The Reality of Social Media in Fitness

I love like I very rarely look at other people's Instagram stuff but I always watch Ben's because you get a play by play of what's happening but you don't get like all the fucking unicorn skittle fart shit he's like fuck I went in the gym today I did 205 for you know four sets of eight it fucking felt like shit I'm not doing well okay maybe I need to readjust some things like most people would be like yeah I'm crushing shit fuck you no you're not he's completely transparent and honest on his instagram and that's something we need more in the industry but actually the reality is like people don't share like the bad side they only share the positives and the wins they have in life the biggest thing that i always want to try and do is have an impact on people and like cool it's okay not to have a perfect fucking day it's okay to go into the gym feeling like a bag of shit and not be able to finish your workout it doesn't make you less of a human being it just it makes you human get over it i think that's that's just the attribute of your personality. Uh, it's one of the reasons why you and I have been working together for so long because real recognize real and you know, your Instagram page is a beacon for that quality. You know what I mean? Like it is, it's, it's filled with shit sessions. I was going to say, you didn't, well, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Okay, hold on. Come on. Okay, so there's some... Matt, empathy, bro. Let me back that up. Here's the thing. There may be some shit... Real recognize real. There may be some shit sessions, but he's still the strongest motherfucker table... Motherfucking person at the table right now. Yeah. I mean, I'm looking at his Instagram right now and there is only videos of lifting. So if that's your thing... And my dog. And Matt. You can't forget Matt. There'll be something... I think you've forgotten about your dog in the last few weeks. Please, Ben, let me back that up. Let me back that up and explain myself. go for it when i say that your page is only lifting mostly yeah and within that you've you've captured every bad session that you've done well the thing is like i i address the good stuff as much as i address the bad stuff that's right so if like you know the other week i had um a dealer and i had to hit 205 for eights on my squat they felt real fucking good the following week i had to go in there and hit it for four by five and it felt like a bag of shit like you know in that post I'm pretty sure I'm like, Oh, it felt really fucking heavy. So I still have the work done. It doesn't make me a special snowflake by any means. It just makes me fucking normal. Like people try and glorify themselves. And like the thing, I'm going to go into a bit of a rant here. Let's go. Everyone who's like, Oh yeah. Luke's excited. Yes. People were like, but people will be like, Oh, I'm good. Um, they'll be like, Oh, I'm training for powerlifting. I'm going to fucking war. Like fuck the, Oh, just fuck off. Like you're training in the gym. you're not a fucking special snowflake. You are picking up a piece of fucking metal and putting it back down again. That does not fucking qualify you for anything other than a congratulations. You picked up X. Well done. You can lift a heavy thing. Yeah. It doesn't make you a fucking special snowflake. You know, you get these guys who go out and they actually surf and they actually go to war. None of those motherfuckers like, Oh, I'm going to walk them in the gym. Like you, like, I mean, thank fuck. I've never experienced real war. I hope to God I never do. I've always had that funny, like friends of mine who've been in the military and stuff and they've like always questioned why I go into martial arts and train they're like yeah but it wouldn't you wouldn't be able to do that with like full gear on out in the desert I'm like yeah okay like I never want to go around to those conditions all respect to the people that do it but the other thing as well you go around to those conditions you've got a fucking gun the likelihood of you needing to fucking choke some motherfucker out is so low you shoot them in the head I'm a lover not a fighter exactly like I'll come to you I've really felt the love while you were straining the fuck out of me Hey, I kept you close. That was a very nice cuddle you gave me. Heart to heart.