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This is one my favorite of his. And this boxer looks legit.
This is one my favorite of his. And this boxer looks legit.
LOL at the tripods. Imagine the thought process of owning one. Here's a comparisonHockey is a weird place now too. Hyper-commercialized. I’m only in my mid-30’s and it feels like the world is so different from when I grew up. I help out at some camps and it’s unbelievable how nuts some of these parents are. I was a volunteer shooter at a goalie clinic for u16 and the parents are having these poor kids on skates, training like pros all year round. It doesn’t seem fun at all. I played major junior 15 years ago and even at the highest level, it was nothing like it is now for AA, u16 kids.
I got a goodlife membership and felt uncomfortable for the first time in my life at a gym. The whole thing was bizarre. So many wannabe Instagram models man. Gen Z is drastically different. I was there a month and some dude approached me wondering if I was looking to buy gear lol. That used to be super hush hush and now they’re all over social media and in person talking about it too.
I feel really weird about soceity as a whole now. Maybe it’s me realizing I’m old but everything has changed so much. My local, small gym is great though. No rude gym bullies, no weird Instagram girls, no tripods. Holy shit if I owned a gym, I’d ban everybody with a tripod
Its crazy. I go to a gym dominated by college age people and there are almost no influencers, at least not that I notice. I know I've been recorded without my knowledge before there and maybe some people record themselves without it being noticeable, but basically, its just a bunch of people in their own worlds, working out hard. The only obnoxious people are guys my age--I'm 43--or older, ex-bodybuilders who seem embittered towards younger people. There is a guy a bit younger than me, maybe in his early to mid 30's that can cause drama as well, but for the most part he seems to leave people alone.You're on point about the fitness community being in a weird place.
I used to lift and go to gyms a lot over 10 years ago, had to slow down due to a health issue. Got back into it 3 years ago and some of the changes are just, odd.
People taking videos of their routines
People giving unsolicited erroneous advice
People just generally being distracted by their phones and not paying attention to people trying to get a workout done when they are walking right by them. I almost knocked someone out when I was working on a press and they got right in front of my lift. WTF
I put my headphones on and just do my thing and get out.
Influencers are something else though- if I didn't know any better and was brand new at the gym and looking for advice, I'd literally be lost with all of the erroneous and contradictory information out there.
This is one my favorite of his. And this boxer looks legit.
Nah. They post the shit to the internet, they didn't have to. People shouldn't post shit if they don't wanna catch flak for being shitty, especially when the people they're filming didn't consent to it and aren't doing anything wrong. They're just having done unto them what they're doing to others
Yep...he just helps them dig their own grave and I love it.This and on top of it, Joey doesn't send his people to wreck their shit, they just do it on their own.
I heard about this. Gear catches up with you eventually... well that and it sounds like surgery gone wrong.
to be fair, she started it, he simply ended it.Gotta admit, he's got a point here.. but again, he could also be minding his own business. He didn't need to dox the person- he just proved he isn't any better.
- Guys today look so unhealthy.I heard about this. Gear catches up with you eventually... well that and it sounds like surgery gone wrong.
But regarding what he does.... I aint' mad at it, he's doing god's work and he pretty entertaining in his vids.
only instead of showing off his body, he's trying to show off this contrived pseudo-compassion.
"There is also a posing room"There is also a posing room so I never see weird bathroom filming.
Rage porn grievance influencers wear their hearts on their sleeves and do nothing but bitch. I don't watch him. I don't need to go to YouTube to hear people complain.
His videos are made for people who don't go to the gym. I go to a big gym with power lifting, people talking about steroids openly, and young attractive people filming. I am the weird old guy stretching in the aerobics room. Never have I ever had a bad interaction with anyone, or seen anything go down. If you work out, Joey Swoles videos won't appeal to you because he is talking about irrelevant bullshit.
It's a pro gym. Most people are doing it for a living. I really have no issue. I am cool with people doing it in that room instead of on the gym floor or in the bathroom. Some of the guys are pros or trying to be get their pro card. They need a place to practice their routine. That gym has a Kabuki bar and other nice toys not available at commercial gyms. Nobody ever uses it. I am very happy when I am training there. Nobody cares when I am using chalk. It's much better than when I am at a commercial gym. I don't see any SARMs goblin being loud and trying to film their tiktoks."There is also a posing room"
There is also a posing room
Yes, let's encourage young folks' introverted masturbatory naval-gazing in search of internet fame. THIS is what society needs!
Ah gotcha, missed that.It's a pro gym. Most people are doing it for a living. I really have no issue. I am cool with people doing it in that room instead of on the gym floor or in the bathroom. Some of the guys are pros or trying to be get their pro card. They need a place to practice their routine. That gym has a Kabuki bar and other nice toys not available at commercial gyms. Nobody ever uses it. I am very happy when I am training there. Nobody cares when I am using chalk. It's much better than when I am at a commercial gym. I don't see any SARMs goblin being loud and trying to film their tiktoks.
That is like when I am at a normal commercial gym. It's really bad now. This generation is fucked. There are so many teens that are on steroids. The only good thing is that women are lifting nowadays.Ah gotcha, missed that.
Was laughing thinking out a scene with young internet/self-promotion addicts:
Aimless Addict 1: "Yeah I don't get it I spend 2 hours at the gym on a 5-day routine and I've only put on 2 lbs of muscles in the last 3 months!"
Aimless Addict 2: "Whoa that sux brah, which exercise are you hitting the most?"
Aimless Addict 1: "The mirror"
I spent about 3 years gyming pretty hard but just a college gym pre-smart phones.That is like when I am at a normal commercial gym. It's really bad now. This generation is fucked. There are so many teens that are on steroids. The only good thing is that women are lifting nowadays.