Lincoln Lewis: Star’s 12-week Men’s Health transformation

Through gruelling workouts and a “savagely” strict diet, Lincoln Lewis transformed his body — after admitting “I’d let myself go big time”.

Three months ago actor Lincoln Lewis felt caught in a “constant spiral” and “heavily broken”.

The former Home And Away star had found new acting roles were few and far between and his mental health had also taken a dip.

The actor also found himself at the centre of a catfishing scandal after Lydia Abdelmalek used his identity to trick multiple women into thinking they were dating, a situation that left him feeling “powerless”.

But now Lewis is fighting fit again — literally — after taking part inMen’s Health’s 12-week challenge.

The 31-year-old has shed an impressive 12 kilos and showed off his ripped body on the cover of Men’s Health, which is on sale now.

Sharing the cover on Instagram, Lewis wrote it had been a “big deal” for him to open up about his mental health, but he had done so in the hope it would help others to speak out.

“For a decent amount of time I’d been stuck in a constant spiral that had left me pretty heavily broken … it got to the point where mentally and emotionally most of the time I felt broken but always made sure to put a smile on every time I’d step outside,” he said in the caption.

Bottling up his emotions, Lewis said he was “eating like sh*t” to try and make himself feel better, which meant “physically I’d let myself go big time”.

Lincoln Lewis before. Picture: Harold David for Men’s Health.

The actor afterwards. Picture: Harold David for Men’s Health.

Working with celebrity personal trainer Jono Castano, Lewis told Men’s Health his transformation had involved gruelling workouts six times a week with rest periods “so short I nearly spewed about six times” the first time he worked out.

“My carb intake was cut pretty savagely, so for the first two weeks I was very cranky and very tired, but at the same time I realised that in order to get yourself out of that hole you’ve created, it’s going to be painful,” Lewis told the magazine.

To lose weight and gain muscle, Lewis cut out sugar and alcohol while eating 45 per cent protein, 35 per cent fat and 20 per cent carbs.

Lincoln Lewis worked under the guidance of personal trainer Jono Castano. Picture: Harold David for Men’s Health.

Lewis was over the moon with how he looked attending the Logies. Picture: Jerad Williams

To get through the 12 weeks, Lewis said he “surrendered any notion I had of being competent in the gym” and did everything Castano told him to do.

In the end, Lewis said it was all worth it and he was feeling mentally better and more confident than ever before.

“Physically, it’s good to see my neck, my chin and my jawline again. They’d all kind of moulded into one but they’ve reappeared as separate entities,” he said.

“My eyes were getting bloodshot all the time from eating a lot of sugar, but now they’ve cleared up. And going to events like the Logies back in June … this suit of mine that had become a little snug, it fit perfectly on the night.”

Earlier this year, Lewis told a Melbourne court how he felt “powerless” after finding out Abdelmalek was impersonating him online.

The Melbourne woman was jailed in June for two years and eight months over the deception, which led to one of her victims take her own life.

“It kills your vibe, it ruins your day. It makes you feel powerless and it makes you feel sh*t,” Lewis told the court, according to audiotapes aired on A Current Affair.

“It just takes away your happiness because now I’ve got this constant thought in my mind that something’s happening that I’m powerless to stop or even find out.”

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