Profiles and Interviews → Darren Nicholhurst
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| Height: | 5ft 5in |
| Competition Weight: | 14st 2lb |
| Off Season Weight: | 17st 9lb |
| Chest: | 50.5 |
| Arms: | 20.5 |
| Waist: | 33 |
| Legs: | 29 |
| Calves: | 19 |
Best Lifts: Don’t do single lifts but I do these for reps. Full Squats 280kg, Dumbell bench press 80kg, Leg press 665kg
Which gym do you currently train at? Body Limits, St Albans & Fitness Connection, Hitchin.
What got you started in bodybuilding? Wanted to be strong, powerful and different.
Past or present bodybuilding idol and why? Charles Claremont for condition and personality and Dorian Yates for mass.
Where did you place in your very first competition? Placed 2nd at NABBA South East as a junior. I then got the bug for competing.
Best bodybuilding achievement? Being sponsored by POW! Performance Gear and Garnell Nutrition and getting the best support and more importantly making the best of friends in the bodybuilding industry.
Best achievement outside of bodybuilding? Being able to work in my sport and live the life I wanted from a teenager as a bodybuilder.
What is your motivation to train and/or compete? To improve and achieve more and hopefully pass on my knowledge.
| Place the following in order of importance: | |
|---|---|
| Training: | 20% |
| Nutrition: | 60% |
| Rest: | 20% |
| What is your training philosophy? |
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| To eat right, train hard, use full movement and listen to my body and other professionals. Put in to get out. |
| Favourites! | |
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| Favourite body part? | Legs |
| Favourite exercise? | Squats |
| Favourite on season food? | Porridge & protein powder |
| Favourite off season food? | Spaghetti bolognese |
| Favourite film? | Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness & Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 2 |
| Favourite book? | Anything real |
| Favourite type of music? | RnB, Dance |
| Favourite activity away from bodybuilding? | Eating & relaxing |
| Favourite Item of clothing? | Gasp heavy denim jeans |
| Favourite POW! training essential? | All of it of course! |
What other sport would you have pursued if you didn’t do bodybuilding? Boxing, Thai Boxing.
Where can you see yourself in 5 years time inside or outside bodybuilding? On the Olympia stage.
What is the one piece of advice you would give to someone entering bodybuilding competitively or non-competitively? Seek correct sensible knowledge, listen, learn and grow.
Any closing comments? “It's nice to be important but important to be nice.”
| Websites |
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| www.garnellnutrition.com |
| Darren Nicholhurst – Facebook |
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