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Vansh Patel on Toxicity in the Gym

Vansh Patel

Toxicity in the Gym

Claims and stances

Transcript

  1. 0:00 I think you brought up a very strong argument on why the introduction of social media has brought along with it a level of toxicity to the gym community.
  2. 0:11 I mean, this is an issue I've seen firsthand with many teenagers who possibly just want to go try out the gym, and they witness a bodybuilder who monetizes his gym journey and post it online, but is far more advanced than the average kid.
  3. 0:34 And I think some of those images that these these teenagers are seeing nowadays can cause harm to their minds.
  4. 0:44 And I think there's become an image that's so advanced nowadays that these teenagers are trying to replicate it, but are just not possible without possible uh forms of enhancement.
  5. 1:00 And I think it's really harming most teenagers' minds, but I think there's also a unique, another unique perspective to it.
  6. 1:09 I think that's the benefit of social media and the gym.
  7. 1:14 I think access to the internet has severely increased the number of people that are now going to the gym.
  8. 1:23 And a lot of people that may have not had that access before are watching workouts and learning how to work out for themselves.
  9. 1:32 Um which is something that they used to not have access for.
  10. 1:37 And especially free, uh, the internet and social media has really made widespread access to information that is beneficial to the health of many.
  11. 1:49 So I think there's really two perspectives when looking at it, but I think you made a very fair argument.