MVS Lifters will be taking part in the Strongest Tofu Tanks In Town at the 2012 Sustainable Living Festival. This event is organised by Animal Liberation Victoria and Uproar and sponsored by Powerlifting Australia.

Featuring Mr Natural Universe 2009 Billy Simmonds, champion bodybuilder Joel Kirkilis, and gold-medal herbivore heavyweight Noah Hannibal.

Hosted by Triple J’s Lindsay “The Doctor” McDougall.

Come along and watch our anti-beef beefcakes smash stereotypes of the vegan weakling and wow you with their pecs, packs and body-building prowess!

FREE EVENT!

MVS Powerlifter Noah Han­ni­bal was re­cent­ly in­ter­viewed by Joshua Katch­er for the The Dis­cern­ing Brute – Fashion, Food and Eti­quette for the Eth­i­cal­ly Hand­some Male. In July Noah also won the gold medal in the heavyweight division of the Australian National Bench Press Championships.

“Noah Han­ni­bal, AKA Ve­g­an Tank, is one tough Aussie. That’s right, not ev­ery dude down-un­der is clog­ging up all their plumb­ing at Out­back Steak House, or hunt­ing crocks and kan­ga­roos with boomerangs and giant knives… Com­pet­i­tive pow­er­lifter, hero to an­i­mals, pho­to­g­ra­pher, de­sign­er, and all-around gentle­man, Ve­g­an Tank is a true 21st cen­tu­ry man, blaz­ing a trail that re­defines mas­culini­ty and stands proud­ly by con­s­ci­en­tious machis­mo.” – Read the interview

Vegan Bodybuilder Joel Kirkilis is featured in the new Uproar campaign ‘Not your typical treehugger’. The campaign aims to show vegans from all walks of life, and in the process break down incorrect stereotypes about vegans. Who better to smash these stereotypes than the mighty Joel?

MVS comrade in iron JP, competing in the 105kg weight division of the UK’s Strongman Northern Championships.

MVS’s Andrew Clark and Noah Hannibal lifted in the 2010 Victorian Open put on by Powerlifting Australia. Andrew squatted 160kg, benched 97.5kg and deadlifted 212.5kg for a raw comp pb total of 470kg and the silver medal in the 90kg weight division. Noah squatted 207.5kg, benched 180kg (in a bench shirt) and deadlifted 230kg for a comp pb total of 617.5kg and the silver medal in the 125kg weight division.

Andrew Clark lifting 470kg total

Hannibal’s 180kg bench press

Hannibal and Andy with their silver medals

MVS powerlifter and bodybuilder Joel Kirkilis has taken home trophies at this years INBA and ANB Victorian Championships. Joel placed a strong third in the INBA intermediate men’s division and first in the under 80kg ANB division.

Four powerlifters from MVS competed in the Global One IPF (International Powerlifting Federation) competition last weekend. It was a hugely successful day where ignorant stereotypes about veganism, such as that you can’t build muscle and get strong without eating animal products, were well and truly smashed.

Noah Hannibal took the ‘best lifter’ trophy home, squatting 200kg, bench pressing 170kg and deadlifting 230kg for a 600kg (1,320lb) total. Joel Kirkilis and Andrew Clark , competing in their first competition, won their weight divisions and Patrick Virtue came second in his. Photos from the competition can be viewed in the photo and video section.

Joel Kirkilis deadlifting a 195kg PB on his way to a 500kg total

We have just published a large list of vegan strength supplements, including protein powders, creatine, BCAAs and meal replacers. If you know of any products that should be on the list that are not yet, please contact us with the details. The list will be updated regularly.

See the full list of Vegan Strength Supplements

Last week saw vegan powerlifters take to the platform in two continents in meets organised by Powerlifting Australia and the American Powerlifting Association. Noah Hannibal from MVS lifted in his first competition, and Eric Gribkoff from veganfitness.net smashed all his PBs in the APA 2009 Raw Northwestern Championships.

Hannibal lifting at the Geelong Open, February 2009 (520kg total)

Eric lifting at the APA 2009 Raw Northwestern Championships (504.5kg total)

The first MVS training videos for 2009 are now up in the photo and video section, featuring multiple pimp slaps, random violence and several new PBs on squat, bench and deadlift.

pimp slap fail and hayden bench 92.5kg, squat 122.5kg, and deadlift 155kg