Last decade's trend is sweeping the lineup!
We are now really on the cusp of 2018. The calendar has flipped in Australia and will flip soon in the Americas. And do you go all out with your celebration? Fireworks and booze etc. or do you stay home and watch television? Also do you make New Year’s resolutions? I don’t and can’t remember ever having had but if I was going to make one it would be to stop posting worthless pieces on BeachGrit.
It would not be to go vegan though according to PETA going vegan is trending amongst surfers. The militant pro-animal organization writes:
Surfing is about so much more than just raw talent. Learning to connect with Mother Nature—by working with the waves, not against them—is key. Being physically fit and mentally sound doesn’t hurt, either. That’s why it’s no surprise that so many surfing greats are opting to go vegan. Take a look at the lineup below, and find out how you, too, can ride the compassionate wave.
Which surfers are riding the compassionate wave?
Kelly Slater: In the video, the 11-time world champion revealed, “I haven’t had milk for probably 20 years now.” Those who follow him on Twitter and Instagram know that he has long been opposed to consuming milk, cheese, and other animal-derived “products.
John John: “I’ve become increasingly aware of food and its effects on the human body. All signs point to the idea that a plant-based diet is far superior to that of high animal-product intake.”
Alana Blanchard: “One of the reasons I am vegan is because I love animals so much and could never even imagine hurting one.
Rob Machado: “I was raised a vegetarian so I was always aware of [environmental] issues. There wasn’t a whole lot of vegetarians around in the 80s—so we were ahead of the curve in that way.”
Jack Freestone: “Veggies.”
And other surfers I’ve never heard of.
So?
You in?
I wish I could eat better but because I surf a ton and stay flexible, I pretty much eat whatever, whenever, even though I try my best to eat organic, non-processed foods. If I was fat or unhealthy it’d be a different story.
i shot a deer in the face with a shotgun yesterday then ate its brains. i feel invincible!
According to the WSL website their anti doping policy “is based in significant part on the World Anti-Doping Code” and can be found here: http://www.worldsurfleague….
The WSL tour staff are also bound by this policy. Uhhh Ohhh
There is also a link and PW for a complete list of banned dietary substances.
Once you’ve read Singer you never go back.
I find that a good balance of meat and vegetables are crucial to maintaining my fabulous dad bod. “Dad Bod” for our over seas friends is simply a set of terms referring to a body type wherein lies a decent looking muscular appearance while covered by an article of clothing. Once said article of clothing is removed, the not so toned truth appears rather blatantly.
Excellent question that needs exploring. I too have wondered this exact same thing for sometime now. Maybe Chas can blow the lid of this in 18?
Rob Machado ahead of the curve? I thought he made a living pretending to be behind the curve.
I’m out. To quote Homer Simpson, “If God didn’t want me to eat animals he wouldn’t have made them out of meat.”
Last night was a few quiet beers, catching up. Down the beach for the early, clean, glassy, 1′-2′ peaks. Walk a 100m up the beach to one. We are the first surfers in the water. Next guy down, walks up to where we are and paddles out on our peak, despite walking past at least 3 others.
I paddled him out of position easily enough cos he didn’t realise the sweep was pushing you off the peak. Got a good 2 hours in before smashing tail in the shore break. Repairs out of the question as the 50ml of resin I had left had gone bad and no shops open.
I expect more of the same from 2018. Good times interspersed with dickheads and circumstances harshing my buzz.
Maybe it’s cause you tell her she needs a steak, and you show her a sausage. Stuff a rib-eye in your pants next time. Cooked or uncooked is up to you.
Machado’s hair is a vegetable.
Just had a mate up for NYE and a morning surf. Drinking and swearing like a teenager again. Fuckin loved it.
I used to go out with a vegan chick. Gave her an orgasm once.
She spat it out.
I’m beginning to think you are not very mature. Me neither.
Here’s an interesting read/listen/watch/smell … however the fuck you reference a podcast
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
2018 Billabong / Earth Crisis boardshort collaboration???
Anabolic sterioids dont count
fuck try nut meat and beans , I have single handedly powered flight from Australia to Europe!
Oh, the humanity.
Did you travel farts class?
Were you the wind beneath the wings?
I love having a can of nutmeat before I fly Vache class , so when I wake up usually the person next to me has asked for another seat , or is gay and is sitting there smiling at me !
Vegans are the worst kind of people to walk the earth. They’re a cuckhold to the whole food chain. Sometimes I really think we need another world war to get rid of this over supply of self righteous idiots we’ve accumulated
Exactly. The self righteous judgement is what gets me. Eating a meal in their company is not enjoyable.
Rob Machado: “Hello. I’m Rob Machado. When I’m not being vegan and thinking about environmental issues, I like to celebrate the holiday season with the senseless slaughter of a fir tree. Then to thoroughly humiliate that innocent tree, and show the world my trophy slaughtered fir tree, I dress my family in matching plaid pajamas and IG’s my masochistic tendencies. A very vegan way if I don’t say so myself. In my opinion, Josh Brolin thought my family looked like they might be incredible, but what he was really impressed with was the trophy slaughtered fir tree.”
haha , all paid for by his royalties of those cheap Asian Popouts called Firewire , and I hear there is a new Recycled Fir Tree parabolic coming soon!