The Fitness and Nutrition Regimen That Helps "Gigolos" Star Nick Hawk Reach His Full Potential

LOS ANGELES - Dec. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- As anyone who's been watching the adventures of Nick Hawk (www.nickhawkexplicit.com) over the past five seasons can tell you, the star of Showtime's top rated reality series "Gigolos"is so committed to his fitness and nutrition regimen that he makes it a core part of every relationship he develops with his clients.

Most of the women who desire his services know the hard working, charismatic multi-faceted multi-media personality is more than "just a gigolo" in any conventional sense. They're often aware of his extensive history as an athlete, martial arts experience and personal motivational force - and expect that part of their time with him will involve time dedicated to personal training.

Nick has been a dedicated weight training enthusiast since he was in middle school (being motivated by being the youngest and one of the smaller boys is his class), and has been grappling for over 24 years. He wrestled for 12 years starting in middle school, he lettered in the sport four times, was the captain his senior year while also playing football and baseball. He went on to wrestle for a year in college before joining the Air Force and discovering Jiu Jitsu which he has studied since.

Over the years, Nick has become expert in helping people reach their full-potential (a main concept he uses in his book he's releasing soon: Nick Hawk's 100 Kicks in the Ass: A Guide to Gain Confidence & Reach Your Full Potential, and fitness and nutrition are foundational elements in achieving this. Incredibly, his best advice to clients (and others who have heard him speak at conferences) is: "Work out every other day (to give your body a chance to recuperate) long enough (anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes) to elevate your heart rate and ensure you're breaking a sweat for the majority of the time. Just do something, anything and make it a habit." This ties in perfectly with his renowned tagline on "Gigolos": "I break a sweat six days a week." One of his credos is: "If you're half-assing it, you might need to do it every day, but if you're getting the job done, you can do it every other day. "Break a sweat by having sex or mentally on your days off. Basically, you don't have to kill yourself in the gym daily," he says.

The regimen, advice and discipline he imparts to his clients reflects the same aesthetic and detailed routines he brings to his own daily and weekly schedule. If his clients need a soundtrack, Nick, a prolific songwriter and independent recording artist, can provide that too. His tracks include "We Fight," a powerhouse inspirational metal/rap anthem, "Step Up," and releasing soon,"Breakin' A Sweat."

"A lot of my clients are at a place in their lives where they want to better themselves and they come to me to help them in every way I can, including workouts and nutrition," says Nick. He adds, "I typically see my regular clients once every month or two, so I often only have one shot during a booking to get them give them enough knowledge and motivation so they continue training until the next."

"One of my beliefs is that a person doesn't need a trainer every day, just some kind of motivation and the understanding of a few basics," Nick adds. "After learning some of these, they can do their own workouts, creating variety by switching out routines and doing something different. My advice is to never do the same workout twice. They should have a couple of 'go-to' lifts or exercises, but find ways to switch up routines to keep themselves excited and motivated."

Nick's essential regimen is focuses on a light five minute warm-up to break the sweat and get the heart rate up, one leg lift, a core or ab workout and two or three of the five upper body muscle groups (chest, back, shoulder, bi and tri) and finally a "killer" cardio burn, rotating different machines after hitting them hard for 30-90 seconds.

For Nick, another key element towards reaching our full potential (for both himself and his clients) is good nutrition - and he says he is on an endless search for the best things to put into our bodies. Though he was always in relatively good shape because of his many athletic activities, when he decided to pursue a career as a fitness model and actor, he cut out the "crap" - including ice cream (a childhood favorite due to his father working at a local dairy), pizza, sugar, soda and other simple carbs and sugar. This paid immediate dividends when he was chosen in 2008 to appear on the cover of Men's Health UK. Nick advises clients not to cut out everything they love on day one, but incrementally take away one bad thing and replace it with something better. He has personally replaced sugar and bread with a protein-loaded diet that includes (over the last ten years!) starting the day with a protein shake with greens powder full of fruits and vegetables extract. His personal choices are turkey, chicken, fish, nuts, peanut butter, with the occasional treat of red meat. "The protein powder is hugely important in the morning because your body is deprived of protein when you sleep and needs a fresh infusion," Nick says. "A big part of a successful fitness regimen is replacing sugar and simple carbs with protein and understand most proteins also have needed carbs. People often complain that they work out a lot but don't achieve the muscle mass they hope for. His answer is, "consume protein, protein and more protein."