After a motorcycle accident, Luco (22) finds a new passion for bodybuilding and wins the National Championship

“Ever since I started working out, I thought it would be fun to do this. I was talking about it at the gym and then someone told me there was another competition coming up, so I immediately started looking for a trainer,” he tells Omroep Brabant. “On birthdays, you can’t just eat anything because then things will go wrong.” He admits: “It wasn’t easy, you really have to give up a lot.” Then Luco starts laughing. “On birthdays, for example, you …

With a big spray tan on his body and a snow-white smile on his face, Luco Hendrikx from Esbeek won the INBA Dutch Bodybuilding Championship last week. His win means he can participate in the world-famous bodybuilding competition Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas in November. And this while the 22-year-old only discovered his passion for the gym two years ago after a motorcycle accident. "Ever since I started working out, I thought it would be fun to part…