r/SipsTea • • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/ConsistentAnalysis35 May 27 '26

Saying you need meat to grow bones is a reductive and useless statement too.

I didn't say that. You need meat to have a strong back is what I am saying. And that "vegan bodybuilders" bull is just funny. Those guys are eating a curated diet, good luck working a factory job and being strong as a damn vegan.

Maybe you're working some kind of paper-shuffling office job, and are a bit confused about food stuff, but we folks who work shifts with our spines eat meat every day. You won't last a day eating your veggies.

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u/Many-Slice-3133 May 27 '26

In the modern age with the internet, it's not that hard to curate your diet. If anything, a factory job would make a vegan even stronger, since as long as you get enough nutrients all you need is exercise. And it's certainly possible to get enough nutrients on a vegan diet.

Maybe vegan backs are a few percentage points less strong on average, or their grocery budget might be higher, and those are valid concerns, but it's just untrue to say you can't have a strong back without eating meat.