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Project Bare Bod

Drew Griggs

4 min readMay 20, 2025

Why Wait? GO GET IT NOW!

I’m not on social media and I do my best to avoid the black hole (for me) that is YouTube. But I make one exception: Nick Bare.

The guy’s a beast. Founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, hybrid athlete, former Army officer, author, dad, husband, boss — and, well, absolutely JACKED.

What draws me in? His hybrid athlete mindset — the idea of being able to pick up any physical challenge and crush it. I admire his versatility. And while I love how he trains and how he leads, let’s be honest… I mostly follow him because I wish I looked like him! :)

So naturally, I assume watching his videos will get me there… LOL.

📄 The OPSP that Sparked It

Every January, I sit down and update my One Page Strategic Plan. It’s my personal version of the classic business playbook from Scaling Up and EOS.

This sheet includes:

My core values
My mission and vision
And specific 1-Year and 3-Year Goals
As well as the priorities to achieve those goals

This year, right there in my 3-Year column, it happened:

“Get NICK BARE LEVEL JACKED.”

It paired nicely with my 1-Year goal:
➡️ Drop to 179 lbs (my high school graduation weight).

But something weird happened… I hit 179 in just 3 months. And it got me thinking:

“What other goals am I dragging out unnecessarily?”

Where was I over-prioritizing sustainability over urgency?
Where could a dose of Parkinson’s Law — “work expands to fill the time available” — actually accelerate my momentum?

⏩ Fast-Forward Goals

Some goals require time. Golf handicap to single digits? That’s seasonal and round-intensive. But others… like finishing a book draft? ✅ On track for June 30 instead of year-end.

And then, there it was again.

“Get JACKED like Nick Bare.”

Why wait until 2028? Why not now?

It started as a whisper. Then a thought. Then an itch.

Then it became Project Bare Bod.

📆 Launch Date: Memorial Day 2025

⏳ Deadline: Memorial Day 2026

I’m giving this thing 365 days.
And since I won’t be documenting this on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, I’ll be posting weekly updates right here on the blog.

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I’m not thrilled about random shirtless pics, but let’s kick this off with a comparison for perspective. I’ll label the photos in case you can’t tell us apart 😉.

Nick:

Drew:

🧠 The Backstory: From 219 to 179 (and Back to 189)

Spring 2019: I weighed in at 219 lbs. Strong? Yes. But not how I wanted to look or feel. Too heavy for my liking.
Worried about back surgery, I went nearly vegetarian, dropped weights, focused on cardio, and slipped down to 189 lbs.
Stayed there for five years.
March 2025: Hit 179 lbs, my goal weight.
April: Reintroduced lifting, upped protein to 200–250g/day, and climbed back to 189 lbs at ~22% body fat.

That brings us here. The launch point of this transformation.

🏋️‍♂️ The Game Plan

EXERCISE

Inspired by Nick’s hybrid athlete philosophy, I’m merging:

CrossFit-style lifting 🏋️
Long-distance running 🏃‍♂️
More detailed breakdowns of each will come in future posts.

DIET

Currently sitting at a solid “B” rating.

✅ Breakfast, lunch, snacks: dialed in
❌ Dinner: the Wild West (some nights it’s grilled chicken, some nights it’s beer, pizza, and ice cream)

To hit this goal, I need 99% compliance. Can I still enjoy life? Sure. But not going to be successful at this pace.

SUPPLEMENTATION

Going full Nick Bare mimic mode.
I’ll be mirroring what he takes from Bare Performance Nutrition.
(I’ll break this down in a future post for anyone interested in following along.)