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b0blet said:Can a (probably) relatively low protein diet mean a susceptibility to muscular problems such as these?

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don_vedo said:

Getting your essential fatty acids is very important, many people lack omega 3s; Champion is definitely correct in recommending fish oil, definitely a great supplement.

Lah'Kesh

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dzza said:

Personally, as a vegan, the only two things I would consider supplementing are vitamin B12, which is only found naturally occurring in meat (possibly in some veggies too, but in such a way that the bioavailability and subsequent absorption is much lower), and omega-3 from fish oils, which is supposedly better than omega-3 from flax and other nuts.  However I have done nothing to supplement those and have no problem with it. 

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cryptic_pickle said:

I would say your soreness has more to do with your in-activeness.  Your diet sounds pretty healthy. Are you sitting down most of the day?  That will fuck
up anyone's back.  I've recently started more physical work and have the same problems as you - sore hands / wrists.  Because I haven't used those
muscles in ages, they were very weak and inflexible.  Doing exercise has helped them loosen up and become less sore. 

Humans have only recently not needed to do physical work (more than most people do now) to survive - bit over 100 years.  As annoying as it might be,
the body needs to do exercise - and thrives on it.

I've been a vegetarian for bout 4 years, like yourself I'm pretty skinny.  I eat the same sort of things you do, as long as you get a bit of variety,
nuts legumes etc.  I'm usually fine.  However with exercise I find it beneficial to take a protein supplement or eat eggs etc.

Anyway I would probably recommend doing all round core exercises, and possibly some hand / wrist exercises as well.  Yoga is good, Eating eggs
couldn't hurt either.

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MOTH said:

Do you have a regular yoga practice?  Yoga completely removes my chronic pain from a bike accident.

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b0blet said:

Out of curiosity, if I ate fish once a week would it remove the need for a fish oil supplement?

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if it was oily fish, eg salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, then yes that could work...
if your only source of fish oil was oily fish then a decent sized portion of oily fish, say 150g, 4 times a week would be good.
600g once a week is a lot of fish though, and absorption might not be optimum if you ate it all in one go.
fish oil capsules aren't offensive in any way, unless you don't like fish, in which case, too bad.

b0blet said:

Hi


I've been predominantly vegetarian (i.e., eating meat but rarely, maybe once a month) for almost three years.

In the past 4 years I seem to have developed: (i) severe back pain which I have been successfully doing physio to manage, (ii) severe knee pain which I have been less successfully been doing physio to manage, and (iii) what I'm hoping is temporary RSI in both wrists/hands.

Can a (probably) relatively low protein diet mean a susceptibility to muscular problems such as these? I do try to supplement my diet with beans, lentils, cheese, nuts and seeds but perhaps that's not enough?

If it helps in your analysis please bare in mind that I am m/24/5.6'/60kg.

Thanks

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