5 world-class rugby players who chose to follow a vegan diet - Ruck

5 world-class rugby players who chose to follow a vegan diet

As an elite-level athlete, nutrition plays an extremely important role in the development of a rugby player, and not just rugby, preparation for any particular sport needs to be starting from the kitchen.

Sources of lean protein and muscle recovery are known to be coming from the most obvious foods such as eggs or lean meat.

However, in recent years, athletes are now switching to the producers in the food chain, by approaching the idea of becoming a vegan.

With this, it becomes extremely difficult for an athlete to find their sources of protein and recover every ounce of damaged muscle that they have in their bodies.

1. Mirco Bergamasco

The former Italian international turned vegan thanks to is Iranian wife Safavi Ati. The couple now run a vegan restaurant in Podova called ‘Doodyzbar‘.

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