The Rise of "Toxic Gym Culture"

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[@michaelm9710]

Great video

[@bastipear2864]

10 - 10 - 10 rule is such a nice concept. Thanks a bunch!

[@Reda-e4u]

Do you edit your own videos?

[@jesussaves8549]

Anyone recording anywhere will attract curious people

[@derknusperhase_ivi]

im wondering in this godless world where nobody reads his bible anymore....i wonder if there is ANYTHING left that is not toxic

[@whimsy0451]

It's all clout-chasing, ragebait bs. They aren't there to work out, they are there to incite and film, and get their "big break". Pure toxicity.

[@RichM3000]

Yep, It really isn't even toxic gym culture. It's toxic social media culture. Gyms without cameras are just fine.

[@JustinP]

I don't know why people need to record themselves in the gym it's kind of weird...

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

nearly every hot girl at my gym does actually work out. a few go there for selfies or belifes but very rare. this is in brooklyn new york harbor fitness. and the hot girls ALWAYS dress like they are on the set of a pr0n shoot so they purposely turn every guy on...

[@tylerdurden8049]

They don't do this with everyone the day is going to come where they get the clout they deserve after someone smokes them. These people don't know there are people with worse mental issues than them.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

@@JustinP It's for Instagram, Tiktok, KZbin Channel.

[@timgehrsitz3267]

Rage bait. Rage content. It's all just pushed by the algorithm cuz it gets engaged with (not just hypothetically, this is literally how those algorithms work). Wanna fix this? Find the button on whatever social media it is and say "ignore posts like this" or "do not recommend this content". Block the channel, user, subreddit, whatever. All it does is make you angry at someone you've never encountered, someone you never would've even known about before. Your life is so much easier when random people don't dictate your mood, because the small boost of feeling better than others is outweighed by the arguing, the anger, the helplessness.

[@luckieswordman]

EXACTLY! You’ve been cyberbullied? - turn off the internet.

[@ynnda6155]

This guy gets it.

[@recember]

Facts

[@tonethalegit]

I've been doing this for years I'm glad people are finally catching on to this

[@dyykkarifin2454]

It doesn't help 😀 I press not interested on all these dumb ass sigma blah blah let's hate women stuff and I also do that on the feminist let's hate men stuff and youtube just keeps recommending that shit to me. It's infuriating because I hate that kind of trash content

[@kamo7293]

"alpha male is astrology for men" bro you destroyed so many with such few words. that was poetic

[@DavieJonLifts]

I nearly spat my drink out when he said that it was so good lmao

[@celexialstancet]

Bro is speaking facts

[@michaelm9710]

I am defiantly going to use this

[@nedisahonkey]

You've never heard that before?

[@kshitijmehta876]

Couldn't agree more

[@davehall17]

This is why I don't use social media. It warps your perspective of everyone around you, when in reality the vast majority of people are decent and respectful.

[@johubify]

This is so true

[@Melly16yr10]

100% true

[@ciaraMaeGatchalian]

PREACH🙏!

[@strawberryynoodlesauce]

Men love trashing women now cause of rage bait online

[@johubify]

@@strawberryynoodlesauce opposite is true as well Women love thrashing men at their height or bodyshame them in other ways for rage bait Don't let this divide you, it's not a thing about gender or race or anything else, it's just that lame people will be lame regardless of their background

[@delsinmcgrath882]

I go to an MMA gym that doubles as a bodybuilding gym. Everyone is very respectful cause there’s a sparring cage right in the middle and you never know who can f you up

[@tappajaav]

Training to fight brings the best out of people

[@YouTubeChillZone]

I noticed this too, and everyone who trained martial arts has the respect that there will always be someone better, so it teaches everyone humility. It's funny how all these "bodybuilders" in commercial gyms have this huge ego and their behavior only resembles wild animals.

[@Veo87]

Yeah, I went to a mixed martial arts gym for a while (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, MMA) and everyone there was nice and respectful. Since we're all taking classes where an instructor is commanding us, none of us can have our phones out either. Those gyms can be expensive, but the people are great.

[@fredricklee]

​@@KZbinChillZone That part, there is always someone better than you 💯

[@MW-dd8vk]

Same here, I go to a Boxing Gym and everyone is there for each other. Sure people can get hurt in sparring but at the end of the day they all bring the best out of each other.

[@stonkr]

I go in, I keep my head down, I don't talk to anyone, I don't smile at anyone, they're all dead to me. Man, home gyms can be tough.

[@karlmonet]

That's exactly what I do.

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

I love home gyms. Much better than commercial gyms

[@sydwelltlhola4211]

This stupidity is slowly creeping into the gyms here in South Africa.

[@powerjolt7215]

Fr. It's saddening

[@kingjasko]

i see it in every aspect of life here in slovenia

[@TanweerGafoo]

Its legit almost all over Cape Town. Most people are going to the gym to shoot content rather than to train.

[@naturaz_Archive]

Yho but why tho

[@agonsfitness7308]

Creates my own home gym after covid. Haven't looked back. Started doing OCR to get a communal aspect to my training. I love it. It saves me so much time and gym fees and my daughter sees me training everyday and follows my example even though she isn't even two yet.

[@arthurmont-morency5027]

2:53 "If anything, i'm looking at your boyfriend" I WHEEZED SO HARD at this LMAO

[@deadafchannelkden]

Her ego now rests at the bottom of the toilet bowl and I'm all for it!

[@BaddogSports]

Luckily for me, in the 13 years I’ve been going to my gym, it’s extremely rare to see anyone filming. And if they do, they don’t disturb anyone

[@VampireSylphy]

My gym has a strict no filming policy and they will literally kick you out if you do so which is something all gyms should do. Also if there's a tripod in your way try "accidentally" knocking it down and apologizing in a sarcastic passive aggressive manner that will get them riled up and turn the whole gym against them if they act out.

[@friendly76]

I'm glad that, for whatever reason, my gym isn't like this. And it's a big box gym too. Everyone is respectful and just leaves others alone, young or old, skinny or built, gymrat or newbie. I've never seen anyone get confrontational with anybody nor ridicule anybody.

[@digitalcamaro9708]

Most gyms are like this. I've been to big box gyms, my local YMCA, rec centers, and my college gym. They all have slightly quieter or noisier atmospheres but overall everyone is respectful and even helpful. One more side-effect of these "influencers" is the fact that they scare curious people away from the real world. Everyone I know who is interested won't go to the gym because they're scared of being stared at or recorded. It bugs me how negatively people view normal activities now.

[@gladysluna2533]

I've been a member at probably a dozen gyms and they have always been completely uneventful. I've had the occasional older man try to tell me why an exercise is pointless, and I've been hit on plenty but everyone has always been respectful.

[@graceosullivan1367]

This whole video is just rage bate.

[@lothar654]

It's because they know someone will f*k them up like happend before. People who fight in a ring/cage are more often being polite, because they know.

[@ilias856]

That's like 95% of gyms. Everything is this video is more of an exception, than what is actually happening in general.

[@bruhman2089]

it's why im so afraid to go to gyms, let alone outside gyms, i train at home, not anything bodybuilding like, just to stay strong and fit. Kudos to all of those humble and actually open minded individuals in gyms 🙏

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

home gyms cannot compete with commercial variety of equipment, let alone the real estate required...

[@orwhynotrandom]

​@defaultworkouts you lose the variety of machines but you gain the ability to workout exactly how you want to

[@borednurse907]

@@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcityif you’re not capable of doing weighted exercises without machines you have a lot to learn about fitness and free weights.

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

@@borednurse907 i dont like that. i love machines (cable or supported like chin dip assist)

[@borednurse907]

@@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity if you love it bro keep at it. Nothing inspires me more when working out than seeing other people killing it.

[@tgs6027]

Many gym have a strict no filming policy that is rarely enforced....📵

[@noumanintown]

It’s generally no filming in specific areas (e.g. lockers) or a “no filming other people.” Most commercial gym chains have marketing campaigns asking you to tag them in your social media posts because it’s free word-of-mouth for them. GoodLife Fitness in Canada, possibly the biggest chain here, even had a campaign called Become a Fitfluencer.

[@nightfighter7452]

How is it "strict" and also not enforced

[@noumanintown]

@@nightfighter7452 it’s in the terms and conditions and on signs but they usually don’t want to lose paying members unless it’s something extreme (like violence).

[@TomLoveday-y7y]

Promoting their hoe-dash business on Instagram. That is what the cameras are up to.

[@Ummkelechi]

My gym has a no filming policy in the locker room but of course all the women film tik toks!

[@ScallywagArtist]

I used to look at everyone in the gym. Its what I do when I'm out in crowded places, I look at people. There's nothing wrong with it, in fact its an important thing to do to stay safe. It's also an important thing to do in any place where you can learn from others.

[@BackGuy]

Bro doesn't miss, ever.

[@kapoioBCS]

This was a stupid video tbh

[@PelonStar]

​@@kapoioBCSyour just mad

[@vipgamer4953]

@@kapoioBCS u mad.... brah?

[@jimgibbons1]

@@kapoioBCS You must be one of these corny gym "influencers"

[@kapoioBCS]

@@jimgibbons1 oh the fun boys are mad 😂

[@nickg2431]

I stay in shape at home,at the beach and on my dirtbikes,dont want to have to deal with any of these drama queens.Good one Josh, as a middle aged man watching society collapse you give good advice to the young.

[@knobjob2839]

I feel old posting this, but I remember watching social media in general enter the gym space. More and more friends became more self obsessed with taking pics. The gym used to be like a public bathroom. We are all here to do something hard, smelly, and undignified. Do your business and go.

[@michaelm9710]

I feel even older because I remember the gym as a place to meet friends and find a girlfriend. Anytime I went to the gym pretty much anywhere in the world, I would make friends with people, ask for a spot on a lift, work in on sets and take a woman out for a smoothie afterwards. The gym used to be fun.

[@kibskibs498]

Back then, you had to earn to being known. If you weren’t elite, no one gave a shit. Funny part is those forgotten might be more annoying then the influencers, talking about lifts they “did”

[@Ravarnit]

Compasion with public bathroom looks excessive, in some cultures such form of compasion even can make people never return to gym again - all the same, the attitude towards sports should be more respectful than installation on one level deadlifts and... This Its more like factory or manufacture. Place where you should work hard to get some salary and not to be poseur; not the bucket filled with shit (public toilet) that actually social media is.

[@kiratwo4u]

​@@michaelm9710 going to the gym for a girlfriend is such a bad idea

[@kevinleewilliams5119]

Public to me means we are sharing the space, not like obligated to associate with each other, just obligated to share the literal equipment.

[@Ingwerbrot]

I don’t go to Gym anymore, I work out at home. Just better .

[@9shazad]

Don’t let anyone stop you bro fk them do what you gotta do at the gym !!! I used to feel the same way end off the day your doing it for yourself !

[@theinternetiscancer2330]

Home gym masterrace!💪

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

Home gyms are just better

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

That's just cope.

[@K.H.A.Y.A.L.I]

I just hate such people.I was 100 kg at 5 foot height at once. I have improved myself, survied diseases and I am 65 kg at 5'8". But the problem is that everyone tries to mock me as I am weak as hell because I was a couch potato and I am becoming stronger every day. It is really hard to keep yourself motivated.

[@bradstical86]

U got this man I was in a similar boat

[@ethanhunt4813]

Hey brother I want to ask you something as you mentioned that your height when you started was 5'0 and when you lost 35 kilos your height was 5'8 At what age did you made this change in your self I'm curious about it as I'm trying to lose 25 kilos

[@ethanhunt4813]

please reply if you see my message

[@danityvanityinsanity]

They should admire the struggle you went through and continue to go through and how you’ve overcome so much! Just know that you are a positive inspiration in courage, inner strength, tenacity, and dedication! Much respect to you!😃👍✨💖✨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chahinebourenane6291]

U got it man!

[@Tony25287]

Great video. I think most sane people would agree that ALL recording in the gym should be banned, unless it's staff doing promotional stuff. This crap is getting out of control.

[@huejazzi]

My gym (Armbrust Pro Gym) has banned tripods during busy hours, and it honestly feels so much better. It's peace of mind knowing I won't end up in a TikTok for looking in someone's general direction. I think all gyms should implement this at some point :)

[@eddiesaldana8921]

You train at a real gym! I’ve heard good things about that place

[@mrzerian11]

Dream!

[@iMisanthrope]

That's exactly the solution I came up with at the 2 minute mark while watching this video! ANYONE caught recording themselves (and recording others') should be banned. These people are narcissistic troublemakers looking to create fake drama for 'clout' and 'clicks'. 👍

[@huejazzi]

@@eddiesaldana8921 It’s amazing man, so many ifbb pros and people who actually go to work out and not make fools of others.

[@Skebaivis]

What about people recording themselves to check their lifting form?

[@kombu9168]

Joey Swole is like The Gym SuperMan, he is a saviour

[@ChrisPTY507]

Thank god i have my own home gym and i dipped before this nonsense started taking place. Bunch of narcissists doing whatever it takes just for a bit of attention, likes, and validation from faceless people on the web. It really tells you how insecure are the people who waste time in these childish games, and it also tells you who really goes to the gym training and who goes to the gym to get some clout.

[@RICHY8791]

Well said, lovely. UK

[@andregoodwin890]

I started at home, I truly think I'm going to buy some toys for my apt, the skanks here in the gym is too much,boss bitch attitudes , beat cold tuna😂

[@rigbygaming8296]

Easy solution: get out of the gym. The basics still work. Do push ups. Squats, lunges, or split squats with just body weight are still damn effective. Boring, but effective. Find a park, do chin ups or dips on a bar you can find there. Gyms are toxic? Ok… don’t pretend there aren’t other solutions.

[@0vgr.mek.kawi6]

basics aren’t as effective with same amount of given time. Why should I manage to just make ends meet just because people won’t behave

[@xTwilightWolvesx]

Not always an option for everyone. I can’t do push ups because of a wrist injury I’ve had, so I rely on the machines.

[@ordinarryalien]

Dumbbells are enough. People don't have to use machines etc.

[@AGW99-df3yg]

@@0vgr.mek.kawi6 are you gonna do something to make them behave?

[@0vgr.mek.kawi6]

@@AGW99-df3yg huh? what are you trying to prove by excusing their behavior?

[@fromthehaven94]

The example of a _blind guy_ getting kicked out of a gym for presumably staring at a woman, that's the height of insanity. And I am not an expert, but aren't Instagram and Tik Tok videos capable of editing? Because of they are, these "influencers" need to get a life. Or just not be assholes.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

They want the attention. They go to the gym when it's full, someone eventually ends up in the frame. Those people are narcissists.

[@fromthehaven94]

@@rageagaintstheNWO That reminds of Joey Swoll's channel where he showed a video of an "influencer" deliberately filming himself at a treadmill. He was next to a woman actually using the treadmill next to him. In a section of the gym full of treadmills that were empty.

[@ScrabeMan]

One of the best prices of advice I have ever heard is the spotlight affect, thanks dude

[@francescofulghieri9608]

the one of the guy like “girl i’m looking at your mans 😭 “ was the funniest to me

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

Gotta love how he gave her the "barking up the wrong tree sister" response lol.

[@paule.2687]

it was staged tho

[@IridescentW]

​@@paule.2687Everything is on the internet. Nothing is real. I'm in your walls.

[@rolvey6902]

ik lmao. Girls mad entitled nowadays.

[@Emann_rips]

luckly my gym doesnt allow recording

[@kungfudavie]

I left my last gym because tripods and naked women were everywhere. You would glance and then they would stare at you for 5 mins. Left and found a decent CrossFit gym with a decent free weights section. Only person that videos is the PT for the classes for advertising. 10000% better

[@Kikwatz]

Should be forbidden in every gym.

[@whimsy0451]

This man brings justice, compassion and rationality with every analysis. Josh, you do humankind a service. Thank you for your message.

[@robertcampbell9992]

I built a gym at my home, I got sick of all the selfishness!

[@ditz3nfitness]

6:31, This is me... 2 herniated discs, chronic pain for +2 years, only 21 years old. My back is f** for the rest of my life because of listening to advice on social media, and not listening to my body giving off signals of needed rest. DON'T be like me, and PLEASE stay safe and take care of the one and only body you get.

[@TheCorgiLoaf]

Damn, I'm sorry this happened to you! I hope you're able to recover from it and grow stronger. Wishing you the best!

[@yojiviriak675]

Hugs. Please consult Aaron of Squat Uni

[@victorjuister3219]

Check out Neil harrenson

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

i knew what you told me as a child which is why my physica health always took priority over everything in life.

[@PiratDunkelbart]

worst advice is "ass to grass". Either youre a 3 years old kid or you trained mobility for months/years. Otherwise that advice is just stupid. Lower back will round up and you can say goodbye to your disc.

[@That1WeirdKid404]

At least everyone is normal in my gym

[@muwafaqmosa5303]

Your blessed.

[@kamo7293]

you know as a teen I used to laugh at gym fail compilations, until I realised that these kinds of videos would be pretty disheartening to a newcomer to the gym. I put myself in their shoes, and imagined how I would feel if my lift was put out there for everyone to laugh at. I stopped watching that stuff. it's not good or healthy

[@rwb3562]

I love my gym because its such a mix of people who all support each other, old up to 90!, young, disabled, and cameras are banned!

[@TheAdamant94]

My guy actually throwing out legitimate cbt therapy techniques with the 10-10-10 rule. Love it.

[@enraikow6109]

Cock and ball torture techniques????

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

Cock and Ball Torture?

[@Nordisk11]

Ah yes cock and ball torture

[@ranterraver5959]

Good video man. I’m an avid gym user but I see people all the time who you can tell are there for the first time and they are struggling to figure out where to begin. Having these idiots with cameras all over the place makes it way harder to try, and it also makes me not want to interact with anyone when I’m there, even if I could help someone lift safer. Hopefully this trend ends up dying out.

[@churn_diesel]

So happy I have my own gym at home. Worst thing I have to deal with is when my son’s friends are over I have to warn them some weird noises are going to happen when I’m squatting.

[@TheTundraTerror]

"weird noises are going to happen when I’m squatting" Same.

[@JohnJacobSchmidtt]

I like going to the gym that says no photographing and cameras allowed. So if you bring your camera or your phone in and it's obvious you're taking videos and pictures you yourself can get kicked out.

[@Byefriendo]

This shit is why I use a home gym. Nobody there to judge me but myself lol

[@chrissmurray255]

Me too. Although mine's more of a 'collection of weights' than a home gym. But I exercise all the necessary muscle groups, AND I choose the music I listen to. Plus, if it's really hot (I live in Southern Spain), I can exercise in my undies... _just like when you forgot your kit back in school._

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

impossible to build a home gym that replicates the experience of a full size commercial gym as a common man. DEFINETLY NOT POSSIBLE in new york city with the amount of real estate space available. absolutely not. yes in Idaho sure, but not in dense cities.

[@monsterboomer8051]

@@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity why not leave NY?

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

@@monsterboomer8051 my income is insanely high...that;s about it. i NEVER eat out as i always shop at stop and shop and cvs with 40% coupons so i am cheap and i never go out (i hate socializing) which is what ny is known for. and american girls (in ny anyway) suck. they are masculine and hate men. so this place is terrible. i only love my paycheck every two weeks...

[@Kathakathan11]

@@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcityI literally need 7 feet * 4 feet space to do all My workouts, and then just go for a run.

[@onemindmovementyt]

It is so important to educate yourself and keep on improving because no matter how experienced you are, there is always more to learn

[@joedavenport5293]

This makes me grateful for my gym. No influencers or clout chasing twats. It's in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh so most of the members are professionals with real jobs and a few college kids.

[@beowulf916]

1:20 is why you never let anyone in the gym if they're locked out. If they're supposed to be there, or have a right to be there, then they'll be able to get in themselves.

[@SA-mj3uv]

Banning tripods and recording at videos need to be implemented. Or if they are going to be setting it up and it won't be banned, they should also be told, they can't get mad if other people who pay for the gym walk in line of the camera.

[@sophiebell4758]

Well i think recording yourself For your Form is okay. But it should be the Rule that you never purposefully Film someone Else (If they didnt explicitly told you to Film Them so they can Check their Form For example), and when they end Up in your Video By accidant and you wanna post it, you have to 100% make Them anonymous By blurring/cencoring Them etc.

[@pineappleenjoyer9297]

They? Why not call it by their name? It’s WOMEN.

[@bowserblaster6418]

​@@pineappleenjoyer9297have you not watched the video, its everyone

[@RealLimerickman]

It is one thing using video to record oneself working out and using it to review the work out for performance or show others like training of do's and don't, but not using it for attention seeking like gyms that's, etc

[@LordKaraOfficial]

I forgot about this 'trend' for like 3 months.

[@irunthepeg]

Absolutely must watch content. One of the best YT fitness channels right now.

[@SimplySammyK]

now 4:47 THAT is the reason i dont go to the gym... gym bros telling me "no one is watching, no one cares" meanwhile....

[@sewmetaling]

I am grateful to have the means to have built a home gym so I can avoid the mess that has become the "gym scene." Fitness has become something so weird and toxic and it really sucks. Thanks for all your great videos! You really do your research well, and I find your opinion pieces rather appropriate and reasonable.

[@stevenbaeyens2652]

Oh yes i can totally agree. If Some ‘infuencer’ would get in my face it would be the last time. Im never going to public gym again

[@74kross]

Do you even lift

[@jaykay1848]

you do realise its tightly clothed women that cause a lot of the paranoia setting in gym.

[@sewmetaling]

​@jaykay1848 Women in tight clothes too hard for you to ignore? You sound overly hormonal, maybe you didn't cycle correctly?

[@nikoraasu6929]

@@jaykay1848 You do realise that wannabe "alpha" males also cause a lot of issues?

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

I quit going to the Gym and started working out from home, bought a bench a bunch of free weights a pull up bar and a bowflex. The reason I quit going is because of how busy it was. People stopped going to the gym to do what you're suppose to do there.. Exercise. People would go there as a social event. See all their buddies stand around doing nothing talking to people and being in the way of the mirrors weights and benches. Im not upset at people for being social I just don't understand why you would want to do it at the gym.

[@mattnardo]

Keep in mind that 99% of fit influencers don't make any money only the lucky 1% does make it into a business venture.

[@Melesniannon]

Which makes it worse, not better. Not only is there no tangible benefit to the vast majority of influencers for the public, there's no tangible benefit for them personally. And for that they happily put other people on display.

[@a.h.i267]

@@Melesniannonits all about ego. Sometimes i wonder to myself, theres so many influencers nowadays when compared to even 5 and 10 years ago- who is watching all of them? Great to know that theyre not making any profit. I wish society could go back to being offline, i hate the pressure to be on social media so much.

[@inssmitty7564]

The spotlight one is so real. Everyone thinks people are looking at them which is just not true. Sometimes you have to realize that everyone expects others to look at them. So if everyone expects that, that means no one is looking at u. Sometimes ur just not that important. People shouldn’t be so embarrassed

[@jsnike91]

Social media is the reason for this. Everyone wants to easy way to fame, and getting a “viral” clip to them will get them to where they want to be, or at least that’s what they believe. Realty, they aren’t important at all and their workouts, poses and lifestyle are no different then the hundreds of thousands posting the same exact thing daily.

[@neburiveS]

I used to go to a gym in the city, now after moving I go to this indipendent small town gym and it's such a difference. People arent even more nice per se, they just care way, way less. Everyones just here to work out. It's amazing.

[@TheBioneer]

This content is so valuable, man! Respect for sharing your personal stories - you quietly prove how much more confident you are than the posers that mock others. Recognising the spotlight effect is what allowed me to overcome my own paruresis 😂 Anyone interested can look up the term… The real trouble is the overcompensation that goes on in the gym. If people just went to have a good time and cared less about what others thought of them or what others were doing, they’d be fitter and happier. Hope your amazing content gets more people to that point :-)

[@julioaurelio]

100%

[@ironguru7866]

I built my own gym right before Covid started, got lucky as I can see that I dodged a bullet as to what gyms have become today.

[@tacticalchunder1207]

Gyms worldwide are absolutely chock full of narcissists. It’s pathetic.

[@hissingoose]

since the 2020 'stuff' i was able to slowly make a pretty epic (for my needs) home gym; it has cost about 20% less than a membership over the same time period and now that it's as equipped as i need it, saves money. i went to a gym with a friend about a month ago and it wasn't bad, but it wasn't peak time.

[@juannaym8488]

I stopped accepting it. When I see a pos with a tripod, I start fighting

[@AGW99-df3yg]

@@juannaym8488 based

[@JLaid59]

As a sports person, I agree with this video.Especially the fact that they put the camera in crowded places and shoot videos or pretend that we are looking at them is nothing but toxic.Most people come there from work or school to distract themselves or have fun, even for 1-2 hours, but they don't leave any enthusiasm because of toxic axles like this.

[@rickniu4153]

Astrology for men.. damn im stealing that

[@wasserungeheuer-918]

The first time I walked into the gym I was very uncomfortable and thought people would look at me and criticize every workout I do. I made progress when I realized noone is actually giving a F about my workout. Noone was looking at me just minding their own business and so I enjoyed going there. Well this was back in the 2010's. Now it's quite the opposite

[@anshulrai7926]

I really like the 10-10-10 rule you mentioned at the end. Made me pause the video and contemplate certain things I've been holding back on. Great video as usual!

[@Captianmex1C0]

My first time in a gym and this giant jacked dude was making fun of me for curling 20s, I startes going at 11 at night to avoid him and bought weights to workout at home as much as possible

[@raspadanomesohaha69]

Look bro.. Ik that shit hard fr but you should like not give fucks about that dude..Do you think he was just born just like that.. Jacked?! Hell nahh bro he was probably even worse before.You should NOT give a fuck about that dude, cuz he retarted and narcissistic in his mind bro. Remember, looks don't describe the personality.

[@randyqquaint8400]

I'm so tired of the self absorption that exists today and people constantly filming or taking pictures of themselves.

[@tokroni]

This is why I dont go to gyms. That feeling of people looking, judging , recording and snickering .Now add posting to social media for all their friends to mock and ridicule

[@kristelbrok998]

In my experience, the vast majority of gym-goers are just average people who's there to lift some weights, and go back home 😅 i've been going for a bit over a year, and i've only had nice and pleasant encounters 😊

[@jhm8614]

Ive only seen 1 tropod in my 7 years of gym going to be fair. Maybe it depends on where you live but no issues here.

[@larsporsena9529]

I’ve never seen this shit irl to be fair

[@ssboxer]

I left gyms over a year ago. Once the phones entered the lock rooms on record it was a wrap for me. I can appreciate someone documenting their journey but you won’t atrophy on your drive home.

[@DutchThriceman]

Most people in the gym are nice, I'd say in a cheap chain brand gym there are more a-holes, definitely worth it for me to go to a local privately owned gym that also doesn't allow filming.. makes it a pretty relaxed experience most times.

[@thornfalk]

This is actually part of why i ended up building my own home gym. Im at the gym to follow my routine and get better. I shouldnt have to worry about looking near someone while zoned out on 300mg of caffiene and getting labeled a creep or some worse shit by millions of people on tiktok.

[@michaelm9710]

This helped me understand my teen son and my experience with him and his peers in the gym vs my expectations. It’s so crazy that you have to deal with this everyday. When I started working out, it was not like this at all. Also, everyone watched each other and that made the gym fun. I’ve met several romantic partners in gyms. I think my generation is still open to it. But the younger generations must be terrified. Hopefully more videos like this will challenge and change the focus.

[@michaelm9710]

Ps I met my current girlfriend and the last three women I dated at gyms eg traditional, yoga, sport-related, so I know my generation is open to being approached in those spaces. But someone in their 20s, maybe early 30s, must be terrified. It’s sad because those used to be the spaces we went to meet our friends. Plus who better to date than someone who likes to workout everyday with you?

[@sadiesimp2215]

i dont go to the gym because i have social anxiety but i go for walks / jogs around my local park with my dog, so im happy out. but my perception of how women frequently make false accusations online and post about them of 'creeps' at their gyms upset me. like how can you be a woman and put genuine victims of harrassment and whatnot in gyms down to further your attention online? so many people who are anti-men end up being even more anti-women

[@Gym_Invest78]

The quality of this guy's content is insane! This channel deserves a lot more subs!

[@TheNutmegStitcher]

I appreciate the push back and questioning of diet culture. I spent my 20's and 30's steeped in it, consumed and fooled. So much time and money wasted, so little common sense. And mom couldn't help because she was stuck, too. At 56, I've ditched it, focusing on habits and long term goals rather than rushing after fantasy. I want to be a role model to my granddaughters of joyful movement, rest, and real food with no rules. I've never been happier with the mirror than I am now. I see bright eyes and contentment and hope rather than a flawed shape. I weight train for function and mobility. I backpack for perseverance and sunshine. I eat real food because I'm now a great cook and boxed stuff simply can't compete. My body will do whatever it wants, and I'm so grateful to still be able to be active. I will never diet again or worry about perfection or flaws. These are the best, last years, and I won't waste them on diet culture. I've got people to love, gardens to tend, books to read, places to hike.

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

The "gym creeps" Tokkers are clearly going for outrage clicks moreso than seeking any kind of camaraderie with a small subset of women who feel (strongly) the same way, but all the same it reinforces the idea that men in many situations have the privileges of a Dalit untouchable who aren't permitted to interact with the upper crust in any way to where even occupying the same general area may be taboo. I have spent hundreds and hundreds - probably even thousands - of hours avoiding any kind of eye contact with or crowding women, let alone saying a word to them, at the gym, save for the few who go out of their way to actually talk to me, simply in the off chance that they may be made more uncomfortable than my presence already makes them. It's not that I expect the police to show up if I ask a woman how her day is, it's that I know that in their ideal world, I don't even exist.

[@saberspamofficial]

Yup. Thats the truth. Demonization of men is a real thing unfortunately

[@thing8629]

I live in France. Fortunately these kind of things do not happen in my gym. If you avoid really staring at people more than 2 or 3 seconds, no one cares. They wouldn't come and ask you "why are you staring at me" just because you gaze ahead while you absent mindedly do your work-out. This is so weird.

[@Abdo.R.Mohamed]

As someone who trains *Neck* in the Gym whether (Plates or Cable) and i know i look totally freaking weird , as i am the only one doing it in my Gym .. Trust me no one cares , and even if they laughed u can take it light hearted and laugh with them and make fun of yourself even .. and sometimes they would actually asks at this point u can explain what u're doing , they could learn something or maybe they can correct u and u would learn something too .

[@tappajaav]

What are the benefits of neck training?

[@FelixVenator]

Bigger neck looks much better if the rest of your body is also muscular; I'm also the only one that trains it in my gym when I'm there, nobody has ever said anything, I'm blessed with a gym where everybody is always respectful and minds their business

[@oooooba8343]

@@tappajaav looks cool i guess, not worth the sleep apnea though

[@tappajaav]

@@oooooba8343 Really? It causes sleep apnea?

[@oooooba8343]

@@tappajaav it could yeah, just being bigger overall can cause it

[@ClementineFlFlFl]

0:55 LMAO Greg imitating the professor

[@leonkennedy9739]

That guy that broke in to that gym looks so much like Donald Glover its nuts.

[@timcasey1428]

This is why I go to a tiny gym extremely early in the morning.

[@jamesmichaels4979]

It's always the cheapest gyms with the cheapest people

[@bassela.2067]

I am so proud of myself seriously, after watching this! When I started to work-out I really did not care about others that I used to do triceps kickbacks with pink 2kg dumbbell, which was challenging! And till now I am not an expert, sometimes I deadlift in a wrong way but I do not care 😂 I try to do my best and do a slow progressive overload, I am not there to impress anyone. This comment is for myself ❤❤

[@xDaZez]

The clip at 5:50 reminds me of the Michael Owen clip. "Well done, he's 13"

[@oskarlinden5517]

literally today when I was halfway through my bench press set someone started spotting me when he saw that i was struggling with my last reps it was very nice and I appreciate people like that

[@adu1991]

This culture is a major reason why I don't workout at a gym during peak hours anymore... It's always very late at night, or early in the morning. When it's 12 noon, or 7pm...the gym is flooded with these types of people. They treat it like a space for their TikTok content more than an actual gym.

[@benjamin3615]

This video covers all of the reasons why I started investing in building a home gym. Now I don't have to deal with these "main characters" and their toxicity.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Tiktok has given a whole generation main character syndrome

[@FROMISSCUTIE]

THANK YOU

[@gypsysoul279]

Haha 😂

[@archiemcphail1479]

Miss the old days in the gym when people help each other. Thank God I got my own gym equipment

[@nartuz5016]

3:53 dude has the build of a minecraft Wither lmao

[@teamsteed1]

Thank you for posting the video, I never heard side of "Toxic Gym Culture" before.

[@itay_karni]

Simple solution: ban tripods

[@TheVanezBlane]

I am so glad that the only tripod people here are some bodybuilders and powerlifers which are checking their forms.

[@kingjasko]

i just bought a kettlebell and do some exercise 3-5 times a week :D

[@declanwolfgang5775]

thanks for making this, and standing up against toxic male AND female gym-goers as a man. subscribed!

[@KindredEmotions]

Fail compilations are probably keeping novice lifters from trying exercises that could help them realize their full potential.

[@PolitiqlyIncorrect_]

I watched this video for sheer entertainment value but I wasn't expecting the nice little message at the end. Love it!

[@gil.8674]

I personally blame social media and stupid feminism for this

[@nikoraasu6929]

based

[@Gigachu.]

modern feminism* nothing against actual feminism, I support it truely

[@nikoraasu6929]

@@Gigachu. there is nothing such as modern feminism, feminism has always been the same, and always was a shit movement.

[@Gigachu.]

@@nikoraasu6929 now you are wrong there, being a reasonable man I condemn the act of these clown women in the gyms and the whole " F*ck men " statements made by some shitty women, a.k.a. modern feminists, but hey again they are the branches that certainly affect us, the root cause for feminist movt. wasn't like that, it was for education and equal rights, and that is justified, if you think that it is a shit movt. then well it's your choice but it's the reality bro. And lmao never written this much text in support of feminism but here it was needed for distinction. Thanks

[@FROMISSCUTIE]

theres a difference between modern feminism and real feminism you can get educated and do your research

[@raytracer5726]

6:47 I always said, if you need a spotter, if you can't puts the weights down in a controlled way, then they are too heavy for you.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

Lol@5:02....OUCH!!!!....that throat is gonna be sored for sure....😅😅

[@federz666]

I am so glad that this deal isn’t baked into my culture. And I’m blessed that my gym is filled with nice respectful people

[@MikeBNumba6]

Not the rise of toxic gym culture. Rise of tiktok being used in the gym

[@PJBlick]

Love the fact that I accumulated workout equipment and now undercut all this.

[@carloslara2212]

2:14 lady if your gonna yank of your shirt do it in restroom

[@tobymax10]

I’ve been going to the gym for a few years now and have never encountered any of this. It happens a lot on social media, but social media isn’t real life. Go to the gym, don’t watch this video and get scared off from it. Most gym people are super supportive

[@vybez08]

ok but wtf did she write on 2:43 that's just wild 💀

[@keepitdicey]

Negative news is more entertaining to the masses than positive news. Social Media made that conclusion a decade ago and influencers capitalize on it.