The Volendam singer is on the cover of the magazine this month Men’s Health† He had been doing strength training since 2010, but for the photo shoot he trained extra hard for 2.5 months. He had his blood levels taken every three weeks to ensure that his feeding schedule would fit perfectly. The result: he lost about 13 kilos and looks insanely good with his six pack.
time of my life
“I’ve been training five times a week for the past three months. In the beginning one and a half hours per session. As I got stronger and more agile, at some point I went back to an hour. Three times a week I prepped my six meals for the day. The first two weeks I found it tough to get myself into those new habits, but after that I really had the time of my life,” he says in the interview. magazine†
Vegan diet
Nick decided to stick to his vegan diet even during the heavy training period. “When the rest ordered steak, I ate something vegan from the menu. They were taunting me about that. (…) I’m going to prove otherwise, I thought. And disprove that you could not do without chicken if you do strength training.”
Source: Men’s Health