedly. RAW is the way to go; it's a vegan diet with a ton of fresh whole food and produce :) I love it this way; no going back. Thanks for the compliment also!

[3investigators]

beautiful pyshic. Bravo on your awareness that a raw vegan lifestyle is healthful for everyone (including the earth). I've been raw vegan since 2001 and it is an amazing thing in every way.

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@Rykhart: I'm trying my friend. I a a LOT leaner now than when this was shot but i'm not going to spoil the whole show! There is a documentary coming out ya know; though i'll leak some more footage at some point later as well ;)

[Rykhart]

EXCELLENT AND BEAUTIFUL!

KOOL!

[fightingfoo2]

you built that with veg? wow.

[fightingfoo2]

you need to sort out the most muscular pose (the last one that you say you "always screw up) but otherwise you've got your (impressive) brother wooped big time

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@m2122: Thanks man! I am dieting down hard rigth now and it's good to hear your supporting words ;)

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@m2122 thanks!  I'd still liek to be on point or at least know how they are supposed to look you know? I haven't practiced one bit ince my last session with a coach; I have another one today.

Your English was perfect I appreciate your compliment in calling me humble :)

[m2122]

Yes, my friend, you seem to be humble.

If you don't look like a professional, you are close to that. Anyway, you could maintain this awesome body, because a pro suffers a lot with dietieng, exercises, preparation to compete, etc. I'm not a bodybuilder, I just try to be in shape, to have a nice body. Good luck in your training.

[m2122]

Awesome, perfect body. Although, you are not a professional bodybuilder, so you may not worry about the poses, be natural. I liked you, you are simple, not a cocky guy, that thinks he is a greek god, despite your amazing body (I don't know if I was clear, my english is not very good). Congratulations.

[trkrichardson]

fucking awesome. that'll teach all those meat heads out there. what sort of raw foods do you include in your diet?

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

I'll be in touch dude :)

[BIKINIBULGE]

Sweet Build! Personal Training Advice/Photos? T

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@trannykingtuck Tyring! :) thanks! I will be trimming down alot more as the weeks go on and the comp gets closer. Hydrostatic weighing to follow next week for bf analysis will give better insight. Missed the appt today, too tired :(

[trannykingtuck]

dude you are ripped!!!

p.s.tape outside next time. hah

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@InstruMentalCase.... thanks dude! I wish you could as well. Audience members cheering for you is always a good thing ;) especially when they're their specifically to support you! I wonder what my actualy bf is; i'll find out next week. and keep all posted ;)

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@olituberculos; I am on a raw vegan diet. I would say you can get to where you want to be much quicker on a diet swayed more towards protein. Everyone has their own opinion; this works for me. It's an interesting concept but not one i'd employ. Nothing against it whatsoever except perhaps i'd say less fruit and more sprouted grains which I suspect most do not. Do your thing! Try more protein, see if it makes a difference. Track it...

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

@ChechnyanRebel; thanks. We take in the same Macros as omni type bbers and train just as hard ;) So we can do our thing as well. I appreciate yyour support!!

[InstruMentalCase]

Your quads, tri's and forearms look killer, too.

[InstruMentalCase]

Wow, the side-chest pose was really impressive! You're looking really ripped! Wish I could be there to see the comp.

[olituberculos]

are you on a normal vegan diet or raw vegan?? amazing chest ripped chest man!! im on a raw vegan diet but eating 80/10/10, do you think its posible to get like you with this diet??? or is it to much carbs??? thanks!!! keep it up!!!

[ChechnyanRebel]

your alot better than that cheeke guy

[ChechnyanRebel]

pretty good better than i thought you could get on vegan diet

[RawVeganBodybuilder]

Thanks galacticmode! I'm trying over here. This is a 'get me back into it show'. Ideally, next year i'll come in alot bigger but for now i'm going out there with what i'm working with and i'm going to display it in the best way possible. That means first and foremost LEARNING HOW TO POSE :) I'm on it, appreciate your support!!

[galacticmode]

very nice physique; good lighting and up close views