...INTENSITY...INSANITY...WATCH ME GROOW!!! - NaturalPursuit's Offseason Journey

[NaturalPursuit]

Good luck with the book brother. That's awesome.

Maybe I missed it, but you have a 'goal' weight of hitting whilst gaining?

Thanks spidey! And honestly...no goal weight that I want to hit.

I've been staying crazy lean while macros are at 200 protein / 380 carbs / 100 fat and honestly...I want to put some 'fluff' on...tired of being cold all the time haha. As I am not going to be competing for a while, my weight may go high or stay low

...really no goal weight to hit this offseason. Just wanna kill it in the gym, enjoy my food, and grow some muscle!

[Jumpman3210]

count me in!

[fittofattofit]

Personal Update:

For those who have followed me from my previous journal you'll know that over the past couple of years, I've written around 5 or so full-length books (around 200-300 pages.) Writing has always been a sort of hobby of mine and I've recently begun writing a new story, this one however, I am planning on sending in for publishing...something I've never done before! I've written EVERYTHING from fantasy to thriller to mystery...but this new story of mine is a combination of genres that I have never seen in a movie or in a book so I am extremely excited about it! I decided to post this today because this log is a journey of my life and I have been stuck on one part of my book for a couple weeks now and today, on the ride home from the gym, it hit me...and I knew how to proceed in my book! I'll be sure to keep updates as it progresses!

Well, woke up with INSAAANE DOMs today and will be taking my planned rest day and letting my body recover!

Macros have been around 195-200 protein / 280-380 carbs / 75-100 fat

I have to say I'm really surprised that with these macros I look bigger than ever before while staying lean!...and oddly enough, more vascularity than ever! Macros will hold around these numbers for at least a few more days before I change anything

^^^^^^^ both are great news!

Good luck with the book ---- I don't know how you find the time to list, do your studies and write 5 books
And that is fantastic about the macros now ---- 3200+ and still staying lean. Go for 180 now! I'd vouch you could hit that in 6 months and probably not be over 10%. Next comp a shredded 165!

And as always I'm loving the intensity of the lifting

[Shazriki]

Alex.. never knew you had the food porn touch within you, stuff looks good man!

Absolutely insane work on the last couple of workouts. Also good to see that macro update, interesting that you're working with ranges. So your main goal is to hit an overall calorie goal as long as you fit somewhere within those ranges? 75g+ fat must be fun as hell

Stay on top of this epic reverse bro, we both know how awesome it would be to throw caution to the wind and get some fluff leverages back... but long term, LONG TERM!

[NaturalPursuit]

count me in!

Glad to have you in bro!

^^^^^^^ both are great news!

Good luck with the book ---- I don't know how you find the time to list, do your studies and write 5 books
And that is fantastic about the macros now ---- 3200+ and still staying lean. Go for 180 now! I'd vouch you could hit that in 6 months and probably not be over 10%. Next comp a shredded 165!

And as always I'm loving the intensity of the lifting

Thanks man! If I like something and want it...I'll find a way to achieve it

As for going up to 180...who knows...I will say one thing...I'm NOT stepping on stage anywhere NEAR 150 lbs next time...that I can promise. This offseason is gunna be long but I plan on bringing a BIGGER more SHREDDED package to the stage next time around and DO SOME DAMAGE!

Alex.. never knew you had the food porn touch within you, stuff looks good man!

Absolutely insane work on the last couple of workouts. Also good to see that macro update, interesting that you're working with ranges. So your main goal is to hit an overall calorie goal as long as you fit somewhere within those ranges? 75g+ fat must be fun as hell

Stay on top of this epic reverse bro, we both know how awesome it would be to throw caution to the wind and get some fluff leverages back... but long term, LONG TERM!

Thanks man, I'll be postin more pics later on

As for the macros, I only had those ranges up because depending on meals with my family and events, I REALLY overestimate my macros of that meal and just wanted to post as honest as possible lol.

and I know but DAMN...I WANT FLUFF lmao! The macros I'm on now still has my weight around the same if not lower...and i'm STILL COLD!

as you said though...all in time

[NaturalPursuit]

Well, today was suppose to be a back workout but I found I needed an extra day of rest. Tomorrow will be a back workout which I am HOPING to get some footage for you guys

...but until then, here's some eats!

Blueberry/Strawberry Mixture


Creme horn with mini raspberry cheesecakes


Breaded Zucchini and thin steak


Mini powdered donuts with...more creme horns


Ground Turkey Burger with General Tso's Sauce

[NaturalPursuit]

...continued

Genovese Pasta and Chuck Roast


Egg Cake


High fiber tortillas with olive oil


Mini Powdered Donuts and Confetti Poptart

[Rypt1]

Well, today was suppose to be a back workout but I found I needed an extra day of rest. Tomorrow will be a back workout which I am HOPING to get some footage for you guys

You know you had some intensity in the gym when this happens. Oh, and the food looks tasty, especially the sweets (I have a monster sweet tooth). Actually it all looks good.

[NaturalPursuit]

You know you had some intensity in the gym when this happens. Oh, and the food looks tasty, especially the sweets (I have a monster sweet tooth). Actually it all looks good.

HELL YEAH! lmao!

Lately, I've literally been eating EVERY type of food haha. Now that I have macros to work with, I've been getting in different sources of everything!

[deltpecx]

I saw the food...

I subbed....

Maybe I shouldn't....

Yeah I will!

[NaturalPursuit]

I saw the food...

I subbed....

Maybe I shouldn't....

Yeah I will!

haha welcome in bro!

[fittofattofit]

I saw the food...

I subbed....

Maybe I shouldn't....

Yeah I will!

^^^^^^^

That is my type of food p0rn Alex!
And the odd rest day comes in handy

[JPlevell]

What other kind of porn you got in here bro!

IN!

[NaturalPursuit]

^^^^^^^

That is my type of food p0rn Alex!
And the odd rest day comes in handy

Glad you enjoy it man!...hate rest days lmao!

What other kind of porn you got in here bro!

IN!

LMAO! well...postin a vid with today's workout sooo....guess there's some porn in there for ya

[NaturalPursuit]

"Gym opens early in the morning...I'm there...READY TO KILL MY WORKOUT!!!"

...pre-workout...no pump...morning weight was 155.5 lbs...about 12 lbs over stage weight...



...much to improve...


#2 - Ab Circuit - 2 sets (no break in between exercises)

1. Decline crunches (chest out, hands up in front of face)-
25.

2. Decline twists (hands out in front, face forward)-
25.

3. Hip thrusts-
25.

4. Flat Quick crunches (knees bent and toes locked under something, chest out, hands on knees from finger tips to wrists)-
50.

abs are so sore I can feel them twitch with every breathe...TIME TO WORK SOME BACK!!!

Warm up:
Pull up superset- 3 sets
(5 second negatives and squeeze HARD)
Close grip- 6. 4.
Underhand- 5. 3.

last workout hit 250 x 8 on DL's...TIME TO BEAT THAT!!!

Deadlift- 2 sets
(5 second negatives)
275 x 6
225 x 13 dropped 135 x 14

BIG PR! now we're gettin work DONE!

Bb rows- 2 sets
(overhand - elbows out -wide grip)
135 x 11
(underhand - elbows in - close grip) 135 x 10

MORE! GOTTA KILL IT!

Wide grip pulldowns- 2 sets
(shoulder width)
125 x 10
135 x 6 dropped 105 x 8 into as wide as possible 75 x 10

...rear delts...hope your ready!

Rear delt machine- 2 sets
67.5 x 14
75 x 7?dropped 60 x 4 dropped 45 x 8

SQUEEZIN hard!!! Contractions are so great I can feel my muscles being RIPPED APART!

(palm facing up) Single arm rear delt row/pulldown- 2 sets
42.5 x 12
50 x 6 dropped 35 x 6

gotta build up this lower back! MORE LINES FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE POSE!!!

Low close grip cable row- 2 sets
(sitting on top of db)
82.5 x 14
90 x 10 dropped 75 x 8

Hypers (hands behind head)- 2 sets
(2 second holds, plate held behind head)
5 x 10
5 x 10 into no holds squeezing entire back x 10

**db pullovers to stretch- 1 set
45 x

biceps supersetted with trapz! 2 second hold MINIMUM ON EVERY SHRUG!

Preacher bb curl ss db shrug- 2 sets
Preacher- 20 ps x 12
25 ps x 6 dropped 15 ps x 8

Shrug- 80 x 8
80 x 8 dropped 50 x 20

PUMPED IS SO GOOD IT HURTS! OUT WORK!!!

Cable rope curl- 2 sets
30 x 16
35 x 8 dropped 30 x 6 dropped 25 x 12

Finish STRONG!!!

Platform t bar row shrugs (leaning forward, super close grip)- 2 sets
4 plates x 8
4 plates x 8 dropped 3 plates x 10 dropped 2 plates x 12

...MUST GROW...MUST ADD MASS...I WILL IMPROVE...just need time...

[Rypt1]

Nice job on the DL PR! Also, only 12lbs over stage weight, doing well up in here!

When you do the BB rows, do you feel a pretty big difference with a wide grip vs a close grip. I tend to do a wide grip the majority of the time.

[NaturalPursuit]

Nice job on the DL PR! Also, only 12lbs over stage weight, doing well up in here!

When you do the BB rows, do you feel a pretty big difference with a wide grip vs a close grip. I tend to do a wide grip the majority of the time.

Thanks man! And yeah I'm real happy about the weight and how my current physique looks!

And yeah I feel a HUGE difference! I like to hit every muscle from every possible angle and switching up the grips REALLY helps! try it out sometime! lemme know what you think

[Shazriki]

STRONG deadlifts Alex, nice work! I'm a fan of slow negatives too once in a while, easily the best intensifier out there next to static holds!

So you're sitting at 12 lbs over stage weight eh? Feeling good?

[NaturalPursuit]

STRONG deadlifts Alex, nice work! I'm a fan of slow negatives too once in a while, easily the best intensifier out there next to static holds!

So you're sitting at 12 lbs over stage weight eh? Feeling good?

LOVE slow negatives! And yup! Weighed in at 155.5 lbs this morning so decided to take that posing video with an update to show where my physique is at!...and I just had to throw in some of the big dawgs into the vid as well lmao!

[offroadatv200]

IN for some size and food p0rn!

[NaturalPursuit]

IN for some size and food p0rn!

Hell yeah! Glad to have you in here bro!

[Power_Strike92]

Nice DL! Mirin' those creme horns too!

[NaturalPursuit]

Nice DL! Mirin' those creme horns too!

Thanks man!

...and I have a sweet tooth

[NaturalPursuit]

"Gotta love waking up with DOMs! Weak point training and cardio! LETS GET IT!"

#3 - Ab Circuit - 2 sets (no break in between exercises)

1. Hanging leg raises (holding onto overhead bar)-
12. 16.

2. Barbell roll out-
8.

3. Laying crunch (feet tucked under)-
12.

4. Cable rope hold (life fitness machine)-
35 x 1 min
42.5 x 1 min

different circuit today...SOO MUCH PAIN! CALF TIME!!!

Calves #2 - reps then pyramid- 2 second holds on every rep

Standing body master machine calf press- 2 sets
190 x 12
(pyramid - 8 reps per ; forced if needed) 100. 145. 175. 145. 100.

Seated calf press- 2 sets
135 x 10
(pyramid - 12 reps per - no holds) 1 plate. 2 plates. 3 plates. 2 plates. 1 plate. (50 reps on last)


INSANE pump and HUGE contractions! LET'S FINISH THESE ABS OFF!!!

#2 - Abs Weighted

Yoga ball crunch (weight held in front)-2 sets
35 x 14
25 x 14 dropped 10 x 14 dropped 0 x 14

Weighted bench reverse crunch (db between feet)- 2 sets
15 x 8
15 x 8 dropped 10 x 8

(6-8 reps) Db side bend- 2 sets
80 x 8
85 x 6 dropped 75 x 6

Whew! Abs and Calves are DEAD! Time to finish off with some cardio!

Cardio (15 mins fast into 15 mins low)

1. Elliptical into Treadmill (15 mins each):
*Elliptical- lvl 12 / 1.82 miles

*Treadmill- 5 incline / 3.3 speed / 0.81 miles

Another AMAZING session in the gym! Always pushing my limits!

[NaturalPursuit]

some eats

Cheese Perogies


Various Sugar Cookies


Various Donuts


Turkey Burger (still on pan)

[NaturalPursuit]

Tilapia


Various Donuts


Blueberry/Strawberry Mix


Money shot


Kashi Go Lean Crunch

[offroadatv200]

You don't play with abs!

[NaturalPursuit]

You don't play with abs!

HELL no!

Its one of my main areas I will improve this offseason...no time to waste

[Rypt1]

All of them eats look real good.

[offroadatv200]

HELL no!

Its one of my main areas I will improve this offseason...no time to waste

I like it!

I do a lot of the same movements as well as make them a circuit. Nothing beats the buuuuurn!!