The Rise of "Toxic Gym Culture"

so there's this trend on Tik Tok where someone will briefly glance over at a person doing something crazy but little do they know they were CAU by the tripod at least until they're posted to their thousands of followers they're often able to creep and publicly shamed but all of this for what a couple of likes on your Tik Tok What just do you trade that to destroy someone's life this is just one of the many instances of toxic gym culture people are turning gyms into war zones it'sing despicable but it seems like the consequences go

much deeper than putting a few people off a gym for me it led to injuries avoiding any slightly suspect looking exercises and feeling self-conscious for years until I realized the deeper things going on my don't my don't my up if you're worried about looking stupid at the gym this will put things into [Music] perspective this is one of the most disturbing videos that I've ever been sent you're the gym weirdo filming everyone around you looking for people to call out do not think people are going to look in stare tell me to put my shirt

back on because others feel insecure cuz you're so jacked I'm starting to remember why I don't go to gyms anymore and this disturbing footage a woman lets another member in the gym without saying any words he storms towards her and she tries to escape after another attack she's able to get in a choke hold and get out there's some deranged kettin in this world a genuine concern for people in the gym harassment is a serious offense deserving of serious repercussions but it's also why there's a growing concern with questionable accusations trainer gets caught on camera

being a pervert and when I stand up for myself he threatens to call the police and revoke my membership [Music] you need something do you need something do you need something do you need something do you need something keep the question if you're if you're getting rud you can leave nobody was looking at you any type of there's been so many of these videos posted to social media that's his own Trend makes me so uncomfortable feral feral feral feral like feral there is a big difference between staring at somebody and simply looking or glancing at

them what if I just ripped his PP out of its socket so he could never reproduce again totally normal not alarming thing to say often it's a gray area if he's in the wrong but sometimes it's more obvious the J what is excuse me I you stop looking at if anything I'm looking at you what so I I was doing doing my exercises like a good gym lad and unfortunately there was a woman doing some exercises and I didn't know she was talking to me at first cuz I was like I'm not I'm not doing

anything wrong I'm just you know doing my thing and said something along the lines of why' you keep staring at me stop like don't be so creepy she said she go and get the manager and asked me to leave I was like I'm literally blind and I wasn't as confident they asked you to leave yeah they they got me out of there it would seem like the only way to avoid being cancelled or threats of genital mutilation is to Crane your head to the floor but before you do that make sure you avoid the tripod

[Music] influences while this may look like he is on a Minefield this is but a humble peasant trying to avoid setting off something much worse the entitled influencer after scurrying past the tripod they muster a disgusted facial expression to assert dominance I hate when people walk front of camera on purpose you're doing it on purpose I swear to God think you and your todger are safe in the changing rooms think again you're recording right now yes I don't want to be in your recording I don't care touch me Watch What Happens there's nothing cuddly about

this particular teddy bear everyone at my gym is an NPC it's it's uh pretty pretty tough stuff in this close encounter the first year University students escape a mogging and live to face the next challenge avoiding the fail [Music] compilations I used to watch more fail compilations than educational content firstly because it's entertaining but truth be told I was terrified of ending up in one so I tried to watch as many as I could to avoid making the same [Music] mistakes I mean imagine being posted to millions of people by a premier league footballer would

be a butt crack [Music] out but the more of these fails I'd watch the more I realize that some of these are legitimate [Music] exercises we still a lot of these are just beginners all young people being mocked for social media likes I saw bro struggling with his PR so I asked if I could hop in had to start pressing ooh you're hard showing off and trust me when I say this does much more than just piss you [Music] off this video was taken moments before a fatal mistake Justin Vicki died after breaking his neck

well it's a stretch to say this is purely the result of peer pressure from on the internet thousands of people are picking up lifelong injuries lifting more weight than they can control when I first started I was so worried about looking weak that I'd always do this my deadly form literally looked like a dog taking a a letter injuries which still bother me to this day I wish I understood that squatting 60 kg with control is much more impressive than half squatting 100 but when you see these clips mocking beginners is it really a surprise

why some people are doing stupid stuff off to try and fist in Faster press there you go BR my come on you got this let's go press come on mental illness and obesity are on the rise the gym is challenging enough as it is without having to evade obnoxious influences all these videos do is perpetuate the harmful stereotype that everyone at the gym is egotistical and selfish but as terrifying as all these things are there was one embarrassing realization that made me feel much more relaxed in the gym when I was a teenager I had

a Kate tournament as I was called up to Spa I noticed people from my school in the viewing area so instantly feeling more pressure I tried to do something cool get three points and had a head kit but my back leg slipped and I completely stacked it this is one of the most embarrassing moments I think I even tried to skip school the next day a few days later I made a joke about it and my friends looked to me confused they had complet forgotten about what I thought was the biggest public humiliation this is

what's known as a spotlight effect the psychological phenomenon by which people tend to believe they're being noticed more than they really are chances are the harshest person is actually yourself and most people in the gym are just focus on themselves this also applies to the influenc of the tripod or the guy trying to Mock You arguably to a greater extent because their follower account might make them feel like the center of the universe they confuse Sigma male as a synonym for centered and call other people NPCs as if they're above them forgetting the fact they

aren't even a wolf and live their entire lives based around what is essentially just astrology for men pring is it is hurt people hurt people with respect no one cares that much about you the sooner you realize this the better a while ago I was just coming back from injury I was squatting quite light and my girl girlfriend was recording my form as the gym was empty and I wanted to make sure it wasn't dangerous a middle-aged man enters the gym halfway through and gets annoyed maybe I was looking a bit too close to an

influencer which let's be honest is a slur maybe had seen this video one type of guy I will never understand is the guy that brings his girlfriend to the gym you're not in here to cuddle you're not in here to talk never bring your Ms to the gym you're in here to work well most likely he's aware of the many people being cancelled by the camera I just wanted to train in peace I made sure he wasn't in it and stopped recording after and that was that this is one of the biggest gone wrong confrontations

I've had in over 2,000 gym sessions most of these crazy confrontation videos don't even get that many views until after one man reacts to them pardon my language but this really pisses me off this needs to stop this is because 99% of people are against them and the these people get their karma if you're going to the gym or you're thinking about it you clearly have a reason to be there and it's probably worth looking a bit stupid for something to help is the 101010 rule when worrying about something you've got to ask yourself will

it matter in 10 hours 10 weeks or 10 years what is your 80-year-old self going to regret more using a machine slightly wrong when you're younger or boycotting gyms as if it's some political statement bullsh sh it's as idiotic as those people wearing stop oil t-shirts while satting a plane you can try and watch all these videos and learn all the rules but it can be narrowed down to one sentence try to be a respectful decent person or better still just try not to be a if you're still worried about looking stupid at the gym

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