The Ugly Truth Of Natural Bodybuilding…

Summary

Natural bodybuilder and social media creator Jesse James West says he’s two days out from his “untested” bodybuilding competition. He discusses how he balances prep with his filming responsibilities while following the standard final-week routine:

• Weigh-ins
• Diet adjustments: raising calories from roughly ~1500/day earlier in prep up to 3,000+ calories to load muscle with carbs/glycogen
• Water reduction over the following days to sharpen definition

He explains the fundamentals of his prep diet, including egg whites, oats, berries, ground turkey, and rice. He also shows what a typical day looks like—such as breakfast (oats, eggs, rice cakes), hydration, and larger planned meals later on.

Jesse then trains at a private “secret” gym and lays out the remaining schedule:

• Two workouts left
  • Today: focusing on “depleting back” with “a little chest”
  • Tomorrow: a final workout/boss-level session in the morning

During training, he repeatedly emphasizes:

• Feeling energized
• Good joint comfort
• A strong mind-muscle connection

After his workout, he quickly showers and eats, then attends a seminar with Christian Guzman. In the seminar, they discuss YouTube growth, and Jesse thanks attendees while stressing the importance of learning and staying relentless.

Following the seminar, Jesse reveals a long-term clothing/brand project: Relentless USA. He ties the brand to his own journey—from starting with low views and being teased for fitness content to eventually building to millions of subscribers—and he frames success as the result of persistence and delaying comfort until goals are reached. He also promotes the clothing drop as time-limited, available until July 28th.

Night Before Show Day

Back at home the night before show day, Jesse checks prep details, including discussing posing-trunk selection with his girlfriend on the phone. He chooses trunks he believes will look better and won’t restrict his posing. He mentions an upcoming overnight drop (around 70.8 on a referenced weigh-in) and describes feeling fuller while continuing final depletion/conditioning.

Final Day Routine

He runs through his last workout before show day, keeping it simple: get blood moving and help shuttle carbs/nutrients through the day. He also practices poses, with his coach critiquing him.

He later prepares a “cereal” meal despite jokes, and finishes with his tan appointment, describing confidence while getting ready (including a playful mention that he’ll be seen wearing only a sock while tanning).

As show day approaches, he notes guests arriving—including his girlfriend and other supporters. Jesse appears confident, says the hard work is done, and credits lessons learned “from these Legends of this Sport,” while promising more content.

The episode ends by reinforcing that after seven episodes and eight weeks of prep, he’ll be at show day—and the message remains: stay relentless.

Presenters / Sources

• Christian Guzman (seminar guest)
• Kyle (coach / referenced throughout)
• Jesse James West (speaker/creator)
• Brandon Walsh (appears/supports in the video)
• E. Lawrence (quoted)