I just don't believe that you are going to get sufficient nutrients to grow on a vegan diet, unless you have a very slow metabolism but you say you are pretty lean already so that is unlikely. The other problem with veganism is that many of the protein sources are also high in fat (eg. nuts, at an average 50% fat content). Either that, or they are soy based, and soy contains plant sterols which are the precursors to the female hormone estrogen. High levels of estrogen in the body have negative effect on muscle growth.
Many bodybuilders/strength athletes don't fully appreciate how much eating is part of the growth process - maybe succcess is 80% dependant on how you eat. For many people, getting enough nutrients during the day to trigger growth is the single biggest obstacle, let alone veganism.
Being lacto/octo vegetarian is a better choice. Bill Pearl did magnificently on this.
The other thing is olympic weightlifting. This demands really quite severe levels of flexibility in the wrists, knees and hips and trust me, you are going to get many more injuries on this path than taking the bodybuilding or powerlifting route which is much more controlled (I've trained all 3 styles in my time).
By far the best natural gainer is the 20 rep squat routine written about by Randall Stroessen; combined with massive, heavy eating but you shouldn't train this way until you have been squatting heavy for a few months first.
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