{"id":4799,"date":"2024-07-22T18:33:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2024-07-22T18:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:36:39","slug":"the-hard-reality-of-natural-bodybuilding-what-no-one-tells-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/bodybuilding\/the-hard-reality-of-natural-bodybuilding-what-no-one-tells-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hard Reality of Natural Bodybuilding: What No One Tells You!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_32740\"  width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"392\"  data-relstop=\"1\" 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C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dIno9fdKQik&amp;t=32s\"><strong>Click Here to Watch: The Hard Reality of Natural Bodybuilding<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-hard-reality-of-natural-bodybuilding\"><strong>The Hard Reality of Natural Bodybuilding<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The one thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/bodybuilding\/natural-bodybuilding-isnt-a-joke-a-look-at-top-natural-bodybuilders\/\">natural bodybuilding<\/a> or getting into shape without using drugs that you never hear about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to tell you exactly what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Getting into shape without using drugs means a different process than common media perspective\" class=\"wp-image-4800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-into-shape-without-using-drugs-means-a-different-process-than-common-media-perspective.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m getting ready for my first natural bodybuilding competition here in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m really focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been training hard for years, and I&#8217;ve finally been able to realize my dream going from 125 pounds to being able to be in a place where I really feel like I&#8217;m going to belong on stage and look fantastic as a <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/high-intensity-training\/high-intensity-training-for-natural-bodybuilders\/\">natural bodybuilder with my high intensity training<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Putting on muscle as a natural bodybuilder takes years and years\" class=\"wp-image-4801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Putting-on-muscle-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-takes-years-and-years.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the day before the competition, I meet someone who I hadn&#8217;t seen in a very long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He looked at me and he said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-1024x576.png\" alt=\"When cutting and leaning out you tend to look smaller in your regular clothes!\" class=\"wp-image-4802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/When-cutting-and-leaning-out-you-tend-to-look-smaller-in-your-regular-clothes.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKevin, what&#8217;s going on? Did you stop training?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, that happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was in up to that point, the best shape in my entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when he saw me in clothes, he asked me if I&#8217;d stopped training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The leaner you are the smaller you can look when fully clothed!\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-leaner-you-are-the-smaller-you-can-look-when-fully-clothed.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out why and understand a little bit more about some of the unspoken realities of what it means to get to a really low body fat percentage, either for bodybuilding competitions or just cutting up to get into really great shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned, roll the credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in this video we&#8217;re talking about what happens, what&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/six-pack-abs-its-not-what-you-do-its-what-how-you-eat\/\">reality of getting really lean, having that six pack<\/a>, having every single muscle clearly defined, having your body fat percentage being really low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Leaning out and losing fat without drugs takes time but the results are worth it!\" class=\"wp-image-4804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Leaning-out-and-losing-fat-without-drugs-takes-time.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But before I go any further, like that, lifetime everyone for tuning in, especially those this be a one stop place for anyone searching training naturally without drugs or supplements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you so much for the support, I truly appreciate it. And to be sure to like, subscribe and hit that bell. So your first site to get new content as it comes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kevin-s-first-natural-bodybuilding-competition-in-the-us\"><strong>Kevin\u2019s First Natural Bodybuilding Competition in the US<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So the reality of getting into fantastic shape, like I said, my first competition in America, I was really stunned when a friend of mine saw me and thought that I had <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/what-happens-when-you-stop-training\/\">stopped training<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Natural Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson in some of the best shape of his life!\" class=\"wp-image-4805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-in-some-of-the-best-shape-of-his-life.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s the reason why, because I was dramatically smaller, much smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was off season, up to 252 pounds, the heaviest weight of my entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Natural Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson at his heaviest at 252lbs\" class=\"wp-image-4806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-Bodybuiler-Kevin-Richardson-was-heaviest-at-252lbs.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And from my first contest here in America, my first big contest here in America, that is I had cut down to 209 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a pretty big difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I did in a pretty fast period of time as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-reality-of-losing-size-pre-contest-or-when-cutting-down\"><strong>The Reality of Losing Size Pre-Contest or When Cutting Down<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re 252 pounds and you cut down to 209 pounds, you lost a lot of weight and a lot of size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re not going to look the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Your clothing fits differently as you get more cut\" class=\"wp-image-4807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Your-clothing-fits-differently-as-you-get-more-cut.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your clothes are going to be falling off of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re also probably, if you go really <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/fitness\/body-fat-percentage-comparisons-for-men-and-women-do-you-need-to-be-tested\/\">low in the body fat percentages<\/a> into the low single digits, you will not by any stretch of the imagination look massive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-drugs-distort-what-natural-athletes-expect-to-look-like\"><strong>How Drugs Distort What Natural Athletes Expect to Look Like<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Most actors and influencers use drugs in order to transform their bodies in a short period of time\" class=\"wp-image-4808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-actors-and-influencers-use-drugs-in-order-to-transform-their-bodies-in-a-short-period-of-time.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very accustomed now to seeing actors just literally transform and somehow or the other go to the gym, start working out really hard and they get bigger and more defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The lower your body fat percentage the smaller you can look as a natural bodybuilder\" class=\"wp-image-4809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-lower-your-body-fat-percentage-the-smaller-you-can-look-as-a-natural-bodybuilder.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What they don&#8217;t tell you is the fact that they&#8217;re using drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can tell you for a fact that it is impossible as a natural athlete to not get smaller as you become more and more <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/weight-loss\/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-muscle-definition\/\">defined<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Getting bigger and more defined at the same time is often thanks to drug use in training\" class=\"wp-image-4811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Getting-bigger-and-more-defined-at-the-same-time-is-often-thanks-to-drug-use-in-training.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And a lot of men are really surprised when they cut down and find themselves putting their clothes on and feeling really small in that it&#8217;s not something that they expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Natural athletes become smaller as they get more and more defined\" class=\"wp-image-4812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-become-smaller-as-they-get-more-and-more-defined.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And unfortunately, because like I said before, we don&#8217;t talk about it, it comes as a surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-real-reason-getting-more-defined-naturally-can-frustrate-men\"><strong>The Real Reason Getting More Defined Naturally Can Frustrate Men<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s get to the central issue, which is the fact that most of us, myself included, when we start bodybuilding, we do it because we want to get bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Most start bodybuilding because they want to get bigger and gain muscle mass!\" class=\"wp-image-4813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Most-start-bodybuilding-because-they-want-to-get-bigger-and-gain-muscle-mass.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to have an impressive physique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re not doing it necessarily to get smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so for a lot of people, it can be a real blow because it kind of goes contrary to everything you&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re working so hard in the gym, you&#8217;re doing your best for your diet, you&#8217;re cutting down, you&#8217;re seeing the results from all the hard work you&#8217;re putting in, and yet when you put your clothes on, you will look like you&#8217;re not really working out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Knowing what to expect as you cut down is important for a natural athlete\" class=\"wp-image-4814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Knowing-what-to-expect-as-you-cut-down-is-important-for-a-natural-athelete.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now what happens is you look like this, but you feel like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That can be really hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can play tricks on your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Even though you feel smaller you actually look fantastic when cutting down!\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Even-though-you-feel-smaller-you-actually-look-fantastic-when-cutting-down.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So it&#8217;s really important going in, knowing exactly what the outcome&#8217;s going to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your clothes on, you&#8217;re going to look smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I wish I could go back in time and tell myself that because it wouldn&#8217;t come as that much of a shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-natural-bodybuilders-in-contest-shape-aren-t-massive\"><strong>Natural Bodybuilders in Contest Shape Aren\u2019t Massive<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Natural athletes lose size as they cut down!\" class=\"wp-image-4816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Natural-athletes-lose-size-as-they-cut-down.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you ever went to a professional natural bodybuilding competition with some of the top athletes and you saw them right before a competition, and even though they may not look huge in clothes, they are truly inspiring, nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Line up of Natural Bodybuilders competing in the WNBF bodybuilding competition world championships\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Line-up-of-Natural-Bodybuilders-competing-in-the-WNBF-bodybuilding-competition.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natural Female Bodybuilders Aren\u2019t Huge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as women are concerned, I think everyone should see a high-level natural female bodybuilder, pre-contest up close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Yvette Arthur, Natural Ms. Olympia bodybuilding champion\" class=\"wp-image-4818\" style=\"width:922px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Yvette-Arthur-posing-as-the-Ms-Olympia-bodybuilding-champion.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are tiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, tiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re not huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re not jacked, absolutely not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/weight-training\/should-women-train-and-lift-weights-like-men\/\">As a natural athlete, woman do not get that big<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they&#8217;re much smaller than you might imagine when you actually stand next to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kevin's Naturally Intense bodybuilding team competing at the WNBF pro-qualifiers\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naturally-Intense-team-competing-at-the-WNBF-pro-qualifiers.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that being said, when your shirt comes off and you&#8217;re in really, really good condition, it is exceptionally impressive, which is why bulking has never been part of my philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bulking-up-does-not-help-you-keep-or-maintain-size-and-its-better-to-stay-lean-year-round-1024x576.png\" 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