An obese warehouse worker who tipped the scales at 20 stone has transformed into a top bodybuilder - after being inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Conor Hickinbottom, 22, from Leicester, weighed the same as a baby elephant after years of scoffing pizza, chicken nuggets, chips and chocolate washed down with full-sugar coke.
By the age of 16, he was consuming more than 4,000 calories a day and was left with no confidence and barely enough energy to walk upstairs.
But he decided to take drastic action after becoming hooked on Arnold Schwarzenegger films.
Within a year, Conor had joined a gym, cut out unhealthy foods and created his own diet plan consisting of chicken, fish, pasta and rice and vegetables.
Conor Hickinbottom, 22, lost nine stone in nine months and transformed himself into a bodybuilder citing Arnold Schwarzenegger as his inspiration. He has even entered competitions including the Pure Elite bodybuilding competition in Margate last year where he finished third (pictured)
Sticking to his strict regime coupled with regular gym workouts he shed nine stone in just nine months.
Conor has now transformed into a top bodybuilder and finished third in the Pure Elite contest last year.
'If I could ever meet Arnie I'd say 'thank you'. His films totally inspired me to stick to my diet and exercise routine,' said Conor who's first Arnold move was the 1988 comedy Twins, also starring Danny DeVito. He soon moved onto the Terminator films and Predator.
'My dad's boss was into bodybuilding and he told me about Arnold and other old school bodybuilders like Frank Zane.
Conor says he was always big growing up (pictured in 2007) but found himself getting larger at the age of 13 until, at 16-years-old, he tipped the scales at 20 stone - the same as a baby elephant
My favourite Arnold film is Twins - I've watched that quite a few times. I also watch his training videos. He's the complete bodybuilder and has been a great inspiration to me.'
Conor now weighs a healthy 13 stone and is training to become a professional personal trainer. 'I'm determined to use my own experience to help other people get into shape and improve their lives,' he said.
'I was always big growing up and at the age of 13, I got even bigger. When I was 16 was around 20 stone. I just stuck to pizza, chicken nuggets, milkshakes and fizzy pop. When I got to secondary school it got worse. I got into a comfort zone of eating, my portions increased and so did the snacks.
'I didn't do any exercise, so that made things worse - I wasn't burning off any of the calories I was eating.
'I really struggled with my confidence - I struggled to talk to anyone. 'I was bullied in school about my weight - I took it on the chin but inside it really hurt and that effected my confidence.
Now 22, Conor has swapped pizza, chips and fizzy drinks for a diet of porridge, fish, chicken and vegetables. He now goes to the gym five times a week and spends three or four hours a time working out
'I was struggling badly with my confidence and hating myself and how I looked. 'I would never have touched vegetables back then - I don't think I even tried to eat them.
'I didn't really need to eat anything healthy when I had all that sugary stuff. When I left school I had no energy or confidence - I didn't feel like leaving the house.
'I felt like if I went on a bus people would laugh and judge me because of my weight. I hated the way I looked.
'When I turned 17-years-old I decided to make a change and that's when I was inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I joined a gym and some of my mates at the time were personal trainers.
'I put together my own diet plan and increased my physical activity. Things started to change when I got a part-time job at a warehouse. I developed my own diet plan and in days off and free time I went to the gym.
'I used to fast in the morning and train to before work and then do some session after work too.
Whenever I get tired I just think of Arnie's best quotes like "Hasta La Vista Baby" and "I'll be back" and it just spurs me on.
'At the start I would go to the gym twice a week but now I go five times and spend three or four hours working out. I love it.
'When I started dieting I got down to about 11 stone which took me nine months. I was very strict and my calorie intake was low maintenance to help with weight loss.
Conor cites Arnold Schwarzenegger (shown on a magazine cover) as his inspiration saying he thinks of Arnie's best quotes like 'Hasta La Vista Baby' and 'I'll be back' when he needs motivation
'Once I got to that weight I decided I wanted to become a bodybuilder so actually bulked up again to 13 stone but it's all muscle rather than fat. I started slowly seeing progress - my six pack was coming and other muscles were growing like my biceps. So I kept pushing further for my progression.
'I entered my first bodybuilding competition in September 2017 - although I never won it really boosted my confidence.
'At the start of November last year - I entered the Pure Elite 2018 contest - I came third in the Male Model category and fourth in the Transformation category.
'The whole experience has been brilliant and now I'm doing my qualification to become a professional personal trainer. I just want to show people you can do this too.'
Just walking up the stairs used to leave Conor breathless as a teen (pictured at the age of 14). Now, he enters bodybuilding competitions and is training to be a personal trainer
Conor's diet got worse when he started secondary school (pictured at 14) and he felt like people were 'laughing and judging him' because of his weight, saying he 'hated the way he looked'
While Conor initially dropped down to 11 stone in nine months, he decided to bulk up not long after and now focuses on building muscle, weighing a healthy 13 stone
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