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of diet,I’musuallytryingtocutfatsoI focus

oneatingascleanasI canwithminimum

carbsandlow-fatmeatwithvegetables.

Whatadvicecanyougivetoanyone

wantingtodoyourjob?

Takeit slow,don’trush,bepatientand

consistent.Keepyourheaddown,workhard

andwhenyoulookupeventuallyyou’llbe

whereyoudreamtof.It’sbettertoprogress

slowlyoverfiveyearsthantoprogressfast

• makemistakes,crash,healandstart over.

Is thereanythingyouhaveyet

totryorachieve?

Yes.Rightnow,I’min a transitionalphase

• I’veachievedmostof whatI’vesetoutto
  doin myFMXcareer.So,thenextchapter
  formeis goingdowna routeyoucould
  comparetothelikesorRobbieMaddison
  orEvelKnievel– I havehugeambitions
  of doingworld’s-firststuntsin frontofthe
  masses.It’sjustaboutfillingin thegaps
  betweenwhereI am now and where
  I see myself.■

Breakingbonesis onething,butwhen

it comestodamagingyourmindthat’s

whenit becomesa game-changer.

Howimportantis diettoyourjob?

BecauseI travelaroundtheworldmore

thansixmonthsof theyear,livingoutof

a suitcaseandeatingtakeawaycancause

prettyseriouschanges.So,it’sdifficult

tomanagebutI trytotrainasmuchas

possibleandeatwellwhenI’maway– but

it’sneverthesamewhenyou’reoutof your

routine.Usually,it’sa gameof catch-up

whenI’mhometoundoallthenegative

effectsthetravellifecancause.

Takeusthroughyourdailyorweekly

dietandhowyoumanageyourweight.

WhenI gethomefroma bigtrip,usuallyI’m

cravingmyroutine.I getstraightbackinto

thegym,fivetosixdaysa week,tobuild

myfitnessbackupandshredanyfatI’ve

gained.TospeedupthisprocessI usually

investthefirstweekintogoingtwotimesa

day just to jump start the progress. In terms

sickI wassoscaredofit, butover
timeit’sbecomeeasyandfun.

Wastheremomentinyourcareer
thatmadeyouactuallyfearful?
Yes,oneof themosttraumaticthings
thathappenedtomewaswhenI was
17.I shatteredmyfemur(thighbone)into
abouteightpieces,downintomykneejoint.
Duetothewayit happenedI wasmentally
scarredforsomanyyears,evenuntiltoday.
I wasoncrutchesforovera year– that
accidentalmostendedmycareer.

You’vehadfivebrokenbonesin
yourcareertodate.What’sbeen
theworstinjuryyou’vehad?
I’vehadsomeprettygnarlyaccidents
throughoutmycareersofar.Besidesthe
femur,I’dsaytheothernastiestinjuries
I’vehadareconcussions– countless
times.Beingyoungandinexperienced,
I usedtohavea problemjudgingjump
distancesandI’deithergotoofar,ornot
far enough, resulting in a hospital trip.

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