The reason why I like Nick Bare more than any other youtube runner

The rest I agree with, but nick symmonds is retired, he never claimed to be pursuing fast times anymore. He’s just making entertainment content, leave him out of it

I like Foggdog... Plus he has a cool intro

Except his entire brand and "success" is founded on a blatant lie. And for that I will never like him.

What? Do you mean

Here's my question: who buys the stuff from these guys? Like are there really enough people out there who don't see all these guys as the roided up version of Billy Mays hocking infomercial grade garbage? Also, since every one of the 1x 10*19 influencers has their own proprietary tub of powder, how does the market function with so much saturation? I genuinely don't understand the fitness influencer world and seeing it bleed so heavily into running is really disheartening. Thought a sport that has clear as day results and regular drug testing would scare these types far away but I'm dead wrong :(

Fitness is interesting compared to a lot of other industries with influencers because the majority of viewers will not only have their own disposable income but also be using something similar to the products that are being advertised. Like running and fitness influencers main audience is adults or older teens, not kids.

Can someone explain to me "who the eff is nick bare?"

The margins on supplements are huge. He's flipping powder he buys for nothing for $40. You make up some BS reasoning for people to buy it and as long as it isn't actively bad for you, nobody will say a thing.

You don't need many suckers because it is pure profit.

Quick Google search should sort you out.

You like being sold a lie. All he's doing is marketing his supplements, except, he's not telling the real "supplements" he is taking which allow him to look the way he does and perform the way he does. If he was transparent and gave a detailed list of the PEDs he takes, how he switched up what PEDs he takes from weight lifting to marathons. I would 100% watch his videos if he did that, as that would be crazy interesting. Until then, his videos are just commercials to sell his supplements and what idiot enjoys watching commercials.

I would buy what he really takes.

No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by
underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain
people.

The dude is a liar. Who cares if he uses PEDs, he's not a pro so it's not a huge deal. But lying about it is just super lame. Zero respect for that kind of behavior.

He has to lie and imply that this performance gains are from his powders he sells. His whole business model depends on it.

I think I watched one video of his long ago and it's funny, he actually pretended like he was a scientist and he "discovered/invented/created" some fancy supplement rather than just paid a distributor to throw his label on it.

Dude isn't a PhD chemist doing peer reviewed scientific research.

A body builder/weight lifter guy who got into running. He did a 100 miler and now ran sub 2:40 at CIM.

He's a big guy so the 2:39 is impressive BUT it's clear as day he's using a cocktail of PEDs.

He makes really good content on YouTube.