If you don't think you can build muscle on a whole-foods, plant-based diet, just take a look at Marcella Torres and Derek Tresize. In today's episode we chat with Derek and Marcella on what vegans need to know about muscle gain, plus their resistance training philosophy, which has helped countless people get stronger, lose weight, and stay injury-free.

Everyone has their staples ... the foods or meals they turn to week after week. In today's episode Doug and Matt discuss their top 10 favorite vegan food staples. The foods they just couldn't live without. And somehow hummus didn't make the list.

10+ years after going vegetarian and ultimately vegan, what have we learned, and how would we have done it differently? In today's episode, we share our transition stories, and the new advice we'd give to someone interested in going vegan.

Today we chat with Dr. John McDougall, one of the biggest advocates for the plant-based diet, on his new book The Healthiest Diet on the Planet. But of course we don't stop with his book. Dr. McDougall's shares his take on why we might be getting too many micro-nutrients, how to adapt his diet as an athlete, and even why the paleo diet may be sexist.

A few years ago Matt wrote a post called . It was a reflection on his first 2 years as a vegan, and all the things he wish someone had told him before he made that change.
Now that I'm inching towards my 2-year anniversary, we revisit that topic together and compare lists.
When you make a giant change, like switching to a vegan diet or training for your first marathon, there's nothing that can fully prepare you for the experience. But in our cases, there are a few things we wish someone had told us -- or advice we wish we would have actually taken in -- before making the switch to a plant-based diet.
In today's episode, we discuss those lessons, how they've impacted our experience so far, and why some of Matt's have changed since his original post.

Questions about protein have to be the most common for vegans. Where do you get it? Am I getting enough? Should I take protein supplements?
In today's episode, we sit down with Dr. Garth Davis, author of the new book Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It.
His unique take on protein helps to address those common questions, and the answers may just surprise you.

And we're back with another of the infamous NMA Radio Q&A episodes, where we take listener questions and do our best to answer them. Sometimes more successfully than others... In this episode we tackle marathon nutrition, meat substitutes, how to go vegan, running hills, sugar, and oh so much more.

After 3 years of this podcast, we finally answer the age old question we vegans know so well, "But where do you get your protein?"

We've covered general training advice, running nutrition, and ultramarathons, but somehow we skipped the episode that guides you through your first marathon training. Good news ... that oversight gets resolved today! In today's episode, we cover everything you need to know to start training for your first marathon: From how to pick your marathon, to training and nutrition advice, and exactly what to do on race day.

If you eat the healthiest diet in the world, but it stresses you out to plan, prepare, and eat it ... is it really that healthy? Nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman doesn't think so, and he's back on NMA Radio to follow up his last interview, one of our most downloaded episodes ever. In this episode, the first of a three-part series, Sid and Matt bust some myths about healthy eating and lay the foundation for a simpler approach to health.

After this year's vegan cruise, my wife Erin set a goal. By the next cruise she would get back to her pre-baby weight and rock a bikini. Over the past few months Erin has not only lost 18 pounds, but reclaimed her passion for fitness in the process.

A few weeks ago I shared an interview with my wife Erin on her recent success with . That episode was the most downloaded release in No Meat Athlete Radio history, and the feedback and questions about the program have been pouring in.
So to help answer those questions, and dive deeper into the philosophies behind the program, I asked Chef AJ herself to join me for an interview.
During this episode you not only get to witness firsthand Chef AJ's fiery personality, but we discuss what it means to eat left of the red line, why eliminating oil isn't the extreme step most people think, and exactly how Erin lost all that baby weight.

Doug wants to lose five pounds, without crash diets, and keep it off. The question is, how? He runs almost daily, eats a plant-based diet, and is generally a pretty healthy dude. So he poses the question to Matt and together they formulate a plan. In today's episode the two discuss how to lose those final few pounds without completely disrupting your life or eating habits.

If there's one thing I've learned over the past few months of working with Giacomo and Dani on the new program, it's this: To gain muscle and burn fat, workouts and strength training are just a small piece of the puzzle. The much larger -- and often overlooked -- piece is nutrition. Or more specifically, how to manage macronutrients for your specific body type and goals. See, Giacomo Marchese and Dani Taylor know this well. They're 15-plus-year vegans, champion bodybuilders, and they’ve literally helped thousands of clients transform their bodies by building muscle and shedding fat on a plant-based diet. And today, we brought them on the podcast to talk about doing just that.

Ever wonder what we eat on a typical day? In today's episode, we break down exactly how we structure our meals to make sure we get everything we need to fuel our workouts, families, and adventures.

Stressed out by your plant-based diet, and unsure how you'll keep it going or if you're getting all the right nutrients? Trust me, we've been there too. So in today's episode, we share our thoughts on why diets end up becoming so stressful, and a simple approach to getting everything you need without a complicated meal plan.