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The Plant-Based Athlete
with Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke

The Plant-Based Athlete with Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke

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Yes, You Can Become a Thriving Vegan Athlete

Plants can change the world, and they’ve been doing it for years.

I went vegan over a decade ago and ran dozens of marathons in a wild pursuit to prove to myself that is was possible to ditch meat and be healthier than ever.

In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I chat with Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke, authors of The Plant-Based Athlete, about numerous professional athletes who made the same decision to put plants first.

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  2. The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance [Book by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke]
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  4. Vegan Bodybuilding [Robert Cheeke’s website]

Matt Frazier

Matt Frazier

Matt Frazier is a vegan, ultra-runner, and founder of No Meat Athlete.

He is also the author of No Meat Athlete, The No Meat Athlete Cookbook, and The Plant-Based Athlete.

His life as an endurance athlete changed when he found that he could run longer and faster on a vegetarian diet. After going vegetarian in March 2009, Frazier qualified for the Boston Marathon with a time of 3:09:59, more than an hour and a half faster than he ran his first marathon. Since that time, he has run two 50-mile ultra-marathons and one 100-mile ultra-marathon.

Matt lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife and two kids. His two beautiful dogs, both adopted from the SPCA, are a constant source of inspiration to help spread the joys of eating less meat.

Robert Cheeke

Robert Cheeke

Robert Cheeke grew up on a farm in Oregon where he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at the age of 15, weighing just 120 pounds.

Today he is the author of the books, Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, Shred It!, Plant-Based Muscle, and the new release, The Plant-Based Athlete. He is often referred to as the Godfather of Vegan Bodybuilding, growing the industry from infancy in 2002, to where it is today.

As a two-time natural bodybuilding champion, Robert is considered one of VegNews magazine’s Most Influential Vegan Athletes. He tours around the world sharing his story of transformation from a skinny farm kid to champion vegan bodybuilder. Robert is the founder and president of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness and maintains the popular website, VeganBodybuilding.com.

He is a regular contributor to No Meat Athlete, Forks Over Knives, and Vegan Strong, is a multi-sport athlete, entrepreneur, and has followed a plant-based diet for more than 25 years. Robert lives in Colorado with his wife and two rescued Chihuahuas.

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