Inside Gladiators star Harry ‘NITRO’ Aikines-Aryeetey health regime

Harry Aikines Aryeetey is ready to compete within the UK Indoor Athletic Championships following his stint on BBC‘s ‘Gladiators‘ which was a reboot of the 90’s fan favorite present of the identical identify. 

The 35-year-old is famend for his spectacular physique which was solely enhanced by his look on the prime-time present .

The former BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year is entered within the 60 metres for the occasion on the Utilita Arena in Birmingham from February 17-18.

Here is a have a look at the previous Team GB Olympian’s health regime.

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey health regime could shock some as it is not as grueling as you’d suppose

Aikines-Aryeetey shall be hoping he can come up massive this weekend on the UK Indoor Athletic Championships.

The 35-year-old appeared as a Gladiator on the BBC’s reboot of the prime-time TV present

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey health routine

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey exercise routine is a mix of each conditioning and explosive health club coaching based on RSNG.

Explaining his regime, nonetheless, the athlete reveals that he spends a surprisingly small period of time within the health club – regardless of his unimaginable physique. 

Speaking to RSNG, he revealed: ‘Monday and Tuesday are on the observe, Wednesdays are within the health club, after which Thursday is extra a regeneration, yoga session; Friday is on the observe, Saturday is within the health club and Sunday is a restoration day.’ 

Aryeetey’s health routine requires each time on the observe and within the health club

The former Team GB runner revealed lots of his coaching could be very dynamic and tailor-made so that each health club exercise has a objective which can enhance his efficiency on the observe.

He practices lots of explosive actions when he’s within the health club, to assist finest put together himself for the observe.

His major actions within the health club encompass energy cleans, olympic lifts, field jumps, single-leg field jumps and bounds.   

To additional enhance power in his legs, the BBC gladiator additionally does a wide range of loaded jumps within the health club.

Aikines does jumps with and with out weights. He does counter actions in plenty of completely different weight lessons, with a barbell throughout his shoulders. The weight on the barbell varies from 20kg to 80kg.

Nitro is understood for his velocity and agility on the present and likewise as a observe star so it is solely secure to say he devotes lots of his coaching time to dash coaching.

Speaking with Men’s Health Aikines-Aryeetey revealed he’s on the observe three or 4 occasions every week.

The Team GB sprinter says dash coaching is all about velocity and pacing your self so he follows a strict program which regularly builds up his velocity so he peaks t simply the suitable time for competitions.

A dash routine Nitro has adopted prior to now consists of six rounds of 200m, with three minutes relaxation in between (often runs in 27 seconds). In just a few weeks he’ll construct from this and run 200m in 25 seconds, with much less of a relaxation time as nicely.

Once he has conditioned his physique and labored as much as his max velocity, Aikines will hit 11.3 metres per second, over 25 miles per hour.

During the winter to realize max power Aikines-Aryeetey typically does three reps of energy cleans or dangle cleans and tends to steer clear of a bench press as there is no such thing as a want for it. 

The Gladiator will often do three reps of energy cleans at a weight of 150kg and if he was simply doing one rep, he goals for 170-180kg.

The Commonwealth gold medalist has a YouTube channel and coaching web site titled ‘Train like Harry AA‘ the place you will discover extra of the star athlete’s favorite health club methods which can information you in the suitable course if you wish to obtain a physique much like his.

Nitro in Gladiators

Given the identify ‘Nitro’ must be a useless give away as to what Aikines’ specialty is in Gladiators.

The British observe star has been reaching loopy speeds since he was younger, having represented Great Britain and England at each youth and senior stage.

The Team GB sprinter was a fan of the present Gladiators rising up

Harry was the primary athlete to win gold medals at each 100m and 200m on the World Youth Championships, which inevitably received him the 2005 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award at simply 17-years-old. 

His report time is 10.8 seconds for the 100m and a formidable 20.46 seconds for the 200m, which means he can go away you for mud or meet up with you within the blink of an eye fixed.

One of the principle challenges Nitro continuously took half in was ‘The Wall’, his explosive velocity developed from years of observe coaching mixed together with his spectacular muscular physique made him the proper candidate and primary alternative for the Gladiators when deciding who ought to chase down the contestants making an attempt to beat the wall.

Growing up, he was an enormous fan of the present and would continuously watch it, so it is no shock that when he lastly bought his massive second on the Gladiator stage he did not disappoint.

Medals 

Team GB sprinter, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is nicely achieved within the sporting world, experiencing success at each youth and senior stage.

At senior stage the 2005 Young Sports Personality of the Year has received the gold medal x4 within the males’s 100m European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Full checklist of achievements:

•  2x Olympian 
• 3x European Champion
• 2x Commonwealth Champion 
• 1x Commonwealth silver medalist
• 1x European bronze medalist
• 1x World bronze medalist
• 1x British Champion
• 2x World Youth Champion
• 1x World Junior Champion