Back in the day when I still frequented Bars and Night Clubs on a regular basis, in passing I often got asked what I did for a job...
“Oh I’m a Personal Trainer”
The response (mostly from other guys) was nearly always “Really? But you don’t look like a Personal Trainer”!
“Ok mate so what would you expect me to look like”
“Well a bit bigger”
“What do you mean like a Bodybuilder?”
“Well yeah!”
AAAHHHHH ok then (the ignorance of it)
To be honest I heard this mostly during my time in Dubai, the epicentre of the world for Body Image, Arrogance and Pretentiousness
BUT back to the present and as you might know I’m not a lover of the Fitness Influencer
Most of them are pubescent adolescents who because they have done bicep curls for a year and developed a bit of a ‘main vein’ think they can just jump on their phone, piss everyone off in the gym in the process and tell you ‘HOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE’.
Funnily enough they seem to have to go to Dubai to do it too
But the majority ARE doing it wrong, spreading BS either intentionally as Clickbait or out of sheer stupidity and ignorance.
I’m here to deliver REAL SENSE NOT CLICKBAIT
BUT what I wanna talk about today is kind of in defence of the Influencer with the Prosecution against the KEYBOARD WARRIOR
TODAY'S TOPIC? - Body Image (but not with regards to Body Dysmorphia) rather to do with Body Expectations
And what I mean by this is a lot of the comments I read on feeds from people are usually along the lines of....
“why I am I going to take chest advice from someone with a pigeon chest”
or “why am I going to take squat advice from someone with table legs for calves”?
You could say “fair point”
I’d say it’s probably (because in my opinion) what they are doing or saying is wrong.
BUT if this isn't the case (and it can happen) don’t always simply judge the book by its cover!!!
Just because they haven’t taken a course of PEDS, TREN or CLEN to ‘look’ the supposed part, and don’t have the genetics to match doesn’t mean they don’t have the knowledge.
Jose Mourinhio, one of the most successful Football Managers of the Modern Era NEVER played Football to any decent level YET his knowledge of the game is to an elite standard with untold success!
So what I’m saying warrior is that next time you feel inclined to comment on someone's feed, have a listen to what they have to say before passing judgement based on their physical appearance.
Remember knowledge is power, ignorance is bliss
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