FabSwingers.com forum: fitspiration? so relavent? yeah she squats'.

By *oxes OP Man
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

Are Fitspiration content still relavent and inspirational?

Fitspiration is fitness motivation photos and videos. During the early 2010s there was a trend to post belfies and fitness quote photos such as the infamous "mum with a 6 pack. What's your excuse" (Abbey Peele and Maria Kung). Or a quote from Arnie on black and white background of him.

However I recently noticed there seemed to so much less fresh Fitspiration content entering my newsfeeds and media. Which is odd because I am dialled in on that.

On visiting a Fitspiration page called 'yeah she squats' I was shocked the page has gone so far from its original purpose of promoting weight training to women (the name suggests where the primary focus was). Instead it seems to be a click funnel for leggings and Paywall NSFW content. While commentators argue (sometimes masogernisticly) the merits of a post based on either sexual preference or a lack knowledge on who it is and why it was posted 10 years earlier.

Brands like Gymshark and Nike have changed as well out go the influencers like like Azzyz (is metaphorical because he died) and Jen Selter, who promted humility and tackling social gym norms and replaced with individuals who more worried about providing bad information and performing gym stunts like dodging shot puts while blindfolded (yes one Mexican boxer did try that), rather than the legacy and effect of their 15mins of fame has.

They're also seems to be a move to be seen as body positive or body neutral and more inclusive. So does that mean there is no room for Fitspiration in the modern day?

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

No odea tbh.

The only thing that would get me in a gym would be if Margot Robbie was my PT and she was doing it naked.

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By *oxes OP Man
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

"No odea tbh.

The only thing that would get me in a gym would be if Margot Robbie was my PT and she was doing it naked. "

Maybe you should start a company of naked PTs

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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago

From the land of haribos.

I am not sure if they are, what motivates me is to watch people like sam sulek. I have never seen anyone with his training intensity

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over a year ago

"I am not sure if they are, what motivates me is to watch people like sam sulek. I have never seen anyone with his training intensity

Only came across him recently and can't help but feel something very bad is going to happen to someone very young if he doesn't slow it down...

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I don't really use such things. My motivation for going to the gym is to stay strong and be able to punch someone's lights out if I ever actually need to. That's not easy when you're on wheels. A lot of what I do with my PT is stuff we have invented ourselves, by adapting existing equipment and movements.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

In for belfies

LvM

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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago

From the land of haribos.

"I am not sure if they are, what motivates me is to watch people like sam sulek. I have never seen anyone with his training intensity

Only came across him recently and can't help but feel something very bad is going to happen to someone very young if he doesn't slow it down...

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I also came across him recently, he have tons of good info about training and nutrition in every video. I like the daily uploads. I also like the car talk

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By *oxes OP Man
over a year ago

Southend, Essex

First tone I have heard of that guy Sam Sulek. I used to watch lot of the Swolevrngers (Alan Roberts, Papa Swilio,Michelle, and obese to beast). Before the hey mixed political commentary on with exercise science, then I lost interest. Jeff Nippard, team for never lean, Buttermore, Natalie Ocean, Meg Squats and James Linker from ShrededSports science.

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By *929Man
over a year ago

northumberland

I tend not to follow the new “influencers” out there, a lot come up with shit to appeal novel rather that what actually works I follow a small few that put up actual information and not just a clip of them training x bodypart. Mainly motivated from when Jordan peters puts up a new stiff leg deadlift video, that bloke trains hard as fuck and his writings can motivate to want to train all out at the gym. Justin shier puts up great some training videos explains everything he does and why he does it, trains in impeccable form too

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