One Man’s Vegan Transformation: From Overweight to Super Human Athlete

06/18/2012

He’s a entertainment attorney and father of four but he’s also an Ultraman--a title that’s not easy to attain. To be called an “Ultraman” Rich Roll won a grueling race against thousands of other competitors that included a 6 mile swim, 260 mile bike ride, and a 53 mile run. 

Roll trains nearly two hours a day to beat out his competitors while feasting on an entirely plant-based diet. The transformation is downright mind boggling considering that just a few years ago Roll felt winded after climbing a flight of stairs. He was 50 pounds overweight, living on lots of dairy and processed foods. But today, he's a super human athlete.

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According to CNN:

But to my surprise, I was amazed at just how fantastic I felt after only 10 days on this regimen.  My energy skyrocketed, fueling a return to a modest exercise routine.  Gradually, I started to shed the pounds.  Slowly, the fitness returned.  And my energy levels continued to improve.  Then came the desire to pursue an athletic challenge.  Nothing was overnight, but a mere few years later I found myself almost 50 pounds lighter with a 10-minute lead and Day 1 stage victory in the 3-day double-ironman distance triathlon known as the Ultraman Hawaii World Championships.

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And Roy says that almost all of his athletic prowess has to do with his plant-based and unprocessed diet. Again, CNN:

I am not overstating the case to say that everything I have accomplished as an endurance athlete over the last few years, including two Ultraman World Championships and EPIC5 – an endurance odyssey in which I completed 5 ironman distance triathlons on 5 separate Hawaiian Islands in under a week – begins and ends with my plant-based whole food diet. 

The power of plant-based is pretty incredible. 

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Comments

[Dee]

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing. You are an inspiration to many people.

[Anon]

easy for someone like him who can afford to eat all organic and non meat based diet. hard for those with no access to farmers markets and good selection of fresh fruits/veggies

[Anon]

easy for someone like him who can afford to eat all organic and non meat based diet. hard for those with no access to farmers markets and good selection of fresh fruits/veggies

[Medifasthealthblog]

The secret behind the super human athletes are definitely due to proper diet and exercise plan, their determination provides a better way to maintain a health and fit body structure as mentioned in the above article where a sportsman used to run and workout for hours for staying healthy and fit, these tips should be more effective for any human to stay fit.