Former WWE wrestler Ryback Reeves posted a gym selfie, with his t-shirtyanked up to show off aneight packas herevealed tohis 1.4 million Twitter followers: "7 weeks Vegan and bodyweight is 292 lbs." Ryback has always beenactive on social media and was never shy about his interest in veganism. He tweeted: "I just keep seeing improvements and energy increasing even more. Conditioning is at a very high-level cardio wise and doesnt have any intentions of eating animal or dairy products. Lab work completed yesterday so will see where we are at."
In an interview with the news outletGive Me Sport, Ryback said, I always ate a lot of vegetables, my main thing was that I never really looked at how I could replace or cut down on animal protein. He goes on to say, All I had to do was switch out my meats, I was already halfway vegan without knowing it I look better and Im stronger than Ive been.
Ryback recently captioned a picture of himself eating a plant-based meal with, Amazing dinner tonight with Jazmyne. Im learning so much about the Vegan community and they are truly unbelievable people with such compassion and loving hearts. So blessed to have been given the gift of full health back and am releasing the last bit of hate I have held onto.
It seems like every day another major athlete has been speaking out aboutditching meat and dairy and gainingphysical benefits from their new-found love of a plant-based approach. Cam Newton, David Beckham, Novak Djokovic, and Venus Williams have all recently touted how much they love their plant-based lifestyles. Another professional athlete, wrestler Austin Aries,recently spokeabout how he gets his protein on a plant-based diet.
Weekend warriors considering making the switchto plant-based proteincan find new meatless alternatives and great plant-based products hitting the shelves daily. Even without those substitutes, it'seasy to hit your fitness goals on a diet high in legumes, nuts, grains and vegetables.
For more on how to get your protein on a plant-based diet, check out Top 10 Sources of Plant-Based Protein and How to Get Your Protein From Plant-Based Meals.
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WWE Wrestler Ryback Reeves Announces His Switch to a Vegan Diet - The Beet
