Have you been curious about the Plant-Based Lifestyle? But where do you get your Protein? In this week's episode, our amazing guest Robert Cheeke, a NY Times bestselling health and fitness author & speaker shares how Top Performing Athletes from a huge array of Professional Sports are dominating their field on a fully Plant-Based diet. We shed light on all things Protein & Muscle Building. And we even delve into mindset, personal development, chasing & achieving life-long dreams & much more! Tune in to get inspired!

Considered the Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding, Robert Cheeke is the NYT Bestselling Author of "The Plant-Based Athlete" that he co-wrote with Matt Frazier in addition to numerous other bestselling books. He has been Vegan since age 15 (over 26 years now), grew up on a farm in Oregon, went from distance running to winning bodybuilding competitions as a Natural Vegan Bodybuilder and has been spreading the Fit Vegan Lifestyle as a public speaker for decades.

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Key Highlights:

[00:01 - 13:44] Opening Segment

Roberts shares his background and work

How to live a good life as a vegan

Check out The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance

[13:45 - 22:37] Adopting a Fit Lifestyle That is Plant-Based

Robert's experience of going vegan and the impact it had on his life

How Robert understood how to adjust and adapt his diet to be able to be more inclusive of other foods

Why Robert is considered the Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding

Check out Vegan Fitness: Built Naturally

[22:38 - 34:35] There's No One Main Source of Protein

Where vegans get their protein

Understand what your true calorie needs are

Robert's insights about protein deficiency vs excess protein intake

[34:36 - 47:57] Bringing in the Fats

There is a huge protein myth that's running

How easy it is to hit your protein targets if you take the time to document your nutrition intake

Why protein bars are often actually fat bars

[47:58 - 58:00] The American Way: A Fast Food Nation

Your entire daily added sugar recommendation can be met in one single sports drink

The easiest thing for people to do is to follow a whole food plant-based diet

Adopt a lifestyle and a diet that promotes health and longevity

[58:01 - 1:11:49] Having a Motivational Mindset & Personal Development

Robert shares some of his favorites athletes are and why

How to make the most of the 1440 minutes we have every day

What you want to get out of your life, and what means the most to you

[1:11:50 - 1:25:56] Becoming an NYT Best Selling Author

Robert's life is worth living right now

How losing people that were close to Robert has changed his priorities

The importance of showing up for your family and your friends

It's never too late to redesign your life in a way that is bringing the meaning to

[1:26:57 - 1:39:18] Closing Segment

Follow your passion and make it happen

Want to connect with Robert? Head to Vegan BodyBuilding, and stay up-to-date with the vegan athletics movement & connect with him on Instagram.

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Tweetable Quotes:

"We're so focused on reaching these protein goals that we eat a lot of food that has protein in it, but also has a lot of excess calories in it." - Robert Cheeke

 "The most important thing I figured out was how to connect the dots ahead of time." - Robert Cheeke

"If you can put some meaningful conversation and discourse behind your answer of why you want to do something, that's what's going to compel you to do it." - Robert Cheeke