Chase Stokes' health struggles and recovery after Outer Banks

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1. Aug 29, 2026

   Chase Stokes overhauls his diet and fitness routine after Outer Banks, adopting a later-morning fasting schedule and heavy compound lifts to build a more athletic frame for his role in Thunder Road.

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2. Aug 29, 2026

   Chase Stokes reveals he is dealing with short-term memory loss from three on-set concussions during Outer Banks and is undergoing neuroplasticity treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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Chase Stokes Reveals New Health Routine

Chase Stokes explains that after Outer Banks, he has abandoned his former intermittent fasting routine and embraced a new health regimen, waking at 7 a.m., fasting until about 10–11 a.m., and fueling with meals and protein shakes while shifting to heavy compound lifts to build a larger, athletic frame for his role as Ronnie Whitlock in Thunder Road. The change marks both a physical and personal reset as he transitions from his teen-idol image toward a broader acting career, with the goal of showing he’s moved beyond John B.’s lean look.

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Chase Stokes Suffers Memory Loss From On-Set Injuries

Chase Stokes has disclosed that he is dealing with short-term memory loss stemming from three on-set concussions during Outer Banks, which sometimes causes him to forget lines and dialogue. He is undergoing neuroplasticity-focused treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation and has reduced stunt work to prioritize his recovery.