{"id":1175704,"date":"2026-08-29T15:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1175704\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:18:32","slug":"chase-stokes-breaks-down-new-health-routine-after-outer-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1175704\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Stokes Breaks Down New Health Routine After Outer Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chase Stokes<\/strong><\/a> is embracing a new side of himself \u2014 and changing his overall health routine \u2014 after saying goodbye to Outer Banks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was doing Outer Banks, I was intermittent fasting almost until two o\u2019clock every day,\u201d Stokes, 33, told Men\u2019s Health<\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday, August 26. \u201cJust so I could keep the weight off with [my character] John B., and I was drinking upwards of a gallon of water [at] that time to keep myself full.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stokes explained that after playing John B. on the Netflix series<\/a> for five seasons, culminating in the series finale that premiered this month<\/a>, he was ready for something new.<\/p>\n

That change includes a shift in his fitness routine \u2014 and in a surprising twist, the ability to eat more while doing different gym workouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I wake up at 7 a.m., fast until 10 or 11, and have a hearty breakfast,\u201d Stokes revealed, noting that he\u2019s now preparing to play pit crew member Ronnie Whitlock on AMC\u2019s Thunder Road. \u201cThen, I go to the gym, and when I come back, I have a protein shake. Later, I have another oomph of protein.\u201d<\/p>\n

He joked that he\u2019s no longer \u201cstarving himself to play a teenager,\u201d telling the outlet, \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be able to eat more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor, who was known for his slim but toned physique on Outer Banks<\/a>, said that his gym routine is now reminiscent of a professional athlete.<\/p>\n

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\n Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline and Carlacia Grant on \u2018Outer Banks\u2019 season 3. Jackson Lee Davis\/Netflix<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot of lighter weight, higher reps with John B. to sort of keep that lean look, and now, it\u2019s a lot more of heavy compound lifts,\u201d Stokes shared. \u201cIt\u2019s almost sort of mirroring a version of what a wide receiver, or even a tight end, would do. A lot of cleans, squats, Bulgarian split squats, deadlifts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maryland native<\/a> added, \u201cI\u2019m benching for the first time in a long time, trying to hit maxes. I\u2019m really building out my frame versus with John B., I had to be kind of lanky and lean.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: Chase Stokes Explains the Meaning Behind His ‘Dear Me\u2019 Tattoo<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tOuter Banks star Chase Stokes revealed the meaning behind one of his newest tattoos. \u201cI recently got \u2018Dear me\u2019 tattooed on my hand as a reminder that whenever I\u2019m being mean to myself to simmer down,\u201d Stokes, 31, exclusively tells Us Weekly\u2018s 25 Things You Don\u2019t Know About Me. \u201cNobody should be s\u2014ty to themselves.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

Stokes noted that after growing up in the spotlight on Outer Banks \u2014 he was in his 20s when the show began and now is in his 30s \u2014 he\u2019s happy to feel comfortable in his body<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always kind of struggled with body dysmorphia,\u201d he confessed. \u201cThe internet falls in love with the blonde-haired boy with the six-pack abs and then wonders why I don\u2019t always look like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes, Jonathan Daviss and Madison Bailey on season 5 of \u2018Outer Banks.\u2019 Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n

Stokes revealed that he\u2019s \u201cgone through a lot of scrutiny and a lot of condescending stuff over the years about my body,\u201d which \u201creally messed\u201d with his mental health.<\/p>\n

Now that he\u2019s left John B. in his rearview mirror, Stokes said that \u201cconstant comparison and contrast\u201d to the character is finally \u201cput to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: Chase Stokes on ‘Progression of Distance’ With Rudy Pankow After ‘OBX’ Exit<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tChase Stokes made a rare comment about the way JJ\u2019s death on Outer Banks affected his bond with now-former costar Rudy Pankow. During the Friday, January 24, episode of SiriusXM Hits 1 The Morning Mash Up, Stokes, 32, addressed Pankow\u2019s shocking exit, saying, \u201cWhen you spend five years with somebody doing a show like this, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get to start fresh, and we get to build something that is really cool and entirely different,\u201d Stokes said of his next chapter. \u201cAnd you don\u2019t have to worry about the aesthetics. You can just focus on the work and the art and making sure that you\u2019re showing up well for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor, however, is aware that with a fresh start and a new TV role, comes the risk that fans will see who he truly is outside of playing a Pogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want the world to see me,\u201d Stokes admitted<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s a scary, vulnerable thing to say.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chase Stokes is embracing a new side of himself \u2014 and changing his overall health routine \u2014 after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1175705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4318],"tags":[47542,14725,4082,105,4434,16,15,2488],"class_list":["post-1175704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-celebrity-body","tag-celebrity-health","tag-celebrity-news","tag-health","tag-nutrition","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wellness"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117179472432728361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}