Bodybuilding star Nick Walker is out for redemption this year after bowing out of the last Mr. Olympia due to injury. In recent YouTube videos, Walker discussed his nutrition and smashed a heavy-duty back workout week from taking the stage at the 2024 New York Pro.
As a Men’s Open bodybuilder, Nick Walker quickly took the world by storm in 2021. He started off the season with a major victory at the New York Pro and followed that up with a victory at the Arnold Classic. When it was time to step up for Mr. Olympia, Walker outshined many of his peers, finishing fifth in a highly successful debut.
From there, Walker utilized the 2022 off-season, adding size while keeping his V-taper and waist tight. His time away from the stage paid off in full as he ended up finishing third at his sophomore Olympia competition, behind only Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan. Making a quick turnaround, Walker committed to the 2023 Arnold Classic and while he nearly won gold, he was ultimately denied by Dauda.
Walker, whose dream is to win at the Mr. Olympia, was ready to battle until an untimely hamstring and calf tear forced him out of the event. Having recovered fully, Walker has not only begun to train but threw his name into the 2024 New York Pro.
Nick Walker Talks Recovery Tactics, Food Sensitivities, and Nutrition Changes in 2024
According to ‘The Mutant,’ he is receiving two massages per week and utilizes regular cold plunges and the sauna.
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“I get massages twice a week now, I go Wednesdays and Sundays. I’ll do an hour and a half massage on those days. And where I go, my guy has a cold plunge and sauna and I do that right after.”
Despite his love for almond butter, Nick Walker revealed as per his latest allergin test, that it causes inflammation. Therefore, he and his coach, Matt Jansen have decided to remove it from his diet altogether.
“No worse [than chicken and rice]. Almond butter [I can’t have it]. I can do peanut butter; I can’t do anything almond,” said Walker.”I told Matt and he was like take it the fuck out.”
“I always said I felt like rice was the problem. We actually removed rice and I was just eating buckwheat all day and I felt less bloated less inflamed, but still periodically even now, I still have that feeling and I’m like maybe it’s the almond butter. Maybe it was. We do a lot of almond butter dog, I’m at six of my meals, four of them is 30 grams of almond butter.”
Initially, Walker was having problems with his digestion and thought it was white rice, but has now determined it’s something else.
“We’re going to add rice back in, a little bit, just because because that was something I’m allowed to eat and I’m like alright.”
He specified that his body also incurs a mild inflammation response to beef and bison.
“Chicken was fine, and I eat chicken literally six times a day. Turkey was on there though [on his food allergy test] Beef was on there, they were all mild though. There’s severe, moderate, mild. Beef and bison were like in the mild so.”
Before getting to his workout, Walker discussed how his ab routine has changed to help tighten his waist.
“I just think I stopped training movements that I thought overpowered my waist in particular, like squatting, all those movements.
I just stopped doing them and I think that helped play a role I don’t want to say my waist got smaller, per say, I just think because I stopped certain things, it just was able to stay really really tight while everything else got wider around it.”
When it comes to a thin waist, Walker doesn’t underestimate the power of digestion.
“I just think digestion is key. I’ll be honest, I don’t practice vacuums. I don’t really do that shit. I believe it works. I’m just being honest it’s out of pure laziness I don’t really get on that as much as I should but do I think that might make a dramatic difference? Probably not. In my opinion, but,” said Nick Walker.
Walker Manhandles Back Training Session In Prep for 2024 New York Pro
With his latest contest prep kicking into gear, Walker took to YouTube to smash an intense back-day training session.
“We are back in Jersey where I will be for the remainder of this New York Pro prep,” shares Walker.
“Till the show, we got 14 weeks so I just wanted to try some things that were a little different just to see if I like it, see if I want to progress with certain exercises like the pullover machine.”
Find his full workout below:
- Pullover Machine
- High Row Machine
- Chest-Supported T-Bar Row
- Seated Cable Row
- Dumbbell Bent-Over Row
- Reverse Pec Deck Flye
- Rack Pulls
- Hyperextensions
“Next week, I’ll probably use the Atlantis one, that’s right next to it. Everything else is good. When it comes to dumbbell rows, I usually alternate, that’s usually a how does my lower back feel kind of thing or just some type of low-row movement like a machine at that point. That’s really the only changes to the back day.”
Since making it known that he was jumping into the 2024 New York Pro, Walker has been crystal clear about his intentions. He expects to win the event without much resistance. To the delight of his fans, Walker has offered insight into his recent training split. He is utilizing a four-day-on training split, and compared the training intensity and techniques to former six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates, a massive proponent of exercising to failure.
Fans look forward to seeing Nick Walker seek redemption with a return to the 2024 New York Pro stage hosted by head judge Steve Weinberger. The event takes place March 18 so don’t miss the action!
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