In this lecture we will get into what constitutes plant-based foods.  We will also briefly discuss the difference between poor quality plant-based foods and higher quality plant-based foods designed to help you store more micronutrients and help you build more muscle. (Please feel free to read along with your Bonus: Vegan muscle building guide to help further your knowledge and understanding)

In this lecture we will discuss what the food you ingest breaks down into.  Understanding what a calorie is will help you to begin to get an understanding about what you are actually putting into your body and whether or not it is geared towards weight loss or weight gain.  Without a basic understanding of of calories in relation to the plant-based foods you eat,  it makes it difficult to know how much you should be eating in order to put on muscle.

The consumption of calories can be further broken down into macronutrients.  Macronutrients include carbohydrates, protein and fats.  Understanding how much of each you should be eating with special focus on protein, can really help you get the edge on muscle building and fat burning.

In this lecture we will discuss the plant-continuum.  This is an important reference, because it helps us group the plant-based foods we consume into 3 categories which include: garbage foods, filler foods and high quality plant-based foods. Also we will briefly discuss how much food from each category you should be eating in order to build muscle and burn fat based on your body type.

In this lecture we will get into how plant-based foods make complete protein.  We will discuss the nitrogen cycle and how all essential amino acids are made by plants.

In this lecture we will focus on the building blocks of protein and its function in the body.  We will also dive into conditional amino acids and what there ability to operate effectively in our bodies depends on.

In this lecture we will break down how to calculate how much protein your body needs, and how to calculate this number easily and effectively for yourself.

In this lecture we will discuss what a limiting amino acid is, and why it is important in helping us to understand how it is that every plant-based food has complete protein.  It also will allow us to clear up the misconception that all plant-based sources have incomplete protein.

In this lecture we discuss the importance of our microbiome in our bodies in order to help us build muscle and burn fat.  We also look at ways to improve the microbiome in the body, so that it works for us and not against us. We will also touch on how plant-based foods help to improve this microbiome, including which foods work best to improve the microbiome.

In this lecture we discuss the importance of the micronutrients like phytonutrients, found in plant-based foods to help improve the health of your body and put it in a powerful position to improve your liver function, allowing for increased fat burning and muscle building potential.

In this lecture we discuss the importance of transitioning into a plant-based diet using the rule of minus one plus one.  This rule takes into account previous topics like calories and macronutrients, in order to help you determine the right amount of food you should be eating in order to make sure your body is in set up in a position to build muscle and burn fat.  The rule of plus one minus one is a powerful strategy to help you maximize your muscle building and fat burning results.

In this lecture we discuss supplements that are necessary as well as supplements that can help you get even more of an edge on a plant-based diet.