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Nutrition and training information, recipes, and the latest research to support vegan athletes at our website: www.veganmuscleandfitness.com!

Derek Tresize and Marcella Torres are the husband and wife team of competitive bodybuilders behind Vegan Muscle and Fitness at, where they have shared their training and nutrition tips, recipes and more since 2009. Owners of Richmond, Virginia’s only plant-based personal training studio, Root Force Personal Training, the pair seeks to promote a fit and active plant-powered lifestyle and shatter th

e perception that strength and athleticism can’t be achieved with a plant-based diet. Derek is a three-time natural bodybuilding champion and pro bodybuilder with the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation. He is also an A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, is certified in Plant-Based Nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Foundation and Cornell University, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Marcella, formerly a professional mathematician, is now a competitive bodybuilder, professional meal planner, and professional dancer. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Physics. Together they work with clients both internationally and locally helping everyone from new vegans to seasoned competitors build muscle and get lean with a whole-foods, plant-based diet. Their mission: to generate as many fit vegan role models as possible to get the message across that a plant-based diet isn’t a handicap in the world of athletics – it’s an advantage! Derek and Marcella have been featured in many online and print publications such as Vegan Health and Fitness magazine, Naked magazine, Vegan Lifestyle magazine, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Style Weekly, One Green Planet, The Daily Beet, Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness, the IDEA Fitness Journal, Bodybuilding.com, Break-ingMuscle.com, the television show “What Would Julieanna Do?”, and online radio programs such as The Big Inside on FTNS Radio. Both have been official sponsored athletes of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness and members of Team Plantbuilt, representing vegan athletes annually at the Naturally Fit Supershow in Austin, Texas. To learn more about Derek and Marcella visit their website www.veganmuscleandfitness.com, or connect on twitter .

07/06/2025

Miles puttin in work at the BMX track! 😎

12/02/2024

🆕 Plant-based recipes and vegan fitness hacks from Vegan Muscle and Fitness for 12/02/2024 -

Tired of the same old crunches and planks? After years of training clients and experimenting with core training, I've developed three unique ab exercises that deliver serious results.

11/18/2024

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One of the best things you can do to extend your healthspan (time spent not just alive, but healthy) is to increase produce. About 2/3 of our plate at any given meal consists of vegetables or fruit, but I didn’t drastically change our usual family recipes to increase the amount of vegetables – I...

11/11/2024

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11/04/2024

🆕 Plant-based recipes and vegan fitness hacks from Vegan Muscle and Fitness for 11/04/2024 -

Mushrooms have been high on the nutrition trends list for a while now. I remember prior to 2015 it seemed like mushrooms were some kind of empty calorie topping you might put on your pizza, but fast forward to today and there is a massive industry based upon mushroom supplements, drinks, and tonics....

10/31/2024

This Halloween workout brought to you by Spartacus Amphibius and Dino Dog! Happy Halloween! 👻🎃😈

04/05/2024

Happy Friday everyone!

I want to let you know that I'll be speaking at The Real Truth About Health Free 17-Day Live Online Conference April 5 - April 21, 2024.

Here's where/when you can find me:

Panel 7 - "Strength, Science, and Plants: Integrating Resistance Training, Whole Food Diets, and Plant-Based Meat Innovation" - Friday, Apr 05, 2024, 8:15 pm - 9:30 pm EDT

Derek Tresize - The Vegan Muscle & Fitness Guide to Bodybuilding Competitions
Karthik Sekar - After Meat: The Case for an Amazing, Meat-Free World
Chef AJ - "The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry"

Individual Lecture (live online presentation) - Derek Tresize - Training Yourself Younger: How Our Athletic Bodies Change Over Time, and What We Can Do About It
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Please sign up to watch these or any of the other free lectures.

therealtruthabouthealth.com

Thanks!

- Derek

17 DAY LIVE ONLINE CONFERENCE April 5 - April 21, 2024 THE LARGEST HEALTH CONFERENCE IN HISTORY! Join over 80 of The world’s top medical doctors,

11/23/2023

I'm teaching Ender that when shaving, there are two important rules: 1) Never eat the shaving cream, no matter how fluffy it looks. And 2) You have to flex and pose the entire time

11/02/2023

Derek's presentation is up on YT; The Science of Strength Training and Plant-Based Nutrition for Longevity during the 2023 Real Truth About Health Online Summit

Derek's contribution to the 2023 Real Truth About Health 17-day online summit

05/16/2023

Finally met the man, the legend .seabrook and his wife .seabrook yesterday while we passed through London on our way to France! This guy started out as an online client of mine around 12 years ago, and he did so well and learned so much I asked him to join us as a trainer shortly thereafter. Flash forward to now and Max is an all grown up surgeon and I'm chasing 3 kids around. And since I'm a gentleman, I even included a picture where I'm not out-angling him 🤣. So great to finally meet you dude and crush some sandwiches before running to our train, let's all hang again sometime sooner than 12 years!

11/28/2022

🆕 Plant-based recipes and vegan fitness hacks from Vegan Muscle and Fitness for 11/28/2022 -

It’s been a long time since our last post, but I think this was worth the wait. We have a new trainer on the team, and in addition to being an awesome coach and athlete, Ethan is a real live vegan Registered Dietician! This means in addition to our existing fitness coaching and meal plans,…

11/21/2022

We've got a new trainer on the team to introduce to you all, and he's also our first ever Registered Dietician! Please welcome Ethan!

Learn more about our new trainer and vegan dietician, Ethan!

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