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Does anyone know of any GAA players being Vegan, Vegetarian, Carnivore only, or any other "different" eaters from the typical population? I imagine being so fit they wouldn't be big into junk food. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 18/09/2020 21:35:34 2292965 Link
Paul Mannion is vegan. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13145 - 18/09/2020 23:14:20 2292978 Link
Few serious athletes are veggie essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 796 - 19/09/2020 00:33:43 2292983 Link
One thing I know is I'm not vegan DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 140 - 19/09/2020 01:33:29 2292987 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "Paul Mannion is vegan." I wouldn't be shocked at all if he wasn't the only one. Watch the documentary "The Game Changers" about some top athletes on a Whole Food Plant Only Diet. Great documentary. The Keto Diet is big now too so maybe some of them are on that. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 19/09/2020 01:47:28 2292988 Link
Mike Casey eats forwards for breakfast Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 19/09/2020 09:37:57 2292996 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "I wouldn't be shocked at all if he wasn't the only one. Watch the documentary "The Game Changers" about some top athletes on a Whole Food Plant Only Diet. Great documentary. The Keto Diet is big now too so maybe some of them are on that." Both Messi and Aguero have been vegan for a few years now Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 19/09/2020 11:21:27 2293010 Link
Replying To essmac: "Few serious athletes are veggie" Paavo Nurmi, Edwin Moses, Lewis Hamilton, Venus Williams, Jermain Defoe, David Haye, Martina Navratilova, Joe Namath, Carl Lewis, David Carter, Ricky Williams, Robert Parish, Chris Smalling, Greg Chappell, Jack Linquvist, Kendrick Yahcob Farris... Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 1115 - 19/09/2020 14:05:47 2293025 Link
Replying To Breezy: "Both Messi and Aguero have been vegan for a few years now" I don't imagine Suarez is vegetarian......... Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1105 - 19/09/2020 14:14:53 2293031 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "Does anyone know of any GAA players being Vegan, Vegetarian, Carnivore only, or any other "different" eaters from the typical population? I imagine being so fit they wouldn't be big into junk food." Both Roy Keane and Gary Neville put it best on diet with off the ball last year. Roy Keane spoke about having to change his ways after his cruciate ligament injury going from pints after to games before his injury to a new extreme later in his career from fad diets to detoxs therapy sessions in Europe. You need red meat too because playing midfield in the premier league just salads won't do everything in moderation. But I think Gary Neville put it best when he said a pint of beer will cost you the league, I seen myself alot of good young hurlers at my club lose their edge from binge drinking in college and weekends. https://youtu.be/HAI0iFzkaok DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 718 - 19/09/2020 15:18:34 2293035 Link
Replying To essmac: "Few serious athletes are veggie" I wouldn't be the biggest advocate of veganism either, but if you're gonna slag it off, you could at least make a factual argument! eoghan6688 (Galway) - Posts: 129 - 19/09/2020 16:12:49 2293042 Link
Replying To Llaw_Gyffes: "I don't imagine Suarez is vegetarian........." He practices The Carnivore Diet. Ha ha. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 19/09/2020 16:22:12 2293044 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Paavo Nurmi, Edwin Moses, Lewis Hamilton, Venus Williams, Jermain Defoe, David Haye, Martina Navratilova, Joe Namath, Carl Lewis, David Carter, Ricky Williams, Robert Parish, Chris Smalling, Greg Chappell, Jack Linquvist, Kendrick Yahcob Farris..." That's a fair list there. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 1082 - 19/09/2020 16:24:25 2293046 Link
Replying To DUALSUPPORT: "Both Roy Keane and Gary Neville put it best on diet with off the ball last year. Roy Keane spoke about having to change his ways after his cruciate ligament injury going from pints after to games before his injury to a new extreme later in his career from fad diets to detoxs therapy sessions in Europe. You need red meat too because playing midfield in the premier league just salads won't do everything in moderation. But I think Gary Neville put it best when he said a pint of beer will cost you the league, I seen myself alot of good young hurlers at my club lose their edge from binge drinking in college and weekends. https://youtu.be/HAI0iFzkaok" "You need red meat too because playing midfield in the premier league just salads won't do" Are you a beef farmer? While red meat is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals, it is not an essential part of a diet. As for 'just salads won't do'. Who lives on just salads? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 1115 - 19/09/2020 16:25:41 2293047 Link
Plant based nutrition has been growing traction in elite sports for several years, didn't realise that about Paul Mannion. It certainly hadn't done him any harm anyway. Some of the biggest names in American Football swear by the plant based diet saying the recover faster and feel better by cutting out meat. That's probably the most physically demanding and injurious sport on the planet so there must be something to it. GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 1957 - 19/09/2020 16:43:25 2293050 Link
Replying To DUALSUPPORT: "Both Roy Keane and Gary Neville put it best on diet with off the ball last year. Roy Keane spoke about having to change his ways after his cruciate ligament injury going from pints after to games before his injury to a new extreme later in his career from fad diets to detoxs therapy sessions in Europe. You need red meat too because playing midfield in the premier league just salads won't do everything in moderation. But I think Gary Neville put it best when he said a pint of beer will cost you the league, I seen myself alot of good young hurlers at my club lose their edge from binge drinking in college and weekends. https://youtu.be/HAI0iFzkaok" Sports people operating at the highest level don't eat just salads if vegetarians. Where did you get that idea ? A pint of beer will cost you the league ? That's a bit daft too might I say. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 1647 - 19/09/2020 17:40:46 2293052 Link
Replying To catch22: "Sports people operating at the highest level don't eat just salads if vegetarians. Where did you get that idea ? A pint of beer will cost you the league ? That's a bit daft too might I say." Lad lighten up a small bit those were Roy Keane and Gary Neville words not mine with what they achieved in the game of soccer I'm sure they might know a thing or 2 about diet and nutrition. Fair enough my comment didn't explain well enough what they were saying, watch the video I thought myself it gave good insights of what those Man utd players were doing during a time which they were very successful. DUALSUPPORT (Limerick) - Posts: 718 - 19/09/2020 19:13:38 2293062 Link
It's odd how some people feel threatened by other people's diets Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1106 - 19/09/2020 19:43:18 2293064 Link
Replying To DUALSUPPORT: "Lad lighten up a small bit those were Roy Keane and Gary Neville words not mine with what they achieved in the game of soccer I'm sure they might know a thing or 2 about diet and nutrition. Fair enough my comment didn't explain well enough what they were saying, watch the video I thought myself it gave good insights of what those Man utd players were doing during a time which they were very successful." Look chief I hear you and I know you're quoting lads who did achieve but that was 10-15 years ago and sports science and nutrition have moved on a lot in the meantime. Players and athletes today that are vegetarian have well demonstrated that you do not need to eat meat to operate at the highest level. A pint in moderation is not going to make the slightest bit of difference to your season, so I wouldn't agree with Neville if that's his opinion titles or no titles. Keane , I personally pay little attention to so I cannot comment on anything attributed to him. catch22 (USA) - Posts: 1647 - 19/09/2020 19:49:11 2293066 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "I wouldn't be shocked at all if he wasn't the only one. Watch the documentary "The Game Changers" about some top athletes on a Whole Food Plant Only Diet. Great documentary. The Keto Diet is big now too so maybe some of them are on that." Game changers a load of crap that was debunked blueman1903 (Cavan) - Posts: 743 - 19/09/2020 20:56:17 2293078 Link