Sorry Uplift, but you are espousing some very outdated and disproven theories. First of all, the protein combination myth for vegan sources of protein has been disproven for over twenty years.
Please read the following:
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Where did the concept of “essential amino acids” come from? In 1952, William Rose and his colleagues completed research that determined the human requirements for the eight essential amino acids. They set the “minimum amino acid requirement” by making it equal to the greatest amount required by any single person in their study. To set the “recommended amino acid requirement,” they simply doubled the minimum requirements. This “recommended amino acid requirement” was considered a “definitely safe intake.”
Today, if you calculate the amount of each essential amino acid provided by unprocessed plant foods and compare these values with those determined by Rose, you will find that any single one, or combination, of these whole natural plant foods provides all of the essential amino acids. Furthermore, these whole natural plant foods provide not just the “minimum requirements” but provide amounts far greater than the “recommended requirements.”
Modern researchers know that it is virtually impossible to design a calorie-sufficient diet based on unprocessed whole natural plant foods that is deficient in any of the amino acids. (The only possible exception could be a diet based solely on fruit.)
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I too am a personal trainer and can tell you for absolute certain that you do not need animal proteins to get strong and fit. It is more difficult to become an elite bodybuilder without animal foods, but I do not classify this practice as being healthy nor fit. Even then, though, there are some vegan bodybuilders who have developed some reasonably nice physiques.
I myself am very fit and strong, and rely exclusively on a vegan diet to get there. The fact that you are justifying your positions by listening to weight lifters who rely almost exclusively found in Weider type magazines (which are by the way funded by the protein manufacturing companies), does not make the argument more valid. It means that you have been taken in by the media hype rather than solid science.
As far as rice protein goes, you will get a strong argument from Mike Mahler that what you are saying is simply not true. Mike Mahler is a leading trainer, and you can read some articles from him at these links:
Bodybuilding.com - Mike Mahler - Getting Big & Strong On A Vegan Diet! Bodybuilding.com Writer: Mike Mahler - Aggressive Strength Coach!
Furthermore, eggs are hardly super foods from the perspective of health. They certainly have loads of protein which will indeed build muscle, but from a longevity perspective, they are not nutrient dense foods. I avoid eggs not only for ethical reasons, but even more importantly, for health reasons.
Best,
Joey