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Nutrex: Who is your favorite pro right now?
Zack: Phil Heath. He’s a nice guy. He’s a professional on stage and off stage. He’s a great guy.
Nutrex: Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
Zack: In a wheelchair with a bad back taking pain killers the rest of my life. No...I’d like to see myself in the mix...on the Olympia stage and get in the top 5. That would be awesome.
Nutrex: Do you have a show picked out for next year?
Zack: Tampa, Europa, or something late August.
Nutrex: There are a few pros that have done really well coming right from the amateur level. Do you think you’ll be one of those guys?
Zack: August next year, watch the stage!
Nutrex: What’s your weight on and off season?
Zack: About 300 lbs off season and 275 lbs on stage.
Nutrex: Do you train weaker body parts earlier in the week? What’s your routine?
Zack: Not really. At the moment I start with what takes the most energy. So I train legs on Monday. I finish off with calves. Then Tuesday I will train chest. I will start with my weakest part which would be my upper chest. Then I’ll train my lower chest. And then finish off with abdominals. On Wednesday I’ll take a break. On Thursday I’ll train back. Focusing more on details I’ll do like close grip, T-bar, dumbbell rows, to work out more detail in the middle of the back. Then finish up with wide grip pull downs to get more of the outer lats. Then on Friday I will train my hamstrings. I can’t train my hamstrings with quads. I takes too much energy and effort. If I give quads 100% I can’t really train hard on hamstrings. That’s why I like to split them up. So I’ll train hamstrings with arms and then finish up with calves. And then on Saturday I will do my shoulders and finish up with biceps. I rest again on Sunday. I like to change up the exercises to keep shocking the body. The body is clever. It will adapt, so you need variation. Also it keeps you from getting bored. Same with food. I like to eat different proteins from eggs to chicken to beef to fish. And with my carbs I like to have oats, bread, potato oats, sweet potato oats. I like to vary my food. That way you don’t get bored.
Nutrex: Zack’s first appearance was at Nutrition Depot in Spring, TX. The crowd was awesome. The fans loved Zack. He talked with the fans, signed autographs and handed out Nutrex samples. The following day we hit two more Nutrition Depot locations in Webster and Houston. Then had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, Zack’s new favorite place. That boy can put down some bread. He wants to have it imported to the U.K. ‘cause it rocks! He had the Jamaican Black Pepper Shrimp. After lunch we headed to the mall to find Zack some jeans he could fit into. After turning a lot of heads and scaring the children he got supercharged with some HEMO-RAGE and NIOX and hit the weights for a shoulder workout.
The next day Zack traveled to Austin where he did some appearances, checked out the mall and hit Gold’s for a high repetition leg workout. Zack trained light during the tour because of the schedule. When asked about his pump style training for such a behemoth, Zack replied, "I can’t risk the injury. Once I get back to the UK I’ll get back into my regular routine, back to the heavy weights”. Check out the "Texas Part 2" video to experience the Austin leg of the tour.
They landed in LA and, of course, headed straight to the gym for part two of his pump style leg workout. Afterwards we sat down with Zack and asked him a few questions about growing up and how he went from boxing to bodybuilding.
Next stop was Zack’s new favorite place, The Cheesecake Factory. Zack’s selection this time around was salmon and rice. Zack talked about bodybuilders in general and his future show plans.
He says you need to do at least one show a year to stay focused. Otherwise you’ll go to the gym and just say to yourself, “I don’t feel like training hard today. I don’t have a show till next year." Then what happens is, you don’t improve. When we asked him what show he plans on making his pro debut he said “the Europa Super Show – Dallas, Texas (Aug. 13th & 14th)."
We asked Zack if he ever trained with Dorian and what he learned from him. “Yes intensity! I learned my intensity was only at a certain percent. I thought I was training hard, but I really wasn’t. Now I have this new trainer, Neil Hill. He took my training to a new level. He’s psycho. It’s 3 weeks between the training split. One week I do compound movements. One week I do half compound and half isolation movements. Then the third week I do isolation movements but higher volume. So it’s like every week is different. You’re hitting muscles from different angles. It’s good. It’s hard. I never trained with a guy who trains legs so hard. My legs were aching for 5 days. I couldn’t get off the toilet once I sat down." He laughed.
When we asked him if he had a girl friend, Zack said yes. She’s very supportive. She’s into training as well. She’s a dancer. They’ve been together for about a year. Zack still prepares all his own meals though. That way he can’t get lazy and always rely on her. And he also knows exactly what he’s eating. If he screws up, it’s his own fault. Click Here for Zack Khan Tour California Pt.2
