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Habits and Hustle

Episode 364: Wade Lightheart: Plant-Based Bodybuilding, Vegan Diet Misconceptions, & Genetic Limitations

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Business

4.5820 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Have you heard the common belief that plant-based diets don’t supply enough amino acids for building muscle? That misconception may no longer be true!  In this Fitness Friday episode, I chat with Wade Lightheart, a former professional bodybuilder, and a biohacking enthusiast who defied his genetic limitations to build a champion's physique. He shares his incredible journey of transforming his body and mindset through plant-based nutrition. We discuss his experiences with various diets, the importance of understanding your unique genetic makeup, the science behind plant-based nutrition for athletes, and how to optimize your diet based on your individual needs. Wade Lightheart is a 3-time All Natural National Bodybuilding Champion, Advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, Director of Education at BiOptimizers Nutrition, Founder of the Prosperity & Health Alliance, and Enagic Master Trainer. What we discuss:  Misconceptions about plant-based diets  Genetic individuality when selecting a diet A bodybuilding championship on a plant-based diet 22 years ago The role of gut bacteria in nutrient absorption  Wade's experimentation with a 100% raw food diet  Genetic limitations Psychological and emotional aspects of extreme dieting  Thank you to our sponsor: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off To learn more about Wade Lightheart:  Website: https://wadelightheart.net/  Instagram: @wadelightheart Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, guys. It's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.

0:06.9

Hey, friends, you're listening to Fitness Friday on the Habits and Hustle podcast, where myself and my friends share quick and very actionable advice for you becoming your healthiest self. So stay tuned and let me know how you leveled up.

0:27.6

Before we dive into today's episode, I first want to thank our sponsor, Therisage.

0:35.0

Their trilight panel has become my favorite biohacking thing for healing my body.

0:41.3

It's a portable red light panel that I simply cannot live without. I literally bring it with me

0:46.8

everywhere I go. And I personally use their red light therapy to help reduce inflammations and

0:52.4

places in my body where honestly honestly, I have pain.

0:56.1

You can use it on a sore back, stomach cramps, shoulder, ankle.

1:00.8

Red light therapy is my go-to.

1:03.0

Plus, it also has amazing anti-aging benefits, including reducing signs of fine lines and wrinkles

1:09.2

on your face, which I also use it for.

1:11.9

I personally use Therisage trilight everywhere at all the time.

1:18.4

It's small, it's affordable, it's portable, and it's really effective.

1:23.1

Head over to therisage.com right now and use code be bold for 15% off this code will work

1:33.0

site wide again head over to therisage t h e r a s a g e dot com and use code be bold for 15% off any of their products.

1:50.4

I'm supposed to be cosmetically ideal. That's essentially what bodybuilding is. It's

2:00.0

cosmetic fitness. I said,

2:02.1

what am I doing wrong? And he says, Wade, you've learned to build the body from the outside

2:07.2

end. I'm going to teach you to build it from the inside out. And that changed my life. So those were a

2:11.9

couple paradigm shifts, you know, the plant-based stuff, the understanding that whatever the experts are advocating,

2:18.7

so common element in fitness is we need one gram per pound of body weight in order to recover properly.

2:24.4

Well, what is the built-in assumption there?

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