Page 192 - Muscle & Fitness (December 2019)

FLEX_FLEX LEWIS

Always working
No longer confined to the
212, Lewis indulges in
a hefty lunch before a
“workout” at NYC’s Life
Time Athletic at Sky
alongside NFL Network
host Nate Burleson.

“He obviously struggled to
make that 212 class,” Lewis
says. “Then when I was at the
show, it was the best decision he
made because he made such a
great impact, he was in phe-
nomenal shape, and he, again,
embraced that first rookie role.”

EATING UP THE
COMPETITION
The cheesecake at Junior’s
Restaurant & Bakery is a must-
try dish for any city visitor.
Lewis, however, unsurprisingly
skipped the decadent dessert
and opted for the steak. Now
that Lewis isn’t confined by
weight restrictions, adding a
surplus of quality calories has
become a workout on its own.
“I’ve always trained every sin-

gle year to make improvements
even though I’m governed to a
weight class. So, for the last five
years, it’s been incredibly hard
for me to make the 212 weight
class,” Lewis admits.
Loyal fans of Lewis know that
he’s often in his best shape
weeks before the competition.
Leading up to the 2017 Olympia,
for example, he posted a photo
of himself posing in front of a
mirror. He was huge, lean, and
grainy. His biggest gripe is that
cutting to the 212 weight limits
his ability to bring his best pack-
age to the stage.
“I don’t have the best appetite,
and I think everybody knows

that—it’s been well-documented.
So adding the extra calories has
been one of the new challenges.”

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