I use to enjoy these videos when they were running related... even tolerated some of him weightlifting and cycling.
But now it's crap like " give u $ for every second you hold your breath". Like WTF?
One today was hitting a piñata... I kid u not.
And what happen to him trying to deadlift 500lbs and proceed to run a sub 5 mile. He hyped that up so much in january and no updates given. He's got a week to make good on it.
yet here you are talking about him....and he doesn't even know who you are
I'm not opposed to discussing him. I liked his channel before when it was running related content... even fitness stuff.
I don't care bout content involving hitting a piñata or giving cash to ppl who simply like his channel.
Not gonna lie i liked his channel better when he actually tried to push himself to be faster or stronger.
He gave up on the deadlift/mile challenge, just like he did his quest for sub 11 100m. He quits quickly; the primary objective at this point is clicks and subscriptions, not athletics: he’s retired
OozmaKappa wrote:
Not gonna lie i liked his channel better when he actually tried to push himself to be faster or stronger.
Ha, yes, he made so many goals and appeared to train no more than a few minutes per week for any of them and came nowhere close.
That’s really a shame about the 500 deadlift and sub 5 mile, that journey would have been really fun to watch.
What does he care about getting clicks and views, he already has money right? Nick, why not just give us the good stuff and let us watch you chase that 500lb/sub5? There’s no way you actually enjoy making piñata videos, so idk what the problem is here. The 500/sub5 was a fantastic direction for the channel, a lot of us who don’t run anymore have picked up lifting as an athletic pursuit as well, so most of your viewership is double into it as well. And how interesting to watch someone figure out the training for such an absurd event.
The only thing I can think of is that Nick realized he couldn’t do it. Idk if it’s age or whatever but I personally know some people who could do it, within a year of training too, and they’re definitely not olympians so it makes me wonder what’s up.
Perhaps nick is too good at distance running to be able to pull it off, that’s the only thing I can think of. To be as good as him at 800/1500 maybe requires a certain muscle fiber makeup that just won’t get to a 500lb deadlift. Still tho. He’s an literally an Olympian, and I know some ex runners who could do this easy.
Wasn’t he going to try and climb Mount Everest at one point?
I tried to follow the channel for as long as I could, but I really don't like that Nick joined Gymshark - which appears to be the biggest supporter of blatantly juiced athletes out there.
It's all about content. Soon he will be showing private parts for views and likes.
Nick Symmonds. I am so happy to join. You finally catching up with the, with the Olympian sitting on a couch. It’s amazing. But, and then, you know, the, uh, the YouTube scene, I think you’re busier and working harder than you did when you were running around the track. What do you think?
Cicirunner’s YouTube channel is the only one I support, the rest are blatant attempts to steal your valuable time away from important endeavors such as sleeping.
Agree, can’t watch Nick anymore. Loved his videos early on. Seems like a nice guy but trying to get as many subscribers as he can has made his channel too gimmicky which I don’t blame him for.
He went from a running ex-pro athlete YouTuber, to a general YouTuber entertainer with some reminiscences of an athletic background.
I have a Spanish friend from Spain in Europe (south of France), that knows ZERO, NIL, NADA about athletics that watches his videos, and likes them.
gfc wrote:
I'm not opposed to discussing him. I liked his channel before when it was running related content... even fitness stuff.
I don't care bout content involving hitting a piñata or giving cash to ppl who simply like his channel.
He's trying to expand his audience and grow his channel. What a total @sshole right?
Sounds like he went the Trahan route. I haven't followed either channel for a couple of years.
I generally like Nick and all. But over the past few months, the videos have seemed to turn from a focus on interesting and zany athletic competitions - with monetary prizes as a nice inducement but not the main theme - to being mostly just flimsy and half-baked charades that are almost entirely about money. It feels too much like he's paying people to interact with him and subscribe.
For me, the series felt like it peaked with those track races on the East Coast.
I’m not a fan of his videos but I realize I’m not his target audience, as I would assume the majority of letsrunners aren’t either.
antivaxxers killing-democracy wrote:
He gave up on the deadlift/mile challenge, just like he did his quest for sub 11 100m. He quits quickly; the primary objective at this point is clicks and subscriptions, not athletics: he’s retired
Don't forget Seven Summits! (although he obviously has lol)
Yeah dignity starts to slip away for a lot of YouTubers