In the beginning of this week IFBB Pro Juan “Diesel” Morel announced that he will not compete anymore during 2016.
The last time Morel stood on stage competing was at NYC Pro May 21st where he placed 6th. This placing was a clear competitive drop since Diesel won the show in 2015.
In addition to the 6th spot placing, Diesel decided to go off-season again and instead work on improvements to come back stronger in 2017.
Below you can read what Morel had to say on his social media:
Okay everyone so here it is; I’m officially offseason. I’m taking a whole year off, yes you heard that right, a whole year! I am not going to try and qualify for the Olympia, I need a break- my body is tired and I’m tired… I have been consistently competing since 2014 without a real offseason; I competed in 16 shows from 2014 till now!! And we all know an offseason is a must to make improvements and changes. It’s time for me to make a dramatic change to my physique. Since I have been a pro I’ve never had a full year off season. This will be my first & I’m going to get huge – not gonna try and grow while maintaining abs cause let’s be serious you really can’t grow and try to stay lean. I’m going to get huge that’s how I always made my best improvements!! I’m going to eat like a beast everyday, I will eat big to get big and gonna train like a bigger beast- 2017 the Diesel is gonna come back bigger and better!!
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