The Five Best Plant-Based Supplements for Muscle Growth

1. Future Whey: Vegan gains at a cost-effective price

Our Future Whey protein blend recognises the nutritional facts of life for vegans: their plant-derived protein options are simply lower in protein when compared to omnivores. And given muscle growth comes down to adequate levels of protein, specifically, 1.7 grams - 2.6 grams per kilogram of body weight per day, things can get difficult!

The other challenge vegans have is getting enough leucine. Here are three quick facts about leucine worth remembering:

And it's this third point that makes our Future Whey a critical supplement for a vegan: it contains enough leucine (and protein via pure amino acids) to ensure you get enough of what you need for muscle growth.

1-2 servings of Future Whey can go a long way (see what we did there?!)... Ensure you meet your daily protein intake by combining it with a diet rich in wholefood protein sources.

So now that you've got enough protein to support your workouts, you need enough energy to muster everything you've got. This brings us to...

2. Creatine for vegans: More energy and muscle growth

Everyone raves about creatine because it works. Creatine is an organic compound that has been researched thoroughly for years.

Given creatine can only be consumed via animal products, vegans must supplement with it if they want to benefit. Specifically, the advantages are:

How much creatine do vegans need for muscle growth?

Let's say Bulk Nutrients customer “Laura” wants to start on creatine immediately. Laura would need to:

You might hear sometimes that loading creatine is critical. This isn't true: 5 grams of creatine daily is adequate. Loading allows you to saturate your muscles with creatine faster.

We've also made sure our Bulk Nutrients Creatine Monohydrate contains a healthy 3 grams per serving to ensure you get enough when you need it! For more information, check out the benefits of creatine for vegans.

3. Earth Protein: Optimal muscle growth for vegans

Recognising the limitations of plant-based proteins, we combined a blend of both rice and pea proteins to ensure your leucine, protein, and other key amino acids needs are met.

You'll get a whopping 3.4 grams of leucine per serving and 22 grams of protein from a serving of our Bulk Nutrients Earth Protein.

The taste is not as "creamy" as whey protein, which is a preference for many customers who believe whey to be "too sweet." The smoothness of the pea proteins balances out the texture provided by the rice proteins for a pleasant taste.

4. Beta-alanine: Better muscle growth and performance for vegans

Because of the "tingles", you can get after taking beta-alanine, some think it's a mystical supplement that may not be healthy or beneficial.

But they're wrong!

Beta-alanine is simply a non-essential amino acid that works by delaying your time to exhaustion during a workout set. And like creatine, beta-alanine is only available in animal products, meaning vegans must supplement with it if they want the benefits.

When you can't perform any more reps, it's because your levels of muscle carnosine have been diminished, and the PH level of your muscles has dropped. But by taking beta-alanine, you may get more reps out and thus experience better muscle growth results. And that is not an assumption; research shows that beta-alanine does in fact lead directly to an increase in muscle mass.

To benefit from beta-alanine, you'll need a daily dose of 3.2 - 6.4 grams about 30 minutes before your workout.

And we've got you covered with our Bulk Nutrients Beta-Alanine -- which boasts 2 grams per serve (and works out to be just $19 for 125 serves!)

5. Best supplements for Vegans: Does Spirulina help with muscle growth and performance?

Spirulina is a blue-green alga that shot to fame when NASA used it as a dietary supplement for astronauts on space missions. But whether you're planning on being an astronaut or not -- it's terrific for vegans because it's 70% protein!

And here's what also gets us excited about spirulina: it may assist with muscle strength and endurance. As reported in two separate studies, spirulina was found to bolster endurance and time to fatigue.

Spirulina is a convenient supplement that you can mix with water whenever you please, that also boasts a load of healthy goodness like vitamin B12, vitamin A, and Iron.

And we've got spirulina on the shelf for when you're ready!

Everything you need to make vegan gains!

So there are 5 supplements for vegans that can help with muscle growth and performance, and ensure that there are no disadvantages! By supplementing with these 5 options, you're giving yourself a better chance at performing and growing muscle at the best rate you can.