Who is Coach Cano? by Josue Cano

Hello my name is Josue Cano, Coach Cano aka Captain.
I’ve been eating a plant based diet for more than 10 years now. Been a full time Olympic lifter
since March of 2008. I eat a plant based diet which means dedicating over 95% foods that come
from plants.

Olympic Weightlifting
I started Olympic Weightlifting in March of 2008. That’s when I decided to become a full time
Weightlifter. I was 31 years old then and 38 today.

My best results in competition are:
Snatch 105kg
Clean and jerk 138kg at 77kg body weight.

My all time best results in training are:
Snatch 110kg
Clean n jerk 145kg
Squat 210kg
Front squat 185kg

I continue to eat a plant based diet because of compassionate views I have towards animal welfare. Millions of animals continue to die in pain because we want to eat them for food. Their
 for our pleasure comes at their cost. Thankfully, today less people are eating less meat in the USA and more people are turning to plant based foods.

An overwhelming majority of lifters believe in eating animals or animal products in order to gain strength but science tells us that strength comes from training and less so from nutrition. It should be pretty obvious. If you train for strength you will get stronger. If you eat and you don’t train you won’t get stronger. Hopefully, people will see through our lifting that you can get very strong without killing.

The most frequently asked question I get is where do I get protein? The truth, there is protein in almost everything we eat. EVERYTHING!!!!! Personally, I don’t count or get caught up in how much protein I eat or for that matter how much fat or carbs. I’ve been eating like this for a long time and I trust that nature has blessed food to contain all the nutrients we need to continue to live and thrive. Therefore, I get protein from everything I eat. Sure some plant foods have more protein then others such as beans, certain breads, or broccoli for example. Because we are so physically active and use a lot of energy I eat enough calories and nutrients from plants to grow in strength. This I don’t worry about.

My future goals are to compete in 2016 at Masters World Weightlifting Championships in Germany, Masters Pan American Championships in Puerto Rico and Masters Nationals in Savannah Georgia and bring Gold Medals in all championships.