Powerlifter Builds MORE Muscle After Going Vegan | Katya Gorbacheva

Former bodybuilder Katya Gorbacheva has now shifted her focus to powerlifting. She attributes her recent gains to her shift to a fully plant-based diet. She is also an influencer and speaks at events to encourage others to follow their goals toward becoming the best version of themselves.
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[@PLANTBASEDNEWS]

Thank you to VeganLinked for the video! Subscribe to the channel 👉 - ​kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXSvkGiaYtSqsMk

[@VeganLinked]

Thank you PBN!!! ❤ It's an honor to be working with ya!

[@MindVersusMisery]

I love that she is actually a vegan... Not just eating a plant based diet. We as a community really need to be more correct with our words.

[@Joaquin_Vegan]

Yes, it's sad some people call themselves "vegan" when they have a plant-based diet, but doesn't care about ethics, those people are not vegan.

[@MindVersusMisery]

@@Joaquin_Vegan 100 %. The animals have veganism as their only hope. If the health community steal that concept, then the animals have nothing.

[@medinabello19]

I know. I'm not too keen on those selfish health focused vegans.

[@MindVersusMisery]

@@medinabello19 Me neither, even though I believe health is really important. But health ought to involve concern for others. Or else something vital is missing. Who cares if we have good blood markers if we act in cruel and destructive manners?

[@MindVersusMisery]

@@matthewburress1 I don't have a problem with a plant based diet or eating less meat, dairy and eggs, if it came off that way. What I want is for people to realize that veganism is not the same as a plant based lifestyle. If you support animal testing, or the fur industry you are not a vegan, regardless of what your diet preferences are. And I don't want animal ethics to be so watered down that someone thinks that throwing in some tofu and veggies amongst bacon and milk is to be vegan. People are going to be hostile towards new ways of thinking regardless of approach. I can be sweet and soft or direct and harsh, people will either get the message or they will not, depending on whether they are ready for it or not. If we aim at being likeable rather than clear, there is a risk of it being at the expense of the message. And for a change, it would be good if some people actually adopted a lifestyle for the sake of others rather than for selfish reasons.

[@HenchHerbivore]

Going vegan certainly didn’t hurt my ability to build muscle and strength either plus I had benefits to my performance.

[@Juice84]

As an avid Runner, adopting a vegan lifestyle did not hurt my ability of running 20 plus miles per day. Cheers from America, my friend :-)

[@issuma8223]

Juice.

[@someguy2135]

I'm glad I found your channel and your great content, Hench!

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

And apparently steroids did not hurt "YET" to.

[@PLANTBASEDNEWS]

💪

[@AethixFitness]

I went vegan about 6 years ago and didn’t really know of any vegan lifters around back then. Was completely ready to accept never gaining any more muscle or strength. Went on to blow my previous PR’s and physique out of the water. Feelsgudman :’)

[@JohannysVeganCooking]

Hey New All Vegan Channel Here!! Looking for Recipe Ideas Try My Chickpea Bacon, Lettuce & Tomatoes (B.L.T) on Toasted Bread "All Vegan" Healthy & Easy to make meal! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYi2i2qtqJp0e5I

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Haha same thing!! It's such a relief we can both be vegan and strong 💪

[@Lisa_0519]

My Husband and I have also seen incredible improvements in running and gym recovery after changimg toba plant-based life style! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Yep! Body runs better on plants (pun intended 🤣)

[@raywright8127]

Love this as I had a similar experience 3 weeks ago and that convinced me that going Vegan is the answer. I have never felt better in my life and my blood work is perfect now.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

yep can say the same about my blood work too haha. good for you!

[@martinholas8652]

Well done Katya......motivation for other sporty girls and women

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you Martin!

[@kismypencek6185]

So lovely to get so much info condensed into her journey. Thank you for testament and wisdom!!!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

that is very kind, thank you Kassia!

[@darfiddler631]

makes sense..animals like cows, moose, buffalo are all solid muscle...none of those animals eat meat.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

They do eat meat, in a sense, because they are ruminants. Humans are not ruminants (or coprophagic hindgut fermenters), and so must eat actual meat to get the same nutrition.

[@bonchidude]

@@aliendroneservices6621 They do not eat meat. Pfft. All proteins come from plants.

[@navid8276]

There is so much benefit and truth in a WFPB, I love what I get to eat, I feel mentally and physically stronger, and I feel like a much more environmentally responsible individual. It literally change my life!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

yeah why doesn't EVERYONE do it!?

[@carolineASMR]

So cool to see Katya on this channel!! 🌱 💪 🐣

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thanks Caroline! Honored to be here

[@strollbaby]

Vegan also - enduro and time-trial cyclist. Vegan for 2 years - vegetarian 2 years before that - keto 2 years before that. Has taken a long time to get ethical. Main reason was to improve heart health - to lower saturated fat intake or, more importantly, get rid of animal fats but then started looking at environmental impact and animal rights. Started phasing animal clothing out of my wardrobe, and other products. Hasn't happened overnight, for me - biggest learning curve - still learning - so much to learn.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

I tried "paleo" before going vegan actually. Similar to Keto I guess. Eeks me now, but I had orthorexia back then... would not recommend. Agree that changes rarely happen overnight - but we start doing better as a society with years

[@lloydchristmas4547]

Good for the animals and her.

[@salvador75]

Katya's awesome! She was my PT for 4 months. Great to have a vegan trainer...

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

it was so fun to work with you! thanks :)

[@NewEnglandInSeattle]

I've put on more muscle tissue since going vegan/plant based. I have a scale that measures calories, fat, carbs, sodium and protein. I'm always amazed at how much protein is in a bunch of asparagus, tomato, carrots, kale, red cabbage and brussel sprouts.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Yep it adds up!

[@CharleGodin]

@@KatyaGorbacheva that's alot of fiber

[@angmori172]

When I was 20-21, I did my first attempt at powerlifting. Got up to 170 kg deadlift, 90 kg bench and 140 kg squat, but the form on my squat was horrible. This was while just chomping down the chicken breasts and dairy. Now I'm 29, have been in recovery from complete physical and mental burnout for the last couple years, meaning my ability to recover has been absolute shit compared to at 20. But in two and a half years of lifting, and 6 years of being a vegan, I'm now at 8x200 kg deadlift, 3x100 bench and 6x150 squat, going steadily up.

[@RiDankulous]

That's real nice. I just do reverse lunges without weight for general fitness, but I eat strict healthy plant food diet.

[@DominionMovementDotOrg]

thank you for being a good example for people

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thank you

[@manofthenooch9910]

I've been vegan for 4 years now, what got me going at first was my health, the environment and then the animals. I don't think you HAVE to keep the animals as your top 1 reason to be vegan. I think over time you realize that all the reasons are all equally worthy of importance.

[@gagangupta3422]

Same just been 6 months but env> health>animals for me All 3 important

[@pedromiranda1000]

I also started to change my diet torwards a plant-based diet for my own health (I was overweight) and only later on for the animals. I think that once we see the benefits of the plant-based diet, we allow ourselves to be honest and admit that our actions torwards those animals were horrible.

[@jakobsfilm]

Shes a beautiful and inspiring bad ass power lifter! 💚👍

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you! Beat the record on the board in my last meet btw 😇

[@jakobsfilm]

@@KatyaGorbacheva And the fact that ur vegan makes you even more powerful and attractive. We are a vegan family and I watch your videos with my sons for inspiration before lifting :-)

[@Juice84]

I'm patiently waiting for the dairy industry to collapse and disappear for good. Finger crossed this will happen in 2022. Big shout-out to all of my fellow vegan athletes out there.😊

[@JohannysVeganCooking]

Hey New All Vegan Channel Here!! Looking for Recipe Ideas Try My Chickpea Bacon, Lettuce & Tomatoes (B.L.T) on Toasted Bread "All Vegan" Healthy & Easy to make meal! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYi2i2qtqJp0e5I

[@bonchidude]

@@JohannysVeganCooking There is vegan and not. All vegan is redundant. I hope the recipe has vegan bacon not the animal tumah.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Dairy is so unnecessary...

[@bonchidude]

@@KatyaGorbacheva It is also harmful to all the victims and the ones that drink cow breast milk.

[@XeniaAidonopoulou]

what an inspiration... how eloquent and informative...

[@teekaywarrior8830]

Truly inspirational.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thank you!

[@-johnny-deep-]

She seems to have a great personality that's for sure. Perfect for a vegan influencer! So I wonder what her typical day of eating looks like.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thank you! I actually post what I eat on IG often, and have a few fay of eating videos on my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5XIh4x8m8-Zgbc&ab_channel=TotalBodyLab recipes are on totalbodylab.com . let me know if you want more and I will film!

[@Cyn2468]

This is amazing!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thanks! full interview is on veganlinked, and there are snippets on my channel too kzbin.info

[@vanessak8935]

Go Katya!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thanks sis

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

More info on my channel

[@AlabasterPeacock]

I was vegetarian for 25 years and just switched to vegan…now the health improvements is phenomenal! I went vegan 8 months ago…I went from being able to do 1 1/2 hours weight training at the gym maximum as a vegetarian, to being able to do 2 1/2 hour sessions as a vegan, no problem. No trouble adding muscle as long as proper food intake is there My doctor was surprised how excellent my blood work was, I told her I am now vegan on a plant-based diet.

[@RiDankulous]

I went on the Mcdougall diet which conforms to whole food-plant based diet. I did it at age 48, 5 years ago, to fix cholesterol, which just went 'high' according to traditional standards. It became ideal and has been that way for years. Also fixed weight, and high resting heart rate. I was on a blood pressure medication then that controlled heart rate, which I didn't take seriously enough because that's a bad sign, but now heart rate is normal without medication and blood pressure is 115/85, technically elevated since diastolic (the 85) is over 79. I am exercising to reduce it. I have freedom from super rich foods, free from crazy hunger from those foods that would happen frequently, and free from the specter of medication for chronic diseases. This doesn't 'cure' everything but it helps with most chronic diseases caused by diet.

[@stevet6676]

Inspiring. You may enjoy another documentary about plant based athletes called "Game Changers". For anyone who thinks muscles can't be built on a plant based diet, gorillas in the wild eat mostly plants, sometimes they eat insects as their only meat.

[@JohannysVeganCooking]

Hey New All Vegan Channel Here!! Looking for Recipe Ideas Try My Chickpea Bacon, Lettuce & Tomatoes (B.L.T) on Toasted Bread "All Vegan" Healthy & Easy to make meal! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYi2i2qtqJp0e5I

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thank you Steve! If you have content ideas - lmk :) I've got a small channel too

[@keithoneill6273]

Inspiring story!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you!

[@chiyerano]

Amazing...she seems awesome! Thanks for the upload!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thanks for the support!! We small business owners need it

[@DoctorRevers]

Awesome story.

[@vocalvegan4686]

Thank U for choosing to B a Caretaker of Life and such a Great influence to other Women, All Women. Only thing missing these Days in a vegan diet is cruelty. Love n Blessings Family!!!

[@TheEcono]

Prove it to yourself ... 100% agree

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you! More info on my channel

[@vegan4theanimals]

Pretty, strong, and vegan, the total package. Lol take care 💚

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thanks!

[@kennyfinger8306]

Yay!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you! More info on my channel

[@rollsroyce2627]

I love friendly people😊....peace

[@unholyquail4560]

I too am very late on the ethical game.. For me it is 1. health and longevity 2. environment and nature 3. Animal wellbeing.. It is on the list.. just not the only aspect.. guess that makes me a selfish prick. But I still help with number 3 by focussing on the other two.. I do not understand what the big deal of some of the activist is. I am still fully vegan just got different priorities.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

that's important for others to know. thanks for sharing :) nothing wrong with having priorities. oxygen mask on yourself first...

[@willcollins5660]

Katya is a 10.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you! More info on my channel

[@bonchidude]

She is not vegan. She said she is mostly plant based. She is not vegan yet folks.

[@Victor-Soria]

the strongest mammals are herbivores

[@bonchidude]

Funny how that works.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Yep! More info on my channel

[@beepbeepnj2658]

Can Dr. McDougall run the marathon as fast as Oprah Winfrey could?

[@lucarvalho487]

Go vegan 🌱 👊💪

[@spanishDoll1]

Plant powered Super woman

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Just a woman haha

[@G-rig6969]

Consistency and getting your calories right

[@muellernikolai8630]

how do you get your calories? I went vegan for 3 months and lost about 12-15 kg(not fat, I was absolutely not overweight). I really enjoyed it otherwise, and would love to go back, but I can't seem to eat enough as I get so full so quickly eating high-fiber foods. I also don't want to chug olive oil. (I am allergic to peanuts, cashews etc, this has been plaguing me as no peanut butter etc allowed)

[@MindVersusMisery]

@@muellernikolai8630 I eat lots of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts and flax seeds. If I incorporate more of these in my diet I can easily get 4000 calories a day. It's pretty easy to use these in cooking, like using grinding them up and using them in sauces and stuff. Give it a try! "I went vegan for 3 months and lost about 12-15 kg(not fat, I was absolutely not overweight)." How do you know? There is not only adipose tissue (the fat directly under the skin, such as the love handles), there is also fat in the muscle cells, and visceral fat. You could easily have had fat stores in places you didn't know. I highly doubt that you would lose 12-15 kg of lean mass in 3 months, if you didn't starve yourself. Absolutely no need to pay for animal exploitation. Feel free to ask anything you need to know (about veganism or a plant based diet). I'd love to help you if you want to go vegan again.

[@muellernikolai8630]

@@MindVersusMisery of course it wasn’t just lean mass, I also lost fat as I had a good 6 pack (which was pretty nice). But i know I lost also lean mass as I am a regular gym goer and my lifts decreased dramatically and I also felt like shit during my sessions. Could just be inadequate protein though. I like your idea of seeds cause they are also dirt cheap, but do you think it’s a good idea to eat 1000 calories of seeds per day? Seems a bit excessive

[@muellernikolai8630]

@@MindVersusMisery also about Brazil nuts I enjoy them and am not allergic and used to eat quite a lot but I stopped when I read that they contain extreme amounts of selenium

[@niken538]

@@muellernikolai8630 I'm not an expert but I lost weight like you, I was eating too much fiber and protein from legumes mainly and not enough carbs and fats. The best thing I can recommend as it worked for me is to eat low fiber proteins like tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable protein, the legumes with least fiber and protein powders as a supplement if you can't reach your daily needs, also eat a lot of pasta (not whole wheat if you're already high in fiber), almonds, pecans and peanuts or their whole butters and seeds like flax or chia. So in general eat less fiber, more carbs and fats. 👍🏻

[@samwingender]

I run ultramarathons after going plant-based. Follow me as I run an ultramarathon in every state!

[@Juice84]

That is awesome. Good luck on this race my friend :-)

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Good luck! What's your YT? Just filmed my journey on my channel

[@pres4954]

You rock!

[@chaydonofallon1352]

So she went from sporadic lifting without programming with a focus on trying to be lean and build muscle at the same time to consistent programming without trying to stay lean and instead build muscle in addition to going vegan and resulted in building muscle? This isn't because of the vegan diet, but because of the programming, consistency and methods of food intake (consistent eating without trying to cut down and lean out).

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Good point. Yes and no :) My father is a bodybuilder and he's helped me program before I got a coach. Most people said - I wouldn't be able to prep on plants but I did and gained muscle. that was definitely a win. I was bodybuilding at first, so definitely was cutting and leaned out to 8% bf.

[@vocalvegan4686]

Vegan could be called vegain, gain So much and lose such yuck! Love n Blessings Family!!!

[@tttkrasota]

Ай да Катерина, ай да молодец !!!

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

спасибо :)

[@samvandervelden8243]

Please interview Clarence Kennedy, he is a beast

[@CharleGodin]

"Shredded" ..sounds like something a ped user would say

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

No haha when you're bodybuilding you gotta be shredded natty or juiced

[@Kate-zl3zl]

💕

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

thank you for support!

[@mnl9592]

Did a 4 month experiment cholesterol went up

[@bruce838]

Cutie pie 🥰

[@nathanielg.m.888]

👍

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Thank you! More info on my channel

[@stokepusher5481]

I guess 'that was a nightmare for a month', about the beans and fibre over-kill, doesn't really sell this one but the usual starting out hey-ho, oh no period I guess (me too). Need a bit more fibre to common knowledge these days about the roughage change for the better, burlier tum-tum, guess it's a grass roots thing, it'll come.. (like an 'answer blowing in the wind') get it, wind ...sorry Bod Dylan.

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Our stomachs do have different enzymes that have to adjust to new foods and increased amounts of fiber. So, I'd recommend taking digestive enzymes if you need help in the beginning, adding in fiber slowly and drinking more water to help the process of fiber digestion not dehydrate you!

[@SolitaryReaper666]

Крутая тётя

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Пасиб стараюсь) присоединяйтесь!

[@VeganChiefWarrior]

titles a bit of a click bait nerd title good on her tho

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

Yeah... sadly that's how internet works

[@sasakarlovic2918]

Beautifull Lady

[@puusepp5565]

it does not work

[@thebugbouncer]

Ok now talk about your gear secret supplement stack 😂

[@ddpwe5269]

Great interview, but mostly plant based? Why does that sound like she still eats animal products? I thought she saw the ethical side after all?

[@rowenaanderson3739]

I wondered that. Maybe it's something to do with her supplements or medication.

[@gardenbliss6638]

I saw her full interview on Vegan LInked. She is still learning because sometimes she craves eggs. I think she has eaten some vegan junk food to stay vegan and that is not going to sustain her long term as a power lifter. I don't think anyone should shame her for her decisions, as long as she stays ethical. If someone has pet chickens, those eggs are ethical. However, if someone has a disease, then being 100% vegan is important. I think in some case, ethics are not the issue but health is. Like there is dairy from no-kill animal sanctuaries where the cows are treated so well. In cases like that, it comes down to health. Raw dairy can still transmit disease and pasteurized dairy still has hormones. Then there are some ethics where some vegans think humans shouldn't use animals at all. That is a very personal view that not all vegans share. Some vegans think it's fine to ride horseback and to work symbiotically with animals. This is why the strictest vegan definition is just centered on a diet that excludes animal products because the ethics are not universally agreed on.

[@ddpwe5269]

@@gardenbliss6638 Ahh, so it's more a relatively newer idea in her life, so still going through the transition. Which is why she said mostly PLANT BASED and not mostly vegan. She understands the definition, I just didn't realize how far along her journey is as they generally interview people who have been vegan for quite some time. Also, being vegan means you don't use animals IN ANY SENSE. If people think using animals in ANY SENSE is okay, they're not vegan. Look up the definition of vegan. Which is another reason I was curious, because she actually spoke about it and its importance. I could careless what 'other vegan's' who don't understand the definition think, until they learn what it truly means.

[@gardenbliss6638]

@@ddpwe5269 I know what some extremists want to define veganism as but watch Jeff Nelson's video on the history of the word vegan and you will see what the original definition was and still is in the eyes of the law. When you go to a grocery store and see the V label, you know it's vegan because it doesn't have animal products. Nothing to do with ethics. I am all for ethics, but they are not universal.

[@Denidrakes69]

@@ddpwe5269 I assumed "mostly plant based" means she also eats vegan junk food, protein shakes etc. I've been vegan 26 years, and I'd say mostly plant based. I wouldn't consider mock meats and cheeses plant based. Plant based means, or at least used to mean, whole food with no, to very little, processing.

[@Glutylac]

Hola Los subtítulos no están disponibles en su canal de KZbin. Puede activarlos, por favor? Gracias de antemano.

[@alane3983]

Really, what does it matter why you are plant based? If you’re only eating plants, then everyone benefits, including the animals. If you go further and cut out other animal products, that is definitely great for the animals and the environment to a degree. If everyone went plant based for health reasons only, that would be a huge benefit to the environment and the animals and other animal products would skyrocket in price due to the reduced supply, driving down demand further. Why is that so hard for so many vegans to understand. Banging my head on the table!

[@hannahandrainn]

I agree...its a step in the right direction.

[@mrfr3d33x]

V

[@01mustang05]

Hey, humanity sucks, but it sucks for a reason, and the shit show continues because of it, things like child abuses, killing, and permanent damages.

[@moredatesmorefiber3526]

Dream

[@JohnRusso007]

Stop the cap.

[@PLANTBASEDNEWS]

The cap?

[@JohnRusso007]

@@PLANTBASEDNEWS Get up to speed.

[@glennbishopbishthemagish]

A plant based diet I was on for more than 50 years not only did not work it gave me type 2 diabetes. There is no way I would ever do a plant based diet ever again!

[@talianun3259]

How much does she poot on this diet?

[@Glutylac]

In Settings Please 🙏 I'm Spanish.

[@kattycat3502]

Power lifter, no meat? Yeah good luck with that. Next time you put on those leather Nikes remember those poor cows you could have saved. WTF?

[@julietteprt5673]

A lot of athletes are vegan actually. Look it up if you have some time on your hands ☺️

[@KatyaGorbacheva]

There are plenty of vegan alternatives for leather. For example, vans, adidas and ground lock make excellent lifting shoes that do not have any animal products. Most powerlifters don't use Nike actually :) It's not a very popular brand among our sport. There are vegan options for all equipment that I need

[@mindbodyandsoul5378]

Second comment

[@rl9808]

Total lie.

[@pje6882]

first words out of a vegans mouth upon meeting them "I;m Veeeeegan"

[@PLANTBASEDNEWS]

How many times has this actually happened to you?

[@julietteprt5673]

Yet , here you are looking at a video about a vegan. Did she come to you and told you she's vegan?

[@pje6882]

@@PLANTBASEDNEWS almost never, tongue in cheek