Home│ Personalities│ Blog│ Forums│ Getting Started│ Articles│ Training│ Supplements│ Events│ Downloads│ Links│ Contact │ Search │ Podcast │ Questions Alicante Vegan Festival 2018 ![]() This was our first adventure to
Alicante. So we were looking forward to seeing how veganism was
developing in Spain and how that differed from the UK and the rest
of Europe we had already visited.
![]() We first went to visit our good
friend Carlos Barbon, Spanish Strongman in Benidorm for a visit
and a get in a little training before the event itself.
![]() Carlos and Nathan guarding
Benidorm at night :-)
On the Friday before the event we
moved to an apartment in Alicante as on the Friday evening we
attended a demonstration against animal cruelty
![]() It was interesting to go on a
demonstration in a different country.
![]() Return to top We stayed overnight in an apartment
in Alicante and then the next day it was time for the Alicante
Vegan Festival.
![]() Although not the biggest event we
have been to, it still had plenty going on with dancing, music and
stalls.
![]() ![]() ![]() Return to top ![]() Nathan Loughton did a fascinating
talk (which unfortunately we didn't record) about diet and
exercise. It went down really well with the audience despite
having to be translated into Spanish.
For our first time in Alicante we
decided to do a shoulder press contest with the men doing 15Kg and
the women doing 7Kg. There was a bit of a blunder as we overloaded
the male bar and it felt nearer 17Kg than 15Kg, so the guys did
really well getting the reps they did. It was certainly the
heaviest we have used in a contest before.
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We learnt a few things during our time on Spain. Siestas where a thing we constantly forgot about and missed food places and other activities because things stopped for a few hours every afternoon. The people were amazing and I recommend a visit. It may not be the easiest place to find food (outside of the festival), but the food we did discover was fantastic and worth the effort, so consider a visit next year. I will end with a few pictures of the contest entrants getting prizes from the sponsors, so remember to support them if you can. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Return to top ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Return to top |