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We sat down with Ohio State’s Aislinn Walsh, who has been eating a vegan diet for the better part of a year now. Aislinn first adopted the diet during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 and found that once she returned to full-time training in the fall, she was able to recover quicker between practices. This prompted her to stick with the vegan diet and starting her meal Instagram, @craisycupofcoffee. Aislinn shares all of her recipes on her account for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and more. She gives lots of plant-based substitutes for swimmer favorites like burgers, pasta, and grilled cheese.
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I haven’t seen a recipe with a meat protein incorporated in it yet. Maybe I missed it but it seems like this site leans vegan.
Maybe you missed it.
https://staging.swimswam.com/the-hungry-swimmer-power-up-your-protein-game/
https://staging.swimswam.com/the-hungry-swimmer-friendsgiving-recipes/
https://staging.swimswam.com/the-hungry-swimmer-full-day-of-eating-in-quarantine/
https://staging.swimswam.com/the-hungry-swimmer-lets-talk-about-pasta/
And also, this series:
https://staging.swimswam.com/the-skinny-on-the-ketogenic-diet-with-the-viking/
This site has no formal opinion on vegan vs. keto vs. vegetarian vs. fasting vs. anything else, as this site’s owners are not nutritionists. Instead, we try to provide information for all of the varying diets that our audience might have, with as much input from experts in those fields as we can get.
Come on Braden. This site supports ‘practice and pancakes’. Easy.
I tried vegan with a teammate for a month in college. After a week we were significantly more fatigued after practice and more sore from lifting. After a month we were pushing 1-2 sec slower on pace 50’s. We made sure to supplement with protein and iron as suggested by our nutritionist. Took a few weeks to regain strength and speed.
No doubt there’s clear benefits for the average person trying to lose weight/balance hormones, but like we saw with MA’s keto stint, it can’t sustain a high performance training program. Would not recommend trying this; if you do, you must work closely with a sports nutritionist or dietician.
“Would not recommend trying this; if you do, you must work closely with a sports nutritionist or dietician.”
This is the biggest takeaway. If you are a high level athlete and are drastically changing the types of food you eat, for whatever reason, you need to work with a nutritionist to make sure your dietary needs are being met.
Keto + swimming is tricky, mostly because of the volume of exercise. I had great success with it but partly because I couldn’t fit that much training into my schedule. I always had extra time to recover that I wouldn’t have had back in the 90’s.
When you train the way swimmers do, our bodies are going to refuel glycogen somehow, even if you eat zero carbs. It takes a lot longer to do that from protein and fat, so even MA would have benefited from some carb cycling.
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Important to remember a consistent diet is key – whatever it may be. If all you eat are chips throughout your training, you should only eat chips leading up to your meets. So many people change their diets at the last second before big meets, but I’m 90% that is proven to only hurt you.
The same is said about sleep.
so privileged to be able to afford vegan food.
You ever tried to buy meat? Not cheap dude
Hamburger and eggs aren’t expensive.
To long didn’t listen…
Does she supplement protein and iron at all?
In college I found it hard to get enough protein – meat was limited at dining halls and expensive to buy steaks. I had a habit of performing better on away trips where we got to eat the night. Usually we would go some kind buffet and I would load up on pot roast and cheap steaks in available.
In my 30s I do tend to eat more like she describes, less bloating and my pants fit better.
So much misinformation for athletes around protein. Your body can only process so much at once. Worry about macros… what percent of your calories come with protein. Chugging protein powder or eating two steaks immediately after exercising isnt necessary or helpful or backed by science. Vegan diets can provide plenty of protein.
I agree on iron. And certain vitamins.
From what I can tell (and my experience), the jron issue is a bit of a misconception. For a reasonable survey of information: https://www.plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/vegans-meat-eaters-iron-ultimate-guide?utm_content=buffer65c44&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Vegan is a conscientious diet for some and it is also the new anorexia for some
True.
Wow a valid middle of the road post. Kudos
Please don’t promote restrictive eating.
Eat meat, get ripped.
You misspelled ‘ripped’. It’s spelled a-t-h-e-r-o-s-c-l-e-r-o-s-i-s.
That’s not really how atherosclerosis works. Lol. If you avoid meat to avoid heart disease you are gullible.