JAKE HOLD
WORDS BEN KELLY
HOLD TIGH
PHOTOGRAPHY SIMON TAYLOR STYLING NICK BYAM
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTED BY BEN CATCHPOLE FASHION ASSISTED BY CHRIS KOCH GROOMING AND HAIR BY NIBRAS USING DERMALOGICA AND OJON MODEL: JAKE HOLD AT AMCK MODELS VIDEOGRAPHER: TRENT BABBINGTON
JAKE HOLD, 25, CHATS CIRCUS TRAINING, TATTOOS AND VIVALDI. (YES, REALLY)
WHAT’S YOUR WORKOUT REGIME LIKE?
THE LAST FIVE YEARS I’VE BEEN GOING HARD ON HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING, BUT NOT REALLY TRYING TO GET BIG OR ANYTHING, JUST EATING WELL AND STAYING STRONG. I GO TO THE GYM ABOUT FIVE OR SIX DAYS A WEEK. I MOSTLY DO HEAVY WEIGHTS AND CONDITIONING. AT THE MOMENT THOUGH, I AM LEARNING HAND BALANCING AND HAVE MOVED ON MORE TO GYMNASTICS, SO I’M DOING A LOT OF PUSH UPS, PULL UPS AND SO ON. I’VE STOPPED HEAVY WEIGHT TRAINING FOR NOW.
YOU LOOK QUITE LEAN – SO YOU’RE DOING THESE WEIGHTS TO GAIN STRENGTH, RATHER THAN BUILD MUSCLE?