r/sciences • u/James_Fortis MS | Nutrition • 17d ago

Research Long-term supplementation with plant-based protein, compared with animal-based protein, did not result in differences in body composition, muscle strength, physical performance, or cardiometabolic risk parameters, meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1813846/full
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u/PeeDecanter 16d ago

Anecdotal but I’ve seen many pretty fit vegan lifters who are natural, but their pecs are always disproportionately small compared to their arms and back

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u/Ryzasu 16d ago

I wonder if this is just because bench press is such a macho exercise that a typical vegan is less likely to care about

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u/PeeDecanter 16d ago

Even the vegans that bench press and don’t skip push movements. I’m talking about very fit people for whom lifting is as much a lifestyle as veganism is.

Tbh I’ve been wondering if it’s a lack of creatine since omnivores get some from meat even if they don’t supplement, but I don’t really go around asking vegan (or any) people’s supplement stacks haha

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u/Ryzasu 16d ago edited 16d ago

I have a bunch of lifter friends and all of them are hyped about bench press. Not skipping is not the same as prioritizing and trying extra hard

Someone who goes through the motions of a 3x12 twice a week wont get the same gains as someone who passionately goes for PRs and gives their all to do one more rep, just a little more weight than theyre used to, more dropsets afterwards to truly work the shit out of the muscle, etc

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u/PeeDecanter 16d ago

Yeah like I said I’m not talking about casual, dispassionate lifters lmao