{"id":12465,"date":"2024-11-21T04:48:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12465"},"modified":"2024-11-21T04:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:48:11","slug":"bodybuilder-jeff-seid-talks-about-his-comeback-at-the-2024-natural-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=12465","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilder Jeff Seid Talks About His Comeback at the 2024 Natural Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With his boyband style good looks, perfect hair, and chiseled physique, it\u2019s easy to take an instant, if unwarranted dislike to Jeff Seid. But you don\u2019t have to dig too deep before you figure out why this 6-feet-tall social media star has racked up so many loyal fans.<\/p>\n<p>Having recently returned to the bodybuilding stage, the self-professed \u201cKing of Aesthetics\u201d is back on his throne after a lengthy layoff, and is more driven than ever as he explained to M&amp;F in this wide-ranging chat covering his future, preferred supplements, attitude towards natural body building, and even a surprise announcement regarding future competition.<\/p>\n<p>Seid was born in Seattle, WA, where he became a high school All-America wrestling champion. He also appeared to have a big future in football ahead of him, before an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury to his left leg required surgery. \u201cThat kind of definitely changed my plans for everything,\u201d he tells M&amp;F, explaining that to make things worse, he paid the price for playing basketball just 6-weeks removed from the surgery and tore that same ACL once again.<\/p>\n<p>After finally getting reconstructive surgery, Seid came to the realization that football was out of the equation, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/features\/active-lifestyle\/5-things-to-know-about-genes-and-your-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with great genetics<\/a> and a ripped physique stemming from a love of lifting weights that took off when he received a set for his twelfth birthday, the young upstart decided to focus on bodybuilding.<\/p>\n<p>That decision was met with instant success. He became the youngest IFBB pro ever at the time. At age 19, Seide by beat out more than one hundred other competitors in the National Championships. He soon went on to compete in three Olympia events (2013, 2014, 2016) peaking at 11th place in the Men\u2019s Physique division in 2013. By this time, despite his inability to crack the Olympia top ten, his star was on the rise on social media and he\u2019d amassed a loyal fan base. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OfficialJeffSeid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The bodybuilder now has more than 1.35 million YouTube subscribers<\/a>, a growing TikTok audience approaching half a million, and an incredible 4.8 million Instagram fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Jeff Seid Returned to Bodybuilding and Won the 2024 Natural Olympia<\/h2>\n<p>Seid\u2019s return to the stage, some eight years after his last major appearance has understandably caught the imagination of fans and critics alike. Not only did he make his Natural Olympia debut, but he also won gold in the process. Jeff Seid has always advocated that he is a lifetime natural bodybuilder. He\u2019s far from afraid when asked a direct question on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when I was like 14, I would be getting accused of being on steroids. It\u2019s like, come on, what kind of 14-year-old is on gear?\u201d His recent win has only fanned the flames for those internet commentators. \u201cSo, I\u2019m still getting the accusations till this day and it\u2019s nothing new to me. I mean, it\u2019s like, I\u2019m just used to it at this point. I see it as kind of like a compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seid says that he has never taken steroids as an athlete, pointing out that he weighed 172 pounds for his first Olympia show in 2013. Before that, back in his wrestling days, Seid weighed in just one pound shy of that number. In his last Olympia appearance in 2016, he weighed in at 182 pounds. In 2024, with a more mature physique at 30 years of age Seid shares that he is now at 187 pounds on stage. \u201cIf you really look at my physique over the years, I\u2019ve never really had big Jurassic-like getting huge, getting smaller. It\u2019s always consistently been getting bigger and bigger,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:55.36519386835%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeff-Seid-Winner-of-the-2024-Natrual-Olympia-showing-off-his-muscles-and-muscular-physique.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"Jeff Seid Winner of the 2024 Natrual Olympia showing off his muscles and muscular physique\" width=\"1109\" height=\"614\" data-fallback-img=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeff-Seid-Winner-of-the-2024-Natrual-Olympia-showing-off-his-muscles-and-muscular-physique.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">@jeff_seid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/h2>\n<h2>Jeff Seid: Less Can Be More as When It Comes To Training<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWhen I used to train when I was younger, I would be the guy that would train like 20 days in a row,\u201d he shares. \u201cAnd I\u2019d be bragging about it like; \u2018oh, yeah, I haven\u2019t taken a rest day in over a couple weeks\u2019. As I\u2019ve gotten older, I\u2019ve realized how important rest days are. I mean, maybe I could get away with that when I was 18. I\u2019m 30 years old now. I can start feeling my body if I start training too many days in a row. It\u2019s like I need the rest. That\u2019s how you\u2019re going to be growing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks out from the natural Olympia, Seid explains that his training was focused on workouts with no more than 60 seconds of rest in order to torch fat and stay strong. Now out of that phase, he\u2019s all about muscle building through longer rest periods of three minutes. \u201cYou got to have the rest periods, and then the best thing about that is you also have a lot more intensity when you hit your sets because you\u2019re more recovered and you can just hit It a lot harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seid is also an advocate of <a href=\"https:\/\/cellucor.com\/?utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;campaignid=21902069028&amp;adgroupid=173310186431&amp;keyword=c4&amp;device=c&amp;tw_source=google&amp;tw_adid=721436517764&amp;tw_campaign=21902069028&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiArva5BhBiEiwA-oTnXdOGA22SDBcwCTAqzrs8tU-Ty8nok8UL7h0lGO4ErKbK7HtjKmvGlhoCi-YQAvD_BwE\">C4 products.<\/a> \u201cSome of these pre workouts that you take, you gotta be careful what you\u2019re (consuming),\u201d explains the bodybuilder. \u201cBecause you don\u2019t know what they\u2019re putting in the pre workout.\u201d Seid says to look out for brands such as C4 that are NSF certified. This means it\u2019s checked for banned substances and other contaminants. \u201cI like even just having the (C4 Energy) canned drinks it\u2019s 0 sugar, 200 milligrams caffeine. It\u2019s enough to get you going,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n<h2>Jeff Seid Considers a Division Change for 2025<\/h2>\n<p>As always, Seid is keeping fans guessing regarding his next move. \u201cI\u2019m definitely going to be competing again,\u201d he confirms. \u201cI haven\u2019t really announced this anywhere yet, but that might have been my last Men\u2019s Physique.\u201d The star explains that he is not a fan of the long shorts. \u201cI think it\u2019s time to hang up the board shorts. I\u2019ll let the boys play in the sand. I might be moving on.\u201d Seid is considering a move to Classic Physique. \u201cI train my legs so hard, got good legs. I don\u2019t want to cover them up with the shorts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite having all the attributes to be the contrary, Seid is far from conceited. He\u2019s open and forthcoming. It makes it easy to see how he\u2019s developed such a great relationship with his fan base. His loyalists remain inspired by his hard work ethic. \u201dMotivation is nice, but motivation only takes you so much,\u201d he explains. \u201cThat\u2019s when discipline really comes into play \u2026 I\u2019m probably not going to be competing forever, but I\u2019m going to be training forever. It\u2019s just a passion of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Jeff Seid on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeff_seid\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/bodybuilder-jeff-seid-talks-about-his-comeback-at-the-2024-natural-olympia\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his boyband style good looks, perfect hair, and chiseled physique, it\u2019s easy to take an instant, if unwarranted dislike to Jeff Seid. But you don\u2019t have to dig too deep before you figure out why this 6-feet-tall social media star has racked up so many loyal fans. 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