"The Bachelor"'s Jake Pavelka is counting down the days until next Monday's premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" when he will do the Viennese Waltz with his partner Chelsie Hightower.

"He doesn't know it yet, but my plan is to make this [Chelsie indicates Jake's six-pack] our secret weapon," the "Dancing with the Stars" pro tells ET.

And Jake will be ready to go shirtless. He gets up every morning at 5:30 for a little quiet time -- meditation and prayer. Then he downs an 800-calorie shake, containing oatmeal, eggs, banana and blueberries. Following which, he studies dance videos for 45 minutes before heading to the studio and lessons from his partner.

"Right now, I have three pulled muscles in my back," he says. "You just ignore it. I also have two blisters on my feet. I am not a woe-is-me guy, who plays the sympathy card. It is just what is."

When Jake takes to the dance floor Monday night, his fiancée Vienna Girardi will be front-row center.

"Vienna is my No. 1 fan," the 32-year-old airline pilot says. "She has been incredible through all of this. She will be cheering me on. It might surprise everybody that she might have a couple friends in the audience that people don't know are friends."

"Dancing with the Stars" premieres Monday, March 22 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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