Counter point: I have 17 inch biceps with a 145 kg bench press. About 16% fat BUT currently not trying to lose weight. Vegan, too. I just want to stress that being carnivore is unnecessary to strength and fitness (let alone just living well.)
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
Most vegan food products available in supermarkets, if you notice the labels, include B12 and Vitamin D supplements at a minimum.
"Top5 Nutrient Deficiencies On A Plant Based Diet": https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/blog/the-top-5-deficiencie...
Zinc is very easy to get outside of meat products, nuts and oats provide plenty of zinc.
I even recognise one of the poster's nicknames here for trying to push some insane (to me; I would say it will be a fluke of nature if this person gets beyond 65 y/o) meat/fat only diets on HN.
An unacceptably selfish attitude in 2022 where industrial-scale mass production of meat foods are literally making our planet unlivable at alarming rates.
As a conscious human being within civilized society you have a responsibility to do the right thing, even if it means taking on a little discomfort in the short term.
Your happiness has less priority than our survival as a species.
Said the next Hitler/Mao/Stalin...
However, nature dominates nurture almost every time. So a good hormonal profile is of course more important than diet. I know guys who eat trash but maintain sub-10% bf physique and deadlift 300 kilos. They do it with some genetic luck and steroids.
The thing is, I’m not comparing myself to Brian Shaw or Larry Wheels or anyone else eating 5,000-10,000 calories a day with steroids.
Um, define difficult?