He knew he was looking like shit, which is why he panicked and went back to his old coach Matt Jansen. He also knows guys with better genetics are coming out of the woodwork like Andrew Jacked (who still have room to improve immensely) whereas he's completely maxed out and it's going to be a tough Olympia for him.
To be honest, over the last couple of years, already, I’ve noticed a deterioration of his physique. Not specifically in mass and size, but rather, for lack of a better word, freshness.
Branch suffered the same thing, albeit over a longer stretch of time.
Nick has been gunning it so hard and so fast his body is already throwing in the towel.
I don’t say this to be mean.
I guarantee his innards are beginning to resemble Dallas’ during that guy’s autopsy.