Yue and The ‘Gasul’ That Disappeared
YUE WAS METICULOUSLY MEASURING HIS RICE on a weighing scale, subtracting grains until the number hit his exact macro for the day. We’d raided Aurora’s boot camp that night, just in time for dinner, and caught him in the act.
“Yue, what are you doing?!” we asked.
“Diet po ako!” he laughed, not breaking focus.
That was October 2025, right before the MPL PH Season 16 playoffs.
Now he’s transformed even further—so much that we had to come back and ask him how he pulled it off.
“Ang pinaka nag motivate sa akin, sarili ko rin. Nakita ko yung sarili ko, sobrang lobo ko, gasul. Gasul.”
We choked as he compared himself with an LPG tank.
Yue During the ALL-STAR Magazine Shoot for MPL PH Season 13
From 76 kilograms, Yue now stands lean at 59 kilograms. forged from discipline, macros, and a PPL program that would break most of us in half.
The last time we saw him in the flesh, he greeted us with a smile that looked much sharper than before. There is definition now—jaw, neck, shoulders, purpose.
The change came from the hungry corner of Season 15, at the tail-end of February 2025.
“Nagsimula ako nong Season 15, final week ng February 2025. Ang starting weight ko noon, naglalaro sa 75 and 76 kilograms. Ngayon, nasa 59 kilograms na lang ako.”
Sixteen kilos disappeared by the simplest, cruellest machine of all: the self, deciding it wants to see a different self.
Yue in MPL PH Season 14
The Mirror, the Midlaner, and the Motive
Yue didn’t blame scrims, schedules, or the emotional buffet of pro play. The weight came from a place he already knew too well.
“Ang pinaka nag motivate sa akin, sarili ko rin, kasi nakita ko yung sarili ko, sobrang lobo ko, gasul. Gasul.”
That last line—gasul—he repeats it with the full heaviness of someone who lived inside that body for seasons. His wake-up call came wrapped in a sleeveless inspiration: Renejay.
“Na-inspire ako sa kanya kasi ang ganda kasi ng pagka toned ng katawan ni Renejay… Ilang seasons akong sobrang taba. Parang wala akong season na payat ako.”
And when we reminded him of that era—when Renejay looked deceptively thin until the shirt came off and the cuts appeared—Yue smiled at the memory.
“Sabi ko lang kay Renejay, ‘Solid katawan mo ah kitang kita yung muscle mass mo, sobrang toned.’ Inaya niya ako mag gym, tapos ayun.”
It always starts with an invitation. But finishing is a different beast.
Yue in MPL PH Season 16
Counting Calories, Counting Discipline
The first time we stepped foot at Aurora’s boot camp in Season 14, there was a sheet on the kitchen wall detailing everyone’s favorite food and the dishes they hate the most.
Under “Most Hated Food,” Yue’s answer stood out: “LAHAT KINAKAIN KO EH.”
Now, Yue’s diet runs on strategy—caloric, not just competitive.
“May fitness coach kami at siya ang bahala sa kung ano ang kakainin namin every day… Magkaiba ang calories intake namin kapag bulking or cutting kami.”
Cheat days exist, sure, but they come like small holidays, a quick breath between weeks of structure.
“Kinakain ko yung mga cravings ko! Like mga ramen, mga matatamis! Lumalabas-labas ako.”
And then there’s the food he left behind. The meals that built the old Yue.
“Mga fast food! Puro fast food!… Jollibee! Two-piece spicy Chickenjoy, tuna pie, mocha float, fries, burger, ganon!”
“Isang order lang yon lahat??” we asked.
“Oo! Isang order lang yon!” Yue laughed.
Push, Pull, Legs, Repeat
His body now runs on routine: PPL—Push, Pull, Legs. The classic, brutal, no-shortcut route to recomposition.
“Kapag Monday, chest and shoulders ako… second day, back and triceps… third day, biceps at legs… Thursday, iikot na ulit. Rest day ko, Saturday and Sunday.”
It sounds methodical now. But the long road started messier—back in Blacklist, Season 12, when he first tried to fix things alone.
“Pero wala akong coach noon, ako lang mag-isa… hindi ko nahi-hit yung mga macros at micros… unhealthy pa rin… walang nagbago noon.”
Yue: ‘Kinikilig ako sa sarili ko!’
Transformation is not a dramatic montage. It’s waking up one day and noticing a shadow where a softness used to be.
Yue at the Start of Season 15
“Kinikilig ako sa sarili ko kasi sobrang layo ng itsura ko sa dati… Sobrang taba ng pisngi ko at saka hindi na nakikita yung leeg ko noon!… Ngayon, lumiit din yung sa legs ko, sa kamay ko, sa braso. Ang layo ng agwat.”
There’s pride there—not arrogance, but gratitude. The kind you earn from sweat. The kind you’re allowed to feel.
The Mind Follows the Muscle
What people don’t tell you is that a fitness transformation isn’t just physical. It rearranges your emotional wiring, your self-worth, your habits of coping.
“Nadagdag siya sa routine ko at naging lifestyle ko na rin… parang mas gumagana ang utak ko kasi ang dami ko ng ginagawa.”
Yue once ate a lot when he’s stressed or frustrated. Now, he just vents out at the gym.
“Dati kasi, kapag naiistress ako o frustrate, ikinakain ko eh. … Ngayon, iyon na yung outlet ko, doon ko na ibinubuhos.”
The body changes first. The life catches up.
Yue at the end of Season 16
A Final Word—Not For Us, But For the Ones Who Need It
Yue admitted he struggled hard on the first weeks of his fitness program, especially when he started cutting on calories. He would have mood swings, feel irritable, and have a bad day.
But he eventually learned to cope by changing his mindset.
“Sandali lang ‘to!”
We often love the version of ourselves we’re trying to become. But we underestimate the version we must first bury.
“Sa mga gustong magbago ng lifestyle, nakadepende pa rin sa kanila iyon. Mas magandang enjoyin nila kung anong katawan mayroon sila, huwag nilang abusuhin o sobrang pilitin ang sarili nila.”
There’s wisdom there. Humility, too. The old Yue would have eaten anything. The new Yue knows the line between discipline and harm.
The shape of a man isn’t muscle mass or macros or the size of a cheat day. It’s the silhouette of who you used to be—and who you refuse to be again.
And somewhere in the gym, between a push day and a pull day, Yue found a version of himself he can finally look at and say: This is enough. This is mine.
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