Andrew Talansky (garmin) going vegetarian

[FabulousCandelabra]

As a veggie, I'm stoked to hear that Andrew Talansky is going veggie as well.. woo woo

http://twitter.com/#!/andrewtalansky

 

[Ferminal]

Lookout DZ, someone is going to win more than you!

 

[happychappy]

4th place in the TDF then?

 

[auscyclefan94]

So amy vegetarians are such hypocrites in what they say and do but good luck to him. Don't see why this isn't in the gneral area of the fitness and diet area.

 

[Eric8-A]

Jack Bobridge is also altering his diet, removing red meat from it. Maybe he'll go vegetarian as well. Looks like DZ is setting a good example.

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

wait, DZ is veggie?? how come i didn't know that.. he was already one of my favorite riders.. now he is ultimate number 1 favorite uber rider!!

 

[Eric8-A]

wait, DZ is veggie?? how come i didn't know that.. he was already one of my favorite riders.. now he is ultimate number 1 favorite uber rider!!

He's been for a pretty cool while. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9JJghnqoo

He talks about it there

 

[craig1985]

DZ is vegan

 

[funnytanlines]

that dz vid is awesome. i knew he was taking something extra

 

[auscyclefan94]

So becoming vegitarian has taken over the rice cake trend at Garmin? Interesting...Maybe Tommy D should adjust his diet.

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

woah that rules, thakns for the vid, in it he holds up some green kale, one of my favorite veggies, and it looks like he has a vitamix blender just like me, woo! although that vega protein supplement is wayyy too expensive for me to afford.. bah.

 

[Eric8-A]

So becoming vegitarian has taken over the rice cake trend at Garmin? Interesting...Maybe Tommy D should adjust his diet.

Don't eskimos focus on their seal blubber?

 

[NickBVK]

Jack Bobridge is also altering his diet, removing red meat from it. Maybe he'll go vegetarian as well. Looks like DZ is setting a good example.

UnAustralian

 

[Archibald]

So amy vegetarians are such hypocrites in what they say and do but good luck to him. Don't see why this isn't in the gneral area of the fitness and diet area.

I don't see how removing meat from your diet is hypocritical. There's plenty of vegetarians and vegans about this forum, so you might want to back up your statement...

So becoming vegitarian has taken over the rice cake trend at Garmin? Interesting...Maybe Tommy D should adjust his diet.

anyone got a facepalm pic for this one?

woah that rules, thakns for the vid, in it he holds up some green kale, one of my favorite veggies, and it looks like he has a vitamix blender just like me, woo! although that vega protein supplement is wayyy too expensive for me to afford.. bah.

speak to Durianrider - you don't need the supplement...

UnAustralian

How so?
Or is it better to be conned into consuming something because of campaigns produced by the meat industry? Exhibit A: those lame black n white ads about women and iron. Exhibit B: the Slamin' Sam lamb on Aus Day campaign.

Besides, removing red meat still means he'll have some "pork on his fork", you know, "the other white meat". And he'll still be free to head to KFC or get a chicken kebab when he's out with Stuie n co...

 

[El Pistolero]

I don't see how removing meat from your diet is hypocritical. There's plenty of vegetarians and vegans about this forum, so you might want to back up your statement...

Because it's yummy.

On a more serious note: if those Veggies feel better than people that eat meat than yes it's hypocritical. For starters, you're not helping the world one bit and it's only natural that animals eat animals. Of course we're animals as well in the strict sense of the word.

As for the veggie pros, I think they're a little bit too gullible. They probably think meat will make them test positive.

 

[Kwibus]

Tjallingi has been a veggie since birth. He's the trendsetter here

 

[FabulousCandelabra]

For starters, you're not helping the world one bit and it's only natural that animals eat animals.

you really think going vegetarian isn't helping the world even the smallest percentage? we aren't like most animals on the planet, we can choose between eating plants or using up lots of resources to grow and then eat an animal, and perhaps even cause some poor creature to suffer in the process. how many emissions are we expelling into the atmosphere to fulfill humanities meat eating desire? i think a lot.. it's one thing to kill an animal and eat it.. but people nowadays just see a shiny package with some delicious meat cutlet, would they still eat that meat if they had to kill the creature them self? well, zuckerberg would...

http://gawker.com/5806002/mark-zuckerberg-is-now-killing-animals-with-his-bare-hands

 

[Kwibus]

Because it's yummy.

On a more serious note: if those Veggies feel better than people that eat meat than yes it's hypocritical. For starters, you're not helping the world one bit and it's only natural that animals eat animals. Of course we're animals as well in the strict sense of the word.

As for the veggie pros, I think they're a little bit too gullible. They probably think meat will make them test positive.

Everyone is a hypocrit. So veggies as well.
If someone decides he doesn't want to eat anymore that's fine with me. I don't see the problem? Unless they bother me when they come over to my place and I eat meat and they start moaning about it. Then they need to stfu ofcourse.
I don't mind discussing about it, but they shouldn't judge me for it and neither should meateaters judge them for not eating meat.

My brother is a vegetarian. One of his reasons is that it's not neccesary to eat meat so why should he? He doesn't feel like eating animals when he doesn't has too. Imo that's a honorable reason. What's wrong with that?

I like meat too much though

 

[El Pistolero]

you really think going vegetarian isn't helping the world even the smallest percentage? we aren't like most animals on the planet, we can choose between eating plants or using up lots of resources to grow and then eat an animal, and perhaps even cause some poor creature to suffer in the process. how many emissions are we expelling into the atmosphere to fulfill humanities meat eating desire? i think a lot.. it's one thing to kill an animal and eat it.. but people nowadays just see a shiny package with some delicious meat cutlet, would they still eat that meat if they had to kill the creature them self? well, zuckerberg would...

http://gawker.com/5806002/mark-zuckerberg-is-now-killing-animals-with-his-bare-hands

Why not, if I really had to kill the animal my self. It's better than starving to death. I'd milk my own cow if that's what it took to get milk, but luckily other people do it for me.

Besides I've seen vegetarian food in shiny packages as well One can only wonder what it takes to make some of this crap.

I mean, how do you think humanity survived all these thousands of years. They didn't have problems in the past with killing their own animals and eating it. There's nothing wrong with not eating meat, but if you feel better than other people for not eating meat than meh. It's like those people with hybrid cars. I don't have a problem with vegetarians, I live in Ghent, the city of vegetarians. It's just when they come of with stupid arguments like "would you kill your own animal and then eat it if you had to?" Yes. Yes, I would.

 

[theyoungest]

On a more serious note: if those Veggies feel better than people that eat meat than yes it's hypocritical. For starters, you're not helping the world one bit and it's only natural that animals eat animals. Of course we're animals as well in the strict sense of the word.

We could ask all sorts of questions about this idea of man being an animal, and thus having to behave like any other animal. Or, less philosophically, about whether or not you're helping the world by not eating meat.

 

[euanli]

Do not play the helping the environment card with regards to a vegan or vegetarian diet unless you grow all your own food.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Because it's yummy.

On a more serious note: if those Veggies feel better than people that eat meat than yes it's hypocritical. For starters, you're not helping the world one bit and it's only natural that animals eat animals. Of course we're animals as well in the strict sense of the word.

As for the veggie pros, I think they're a little bit too gullible. They probably think meat will make them test positive.

Absoultely correct.

Archibald, it is hypocritical because the leather the couches they sit on or the leather they wear, or any sort of fur anyone wears results in some sort of animal killing. Many products that are in foods result from a cow being killed and then all the different parts are used in food products which people without hesitation eat. Elephan's tusks are taken off elephants in an inhumane way and were used on Piano's yet those same 'green' people will play the piano.

 

[dsut4392]

Do we really need religion in the pro road racing forum? If it's a thread about pros/cons of vegetarianism for performance, Form & Fitness is a legit place for it, but this thread is just going nowhere...

Mods?

 

[Euskaltel!]

Absoultely correct.

Archibald, it is hypocritical because the leather the couches they sit on or the leather they wear, or any sort of fur anyone wears results in some sort of animal killing. Many products that are in foods result from a cow being killed and then all the different parts are used in food products which people without hesitation eat. Elephants are taken off elephants in an inhumane way and were used on Piano's yet those same 'green' people will play the piano.

It's hard being a vegetarian, as things you think will be fine, are not etc. But is it totally hypocritical to be a vegetarian? No, that's just ridiculous. I am a veggie and I don't wear fur, obviously. I also avoid leather, which is much harder, and I avoid all foods which contain animal ingredients, which is pretty easy once you start looking at the labels. But it's about trying to do the right things for me, it's my morality, not yours, right? To have a zero-sum mentality is pretty stupid. I try to do my best, and that's all I can do. But I'm not against non-vegetarians, not should you be against veggies...

 

[auscyclefan94]

It's hard being a vegetarian, as things you think will be fine, are not etc. But is it totally hypocritical to be a vegetarian? No, that's just ridiculous. I am a veggie and I don't wear fur, obviously. I also avoid leather, which is much harder, and I avoid all foods which contain animal ingredients, which is pretty easy once you start looking at the labels. But it's about trying to do the right things for me, it's my morality, not yours, right? To have a zero-sum mentality is pretty stupid. I try to do my best, and that's all I can do. But I'm not against non-vegetarians, not should you be against veggies...

Fair enough. I don't particulary agree but respect your choice. btw, you'd have to restrict what you could eat considerably if you looked labels and didn't eat anything that any form of anmal product. So many things these days have those types of nasties in them.

btw, it is kind of funny that you are a vegetarian and an euskatel fan as some friends on twitter call Euskatel riders, carrots!