*Scott's note - Unfortunately due to a heavy work load and multiple projects, Patrik was not able to contribute an article to the book. He did however give us permission to feature his story with the rest of the contributions. Thanks Patrik!

Patrik Baboumian (born 1 July 1979 in Abadan, Iran) is an Armenian-German strongman competitor and former bodybuilder. Patrik currently holds the  world log lift record in the 105k-category (165 kg), as well as the German heavyweight loglift record (185 kg) and the title of “Strongest Man of Germany”. Since 2007 Patrik been competing on an international level for many times a fourth place at the log lifting worlds in Vilnius Lithuania being his best result so far.


Patrik’s Accomplishments:

• 1999 int. German Champion Jun. Bodybuilding-IFBB
  
• 2007 German Champion -105 kg Strongman-GFSA
  
• 2009 German Champion -105 kg Strongman-GFSA
  
• 2009 German Team-Champion Strongman-GFSA
  
• 2009 German Champion log lift -GFSA
  
• 2009 world record log lift -105 kg (165 kg)
  
• 2010 German Champion log lift -GFSA
  
• 2010 German rekord in log lift +105 kg (180 kg)
  
• 2011 4th place at log-lifting worldcup (185 kg)
  
• 2011 Germany’s Strongest Man
  
• 2011 German Champion log lift -GFSA
  

For more information on Patrik please visit him at:
Web: www.patrikbaboumian.de
Facebook: facebook.com/patrik.baboumian

Rob Bigwood is a vegan, animal rights activist, and an Interactive Art Director working in NYC. He is also a professional arm wrestler featured in AMC’s Game of Arms and a signed athlete with the World Armwrestling League. 

I post upcoming arm wrestling events and vegan related information on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rbigwood2. I also frequently use Twitter https://twitter.com/rbigwood.

I am a 44 year old, long-time vegan, body-building and backpacking bad-ass lady lawyer. I am also a mycology geek! My promise to myself is that I will not fuel my body or soul with anything that does not nurture me.

I am a raw vegan bodybuilder from Las Vegas, NV where I drive a taxi by day and hit the gym by night. When not working or at the gym, I enjoy traveling and spending time with my raw vegan dog, Tigger. I am the author of the book "Raw Vegan: Nature's Path to Bodybuilding".

To learn more about Danny, please visit his website at, www.rawvegannaturespath.com.

In addition, Danny is featured in the DVD documentary "Raw Vegan Muscle" at www.healthymuscledvd.com.

Mac Danzig is a father, nature photographer and professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC.  With over 40 MMA matches on his professional record, in a career spanning 12 years, Mac has trained among the highest levels of athletes and successfully adapted a plant-based diet to his training since 2004.  Based out of Los Angeles, he continues to compete professionally and help educate people on animal rights and plant-based nutrition.

Jessica grew up—eh, was raised (she refuses to grow up!)—in Orange County, CA. She became vegan roughly two years ago and was vegetarian for a few years prior to that. She now cannot comprehend how she was ever not vegan. It feels so natural and right for her to abstain from hurting animals. 

Jessica is 41 years of age and has had several different careers, but her preferred work to date is editing. She has edited books, websites, user guides, student papers, and beyond. By far, editing Know Your Own Strength is the most enjoyable and rewarding project she has finalized.

Jessica earned her BA in English from University of California, Irvine, and her AA in Paralegal from Santa Ana College. If you would like to contact her for an editing proposal, please write to her at jessicaedits1@gmail.com.

Amy Dumas has been kicking doors down and breaking molds for as long as she can remember. Best known for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment, "Lita" was one of the most popular super stars during the "Attitude" era.

Playing in bands and competing in judo in her youth, Amy caught a glimpse of a wrestling event and saw the wrestlers as a combination between athletes and rock stars setting a dream in motion. Lita was a mainstay on WWE programming for 7 years. Even suffering a broken neck while shooting the season finale of Dark Angel, Amy could not be held back. She began commentating for WWE's Sunday night HEAT while she was healing up and later returned to the ring. Several main events, magazine covers, TV cameos, and title runs later, "Lita" became Amy Dumas once again and went back to her other passion. Music.

Upon retiring from the WWE at the top of her career, she formed The Luchagors, a punk band most easily described as Joan Jett meets the Ramones. With her ever present DIY spirit in hand, she put out the self titled Luchagors album produced by friend and Skid Row bassist, Rachel Bolan on her own label. In support of this album they toured extensively through the US, Mexico, Europe, and the UK. Amy's book, A Less Traveled ROAD: The Reality of Amy Dumas, was a NY Times best seller. She has also appeared on the pages of Rebel Ink magazine showing off her tattoos. 

Currently, Amy is host of her Sunday night radio show, Discordia, on sfmtv.com at 8pm EST. Her experience as a professional athlete and necessity of working through injuries lead her to become a certified RKC trainer, teaching people strength and mobility through Russian Kettlebells. When Amy is not working, she spends time in her home in Nicaragua with her dog, Kenz, where she surfs and relaxes, as well as involves herself in many community building and fund raising efforts. She is a vegetarian who is passionate about food as medicine. While no longer on the active WWE roster, Amy enjoys any and all things physical, and is still known to stop by and catch a live WWE event in person.

Twitter: @AmyDumas
Instagram: @machetegirl
Website: theamydumas.com

I am 45 yrs old and have competed in mountain biking and powerlifting in the past as an adult. I had a stent placement into a 90% blocked heart artery in 2003, with every other artery to my heart atleast 10% blocked with a couple 40-50% blockages. I have a B.S. in Nutrition from UNC Greensboro and became a Dr. Fuhrman "nutritarian" in 2007 and since that time have cleared my arteries of plaque and am in the best cardiovascular shape of my life. I believe, based on my personal experience and the research available, that phytonutrients are the key to good health. My current physical activities include cycling(my favorite), swimming, heavy bag, kettlebells and a little running as well. A plant based diet has changed my life and in all likelihood saved my life. For more information check out my website at www.the-phytoathlete.com. 

My name is Vanessa Espinoza and I have been plant based for 10 yrs.  I decided  to change to a plant based lifestyle my senior in college, playing division one basketball at Colorado State University.  After college I decided to take up boxing because my dad was a professional boxer.  I am a 3x Colorado Golden Glove State Champion with a 6-0 record.

Now, I currently have my own business as an in-home personal trainer, for the past 8 years.  When I’m not working I am spending time with my 4 rescue chihuahuas.  I also love lifting weights, which I have been doing for 15 years.

I am dedicated to a plant based lifestyle, it is my passion in life and hope to be an inspiration for others.  I want to show people that you can still achieve muscle mass without harming other beings.

Please contact me for personal training at:
Instagram: plantbasedmuscle
Twitter: plantbasemuscle
www.plantbasedmuscles.com - coming soon!
email:101082vespinoza@gmail.com

Erin Fergus is a woman on a mission to prove that muscles can be built on plants and that women can maintain their femininity while lifting heavy weights. After 13 years as a vegetarian, she became vegan and started her bodybuilding journey simultaneously in March 2013. She has competed in five shows and earned two 1st place trophies at the Naturally Fit Games in Austin, TX as part of Team Plantbuilt vegan muscle team in July 2014. Her ultimate goal is to be the vegan version of Dana Linn Bailey who can bake a mean protein cupcake!  Erin has a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of West Florida and is a full-time faculty member at the Greenville Technical College Personal Training Department in Greenville, SC. 

You can follow her journey as a self-proclaimed “girly vegan bodybuilder” here or follow her on Instagram: veganfergiefitness.

Holly C. Firestine is a plant based triathlete, wife and mom of two young children. She’s advised individuals and corporations in the United States and Southeast Asia on strategies to improve their health and wellbeing for over almost two decades. An Ironman finisher, Holly believes in the importance of parents and business leaders serving as positive wellness role models for their families and employees. Plant based since 2012, Holly has personally seen the positive impact that plant based eating can have on biometrics and athletic performance and endurance.

Jackson is a vegan activist, plant-based athlete, yogi, environmentalist, artist, and student at Colorado College. Jackson has been experimenting with plant-based lifestyles and diets for over seven years, starting when he was 14 years old in the 8th grade. Since he can always remember, growing up in Los Angeles, he always had an emotional connection to the abuse, slaughter, and eating of animals. Jackson became a “junk food vegetarian at the age of 14, but after cycling across the country and living in Borneo Indonesia volunteering on an orangutan orphanage just after graduating he school, he realized veganism was the next step to living a healthier, more compassionate, and environmentally sustainable lifestyle. Jackson got Certified in Plant Based Nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, after two years of practicing a cooked, low fat vegan diet, Jackson decided to transition once again, becoming a raw vegan fruitarian bodybuilder. Jackson gained over 35 pounds in the first eight months of lifting weights, proving wrong the stereotype of meat and muscle. Jackson is the founder of Plantriotic.com, which provides plant-based fitness and environmental resources such as videos, articles, podcasts, and merchandise to people interested in starting or furthering their plant-based journeys. Jackson organizes and hosts free plant-based speaking events for Colorado College and the Colorado Springs community bringing influential figures such as Rich Roll, Ocean Robbins, Susan Levin and Gene Baur to educate the community.

Links:
www.Plantriotic.com
www.instagram.com/plantriotic
www.twitter.com/plantriotic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOKgw4ndKt52LTESwqvAGg
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/plantriotic-podcasts/id926156244
Contact: Jackson@plantriotic.com

Matt Frazier is a vegan marathoner and ultrarunner who recently finished his first 100-mile race. He writes the plant-based fitness blog No Meat Athlete and is the author of the new book No Meat Athlete: Run on Plants and Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest Self. 

Get more from Matt on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D., six-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, winner of nearly 1,000 trophies in races encompassing running, cycling, swimming, triathlons, biathlons, and the pentathlon, 8 gold medals in the Senior Olympics, 67 marathons including Boston, NYC, Honolulu, and Moscow, the Great Wall of China, world fitness records at the famed Cooper Clinic in Dallas, TX, named "One of the Ten Fittest Women in North America," author of "A Race For Life," "CHEF" cookbook, "Senior Fitness," and "Lifelong Running." A graduate of UCLA, she also has a master's in Psychology and a doctorate in Health Management. She's a 31-year vegan to which she credits her surviving metastatic breast cancer. She can be reached through her website, ruthheidrich.com. In addition Dr. Heidrich was featured in the documentary, Forks Over Knives.

Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. is a Registered Dietitian who has been in private practice in Los Angeles since 2005, specializing in weight management, disease prevention and management, and sports nutrition. Julieanna is the host of the new talk show series What Would Julieanna Do? on Veria Living Network, author of the best-selling book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine. She is the co-author of the cookbook, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking, and a recipe contributor to both New York Times Best-Selling Forks Over Knives books. Julieanna counsels a variety of clients throughout the world from her Los Angeles, California-based private practice including elite athletes, adults, and children with various nutritional and/or medical concerns. Julieanna was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Marie Osmond Show, Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, Reluctantly Healthy, and E! News, co-stars on The Chef and The Dietitian, on numerous radio shows, and lectures extensively throughout the United States. Julieanna gave a TEDxConejo talk on the benefits of plant-based nutrition called Breaking Bread. Julieanna has served as a Special Consultant for the best-selling documentary, Forks Over Knives and as the Executive Director of EarthSave, International, which has also provided an opportunity for Julieanna to bring whole food, plant-based nutrition to the forefront of efforts to improve the current global health crisis. Julieanna received her Bachelors degree from UCLA and Masters of Science in Nutrition at California State University, Northridge, where she also completed her Dietetic Internship. She has taught as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program, worked as a clinical dietitian at Century City Doctors Hospital, and has consulted for numerous businesses. To learn more, visit Julieanna at her website: www.PlantBasedDietitian.com. 

Jeremy Hiebert is the guitarist and co-founder of the Canadian hardcore band Comeback Kid. The band started in 2000 and has kept an aggressive international tour schedule supporting the 5 full length albums they have released. In his downtime he spends time training for long distance races. Out of his concern for the welfare of animals he went vegetarian in 2005 and vegan in 2007 and is always willing to use his voice to bring awareness to the issue.


Twitter: @jeremyhiebert
Instagram: @jeremyhiebert204
Band website: www.comeback-kid.com

Khnum "Stic" Ibomu is an artist-activist, one half of the rap group dead prez and the founder of www.RBGFITCLUB.COM. Stic is also a songwriter, producer, author, long distance runner, yoga and meditation student, and has received the Black Men's Holistic Health Expo and Betty Shabazz Social Justice awards. He lives in Atlanta with his wife holistic nutritionist and author Afya Ibomu and their 12 year old son Itwela. Stic is currently producing his upcoming fithop album the Workout vol.2.

Connect with Stic at stic@rbgfitclub.com.

51, “Bare Toes Vegan Endurance Runner” from Beavercreek, Ohio. 

1985 Wright State University Graduate, Business.

Currently a husband and full time parent to three daughters.

Former Newspaper Advertising Account Executive at Cox Ohio Publishing.

Former overweight Thyroid Cancer Patient. I’ve just completed my first 100K distance run and look forward to the next level, running 100 miles. I’m on youtube with dozens of videos related to fitness. I also hope to write a book to encourage more people to take the big leap of faith. I’d love to get humorous, inspirational and educational true stories about how an all plant based diet has transformed lives, health and relationships. 

Thomas Kreutzer is a software developer at AT&T working with Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, Coldfusion and other software. After many years in school and the workforce he has restarted his journey of martial arts training at the Shaolin Institute in Norcross, Georgia. Among his other hobbies are photography and video editing.  He resides in Atlanta with his wife Jackie.

As a nationally certified fitness trainer, John Lewis has spent over 8 years  in the health and fitness industry and played Division I College basketball. John is highly passionate about not only his own health and fitness, but that of others as well.

In addition to his  extensive knowledge in body sculpting and contouring, what makes John one of the top national fitness trainers is his creative ability to understand and live a “vegetarian/vegan lifestyle” while maintaining a physique that is commendable.  In essence, he is able to cater to a diverse group of individuals and his services are highly sought after as he masterfully creates and develops personalized, unique and healthy nutrition plans.  It is not surprising that given his unique abilities he has attracted clients from various industries including actors, models, and business professionals of all ages.  John strives to educate his clients on living and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and he takes great pride in transforming individuals physically, mentally and spiritually. After all, it is said, that 60% of one’s success is based on how one feels about themselves.

John has appeared in multiple television shows, music videos and fitness magazines such as Muscle & Fitness, Mens Fitness, Fitness Rx, Exercise for Men, Planet Muscle, etc. as well as Maxim and Sports Illustrated.  You can also see him featured in the P90X Television ads.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1977, John grew up in St. Louis, MO.   At a young age, he excelled in football and basketball.  He continued his streak of athletic excellence throughout his high school and college years in Mc Cluer Senior High and Harris-Stowe State College respectively.  Graduating with a Bachelors degree in marketing, he later went on to pursue his MBA from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  He is now working on finishing his Master’s in Health Education to later go on to start his PhD in Holistic Sports and Nutrition. John’s education in business coupled with his love for health and fitness gave him the ability to start his venture – Bad Ass Vegan – a health and nutrition company that strives to educate individuals on plant based nutrition.  John’s love for his community brought forth the brainchild of “BAD ASS VEGAN”, a foundation whose mission is to prevent obesity through education, physical activity and plant based nutrition.

Outside of health and fitness, John interests include reading, writing, brainstorming business ideas and most of all, helping others fulfill a healthy life. He currently has a product by the name of Bad Ass Power cookie on the market and is still working on other products.

Website www.badassvegan.com
Instagram @badassvegan
Twitter @badassvegan

My name is Amanda Loewen, I reside in Portland, Oregon and have been vegan for about 11 years and will continue to do so out of love for animals. With the combination of my diet and the passion I've found in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and weight lifting I'm on my way to accomplishing a handful of my goals. I'm an avid competitor in the sport and teach full time as well as travel around doing seminars. I am undefeated in the Northwest, including winning two MMA fights. 

Before I received my black belt last month I was ranked second in the world at brown belt female adult light weight (140 lbs) I'm looking forward to earning that black belt world title soon. It is my thought that the vegan lifestyle is superior to others chosen. If I can encourage others to live more compassionately and aware I will have succeeded.

Besides training 6 days a week, I enjoy hanging out with my three dogs and reading fantasy books.

Mike Mahler is a strength trainer and hormone optimization researcher based in Las Vegas, NV. Mike has been in the fitness industry for over ten years and has taught workshops all over the US and overseas. His current focus is on the field of hormone optimization via nutrition, training, and lifestyle.

Mike is also the author of "Live Life Aggressively! What Self-Help Gurus Should Be Telling You".

For more information on Mike please visit his website at www.mikemahler.com.

Giacomo has been involved with fitness for over 17 years in many different arenas (baseball, tennis, racquetball handball, paddleball, squash, boxing, personal training, powerlifting and more). For the last 12 years he has been bodybuilding competitively. Giacomo has been vegan for over 8 years and is an activist using the sport of bodybuilding & traveling to various Vegan Festivals across the country to raise awareness for animal rights. Giacomo has trained clients at NYSC, Bally's Sport Club and LA Fitness. Currently, he trains clients online for VeganProteins and holds a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University.

Giacomo is the co-founder VeganProteins.com and PlantBuilt.com, a non-profit team of vegan athletes who compete together once a year.  In his words, "We spend most of our time and energy dispelling the myths that vegans cannot build muscle.  Leading by example, we hope to continue and inspire others in the same way that so many vegan athletes have and continue to inspire us.  Our hopes are that we can do the same by joining forces and facilitating community."

Contest history:
2002 INBF (Brooklyn, NY) All Natural Bodybuilding Fitness Explosion – 1st place
2009 INBF (Phoenix, AZ) Best of the West Championships – 6th place
2009 INBA (Clackamas, OR) INBA Northwestern USA – 2nd place
2013 INBF (Austin, TX) NFSS Super Show – 3rd place
2014 INBF (Austin, TX) NF Games - 4th place 

Eric McCarty is an an author, trainer and Ultrarunner - he is also a committed vegan and feels that not only has his diet allowed him to continue to make steady progress in a demanding sport but also a happier person. He believes that kindness and compassion are values that extend all the way to the dinner plate. 

After surviving a drug overdose in January 2009, Big Bald Mike decided to turn his life around and start rebuilding himself from the ground up. After spending the next 3 years failing over and over again at becoming successful, he had ballooned up to 571lbs and had developed heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.  In January 2012, Mike decided that enough was enough and he wanted to live – he took immediate action and became inspired to follow a whole food plant-based diet, and start exercising. To this date, Mike has lost 142lbs and plans on losing another 129lbs to reach a goal of weighing 300lbs by January 2014. Mike’s transformation from drug addict to motivational speaker has inspired a documentary called “Wrestling Demons”, which will be released in summer of 2014.

Big Bald Mike hopes to use his success to help save animals, the environment, and people who suffer from drug, alcohol, and junk food addiction. By living an active lifestyle and competing in sports such as boxing and arm-wrestling, Mike will set a positive example by showing people that a whole food vegan lifestyle is optimal for performance and recovery, and especially extreme weight loss situations without diet pills or surgery.

To learn more about Big Mike, visit him on the web at: www.bbbarbell.com.

I’m a competitive powerlifter within the Ontario Powerlifting Union in the 181 lbs class. I’ve been vegan for about 3 years, and began training when I transitioned from vegetarian to vegan.

Full time post-grad Fish and Wildlife student with a B. Sc in Biology.

Justin Morgan is a husband and father of 3, an ACSM personal trainer, a competitive powerlifter, strongman competitor, and currently in his third year of college as a dietetics student. He became a vegan in 2011 and started weightlifting in 2012. He documented his journey from the first month of lifting through his first competitions in powerlifting and strongman at his youtube channel “CarbedUpVeganMuscle.” Future goals are to make being a vegan strength athlete the preferred method of competitive strength sports nutrition.

I currently own and operate Iron Ethos: Fitness Community in Portland OR, and am a member of the PlantBuilt Powerlifting team. My undergad dergree is in Public Health: Health Sciences. I'm also a NAFC Certified Trainer, and Kinetic Integrations student.  I’ve been a personal trainer for the last 5 years and a gym rat for the last 18 years, and enjoy the opportunity to learn from my peers whenever I can.

At 31, I see fitness as a health behavior that can create positive change in your life, as well as create positive change in our community. We are social beings, we shape behavior in one another. It is rare in the years that I've spent personal training that people sign up for a gym on their own. If a positive experience takes place, more peers tend to follow. Its this experience I attempt to pass on no matter who comes through the door.

Nita Pettibone is a certified health coach and wellness educator that teaches classes, groups and individuals how to feel their best in all aspects of their lives. She is a mom, CrossFitter and green smoothie addict that eats a plant based diet while maintaining a high fitness level.  She coaches CrossFit and endurance athletes how to fuel their bodies while maintaining balance in everything they do.  Nita owns Falling in Happy LLC, which helps busy moms, high stress executives and families with food sensitivities learn to thrive.  She has learned through her own wellness journey that when you fall in happy with yourself anything is possible.

Facebook: facebook.com/fallinginhappy
Twitter: @fallinginhappy
Website: www.fallinginhappy.net

Tyler is a vegan bodybuilder who has undergone a physical transformation that is nothing short of amazing, and he is well on his way to accomplishing his goal of becoming a Natural Professional Bodybuilder. 

In addition to bodybuilding, powerlifting, and fitness, Tyler enjoys playing guitar (specializing in eight-string guitar) and skateboarding. Tyler and his fiance have a young daughter who is about to turn one.

Matthew Ruscigno, MPH, RD is a Registered Dietitian, the only professional credential in nutrition, and a vegan since 1996. He is a past Chair of the Vegetarian Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and co-author of No Meat Athlete with Matt Frazier and Appetite for Reduction with Isa Moskowitz. An athlete himself, Matt has completed numerous marathons, ultra runs, the Norseman (considered the hardest Ironman in the world!) and is a 3x finisher of the Furnace Creek 508, a 500-mile non-stop bike race through Death Valley. 

He writes at Truelovehealth.com.

Scott is the owner of Extreme Performance Training Systems and the ECF Gym, located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a degree in Health and Physical Education and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Scott has been featured in, and written, numerous articles for both web-based and print publications.  

He has authored five books including his most recent "Abundant Health: Fitness for the Mind, Body, and Spirit”, produced three DVDs and is the co-owner and managing partner of Extreme Corporate Conditioning, a company providing work-site wellness programs; and EP Golf, an online golf fitness and performance resource. 

Scott has served as a strength & conditioning contributor to the leading Mixed Martial Arts magazine, Fight! Magazine; Physique MMA Magazine; and is the Kettlebell Training Specialist for Tapout's Virtual Training Center (VTC) program. 

Scott has competed in both powerlifting and kettlebell sport and is currently studying qigong and the internal martial art of Taijiquan at the Shaolin Institute under his Shifu, Grandmaster Shi Deru. Scott is committed to a compassionate lifestyle and follows a plant-based nutrition plan. His life's purpose through his Abundant Health program is to help people attain true health through the synergistic development of the mind, body, and spirit; and to help end the needless suffering of animals through teaching people about the health benefits of plant-based nutrition and supporting organizations dedicated to animal welfare. 

For more info on Scott visit:
web: Extreme Performance Training Systems
web: Scott Shetler (personal site)
Facebook: facebook.com/sshetlerfitnessOnline Fitness Studio: http://www.powhow.com/classes/scott-shetlers-fitness-studio
Twitter: @sshetler

Samantha Shorkey is a two-time winning vegan bikini athlete, certified personal trainer, WNBF bikini pro and author of “Jacked on the Beanstalk: Plant-Based Fuel for Vegan Athletes.” A Journalism graduate and meat-free since eight years old, Samantha shares her tips and experiences via her blog at www.JackedontheBeanstalk.com.  She is also a member of the PlantBuilt vegan muscle team and a featured blogger at MeatFreeAthlete.com.

Sabina Skala hails from Poland and is a certified and highly experienced Strength and Conditioning Coach and Sports Massage Therapist. Sabina has trained under numerous world's top coaches including Mark Twight (Gym Jones), Mike Mahler (Aggressive Strength), Martin Rooney (Training For Warriors) and Gil Stevenson (UKSCA) to name a few. She has presented at national exhibitions and several workshops in the United Kingdom and worldwide that explore the potential of strength training for athletic development, teaching alongside Andy Bolton, Mike Mahler, and Brooks Kubik. Working out of CJS Combat www.cjscombat.com, Sabina's stable of clients includes athletes from various disciplines ranging from endurance sports like cycling to professional MMA athletes and other top combat sports professionals. Sabina has also successfully trained top male models, military personnel, rugby players, climbers, and dancers. She has contributed to publications such as Men's Fitness and The Guardian, and also appeared as a guest on Super Human Radio. As a former athlete herself (having competed in kayaking for five years) has a great understanding of the demands a professional sport places on a contestant. Sabina is one of the founders of Fighters Development Program, that supports talented upcoming fighters in their training and career development. She works closely together with former Royal Marine Commando Jon Lewis from Balance Physiotherapy Clinic, they are both responsible for the conditioning aspect of the fighter's training, ensuring they have all physical aspects and resilience of a top combat athlete, stay injury free and/or are provided with physiotherapy assistance if needed. Sabina is currently based in London, UK. 

Korin is the President and CEO of BodyHD Fitness and is a professional bodybuilder. His certifications and edducation include: ISSA-certified fitness and youth trainer, specialist in senior fitness, physical therapy, sport nutrition, sport and conditioning, and master trainer, Mad Dogg Athletics-certified spin instructor, and I have an AS in exercise science

Awards:
2013-ANBF Boca Brick House “First Competition” 1st Overall Novice, 2nd Men’s Open
2013-NPC Ruby Championship 1st Overall Open Novice, 2nd Men’s Open Middle Weight
2013-DFAC Florida State Natural 3rd Men’s Open Heavy Weight
2013-NGA American National Championships 5th Men’s Middle Weight
2013-NPC Florida Gold Cup Classic 1st in Men’s open middle weight class
2013-ANBF Natural Conch Republic and Pro All Star Challenge 2nd Men's Open
2014-ANBF Boca Brick House Classic 1st Place "PRO CARD" Men's Open Division
2014-NGA Pro Abraham Championships 1st Open Men's Bodybuilding 1st Overall Men Bodybuilding "PRO CARD"
2014-INBF South Western Natural Championships 1st Light Heavy Weight Open's Men's Bodybuilding
2014- ANBF Boca Brick House South Florida Classic 1st. "Pro Show" 1st Pro Men’s Open

Affiliations: BodyHD Fitness, Team Clean Machine, PlantBuilt Vegan Muscle Team

Websites: 
http://www.plantbuilt.com/profiles/korin-sutton/
http://cleanmachineonline.com/team-clean-machine/korin-sutton/
http://instagram.com/korinsutton
https://twitter.com/KorinSutton
http://www.evolvedgeneration.com/korin-sutton/
http://bodyhdfitness.com
http://www.veganbodychallenge.com/expert-series-korin-sutton/
http://www.nationalgym.com/national-gym-pro-athletes-gallery-athletes/pro-bodybuilding/ksutton.html
http://veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bio_korin
Vegtastic Voyage Vegan Bodybuilding Fitness:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FWvX4pc_cE

Dani is the co-founder of Team PlantBuilt and the co-owner of VeganProteins.com with her fiancé Giacomo Marchese.  She is a figure competitor, transformation and prep coach for vegans, and a long-time ethical vegan herself who went from and overweight teen to a winning figure competitor all on a fully vegan diet.  She hopes to help spread more knowledge about the possibilities of veganism in the very meat and dairy centered sport of bodybuilding, and also to inspire non-competitors alike that you can take control of your own body, and be healthy and strong without harming animals.

VeganProteins.com
Facebook.com/VeganProteins
Instagram.com/VeganProteins
Twitter.com/VeganProteins
Plantbuilt.com

4 time Bodybuilding Pro, Engineer and Family man Torre “ThaVeganDread” Washington has a lot yet to accomplish in this world for humanity and animals of all kind whether to serve and share his ideals or to preserve what we have left of our animal population and the environment as a whole. Stay tuned to what is to come in the very near future and it will be the first of its kind.

Ht: 5’7”

Weight: 168 – 172lbs (not in competition mode); 159 – 162lbs (in competition mode)

Competition History

4/2009 – 3rd Place SNBF Open

10/2009 – 1st Place and Overall winner SNBF (Pro Card)

5/2011 – 3rd Place SNBF Pro Division

6/2011 – 3rd Place Musclemania Universe Open

11/2011 – 5th Place SNBF Pro Division

5/2012 – 3rd Place IFPA Pro Division & Best Performer Award

6/2012 – 2nd Place SNBF Pro Division

6/2012 – 2nd Place Musclemania Universe Open

5/2013 – 1st Place IFPA Pro Division

6/2013 – 2nd Place SNBF Pro Division

6/2013 – 1st Place Musclemania Universe (Pro Card)

7/2013 – 1st Place Naturally Fit (INBF/WNBF) & Overall winner (Pro Card)

8/2013 – 1st Place NPC Alabama State Open (Nationally Qualified)

11/2013 – NPC nationals (Top 25 in the nation)**

9/2014 – 1st Place Trussville Muscle & Overall winner

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Cover of Vegan Health & Fitness “Plantbuilt Special Edition”

Kamoy magazine

Veg Life TV

IFPA Fitness magazine

Vegan Body Revolution (Muscle book)

Natural Gainz e-magazine

Natural Muscle magazine

Vegan bodybuilding .com

Tyler is a patchwork trainer of sorts, a fitness nomad that has traveled, taught, and learned throughout the US and Canada. A former chubby buddy (aka fat kid) Tyler discovered fitness through football and wrestling, and continued that pursuit throughout university, though he didn't find fitness as a career until 2005. Repeated injuries and gym-related boredom caused him to seek out a deeper understanding of movement and health.

A former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, and Pankration competitor, Tyler has an extensive background in Olympic weightlifting, bodyweight training, powerlifting, kettlebell training and yoga. He has been working in the training world for the better part of a decade and holds (or at some point has held) numerous certifications in a number of different fitness fields. Tyler has had the chance to work with some of the most sought-after trainers and coaches in Olympic weightlifting, bodyweight strength training, powerlifting, highland games, and strongman. He has written for several strength and fitness publications on a variety of subjects and worked on several short documentaries on the history of physical culture. Recently he has turned his sights towards the sport of highland games heavy athletics. It has been humbling, but exhilarating.

Tyler currently resides in Victoria, BC where he spends most of his time squatting or making bad jokes. You can find him online at ironcovenant.com, though his beautiful wife and daughter don’t give him enough free time to update as much as he probably should.

L.A. Wolf is a long time vegan, animal rights activist, photographer, and undercover investigator. She currently works in animal investigations. If you are interested in investigations work or have questions about veganism, you may contact her at undercoverVegan@gmail.com.

Mike Wolf has been vegan since the beginning of 2006, and has spent several years working in the field as an Undercover Investigator in the animal rights movement.  He is a member of PlantBuilt's powerlifting team where he strives to help break the stereotypes that surround veganism.  He is currently the Investigations Manager for Compassion Over Killing,http://cok.net/, and if you think you are up for the challenge of being an investigator feel free to contact him at mwolf@cok.net.