A Welsh bodybuilder, who was told he was "too small and skinny" to make it without taking steroids has proved his doubters wrong. Growing up in Carmarthen , Nick Upton spent most of his teen years lifting weights at a local gym with his friend - often using Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book the 'Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding' for training tips. Little did he know back then, as a self-confessed "small and skinny" 16-year-old, that his interests in the bodybuilding world would take him on a similar path to that of Schwarzenegger.
By now, 34-year-old Nick lives and runs his own business in personal training, Shredd Society Fitness, over Los Angeles, California. The fitness model is also in the pro-division with FMG (Fitness Muscle and Glamour) and is setting his sights on competing for the Natural Mr Olympia competition in Las Vegas this year. “As a younger child, I always enjoyed wrestling,” Nick explained.
“The physiques were always impressive to me. It was something that I always aspired to look like. READ MORE: 'I was in a pretty dark place but OnlyFans saved my life', says former world champion speed skater LATEST: The only Welshmen with a realistic chance of making the Lions tour one year out from squad announcement “But I was a small child, I played football and rugby growing up - I was small but I was very fast.
But when I was 16, my friend who was bigger and had a stronger physique, introduced me to the gym to help me with my rugby. “We started training at .
