Some of these self proclaimed fitness gurus have more followers than most actual Olympians, World Champions, etc. Do they really have this much influence or do they just buy followers? When you look at their followers they look like bots with a bunch of numbers in their names, zero to very few posts.
I know I'm giving the dude more eyeballs on his page but I'm just posting it as an example. Why do people follow these hacks instead of actual athletes that have accomplished things?
People like clowns, well except for the bad clowns in the movies. Besides, who can fill their shoes?
In this case, people like quick snappy attention grabbing workouts, not being told to go run an hour or do 3 sets of a lift. The guy is pretty jacked, but I doubt he's going to feel good on say a 10 mile run or even a 10 mile hike. He's probably a star in the plyometrics world? If you like that type of exercise you follow this guy.
Nonsense! wrote:
Some of these self proclaimed fitness gurus have more followers than most actual Olympians, World Champions, etc. Do they really have this much influence or do they just buy followers? When you look at their followers they look like bots with a bunch of numbers in their names, zero to very few posts.
I know I'm giving the dude more eyeballs on his page but I'm just posting it as an example. Why do people follow these hacks instead of actual athletes that have accomplished things?
Yeah people should want to follow a 123 pound man who can run all day but struggles to lift packages from Amazon.
The only fitness guru I follow is Matt London.
When I ask questions about the guys who come on and preach weight training over aerobics, few if anyone responds. You would think that at least a few people on LRC would be good enough runners to want to say something!
because influencers are trying to maximize the number of people who follow them, and Olympians and World Champions are trying to maximize their performances. you succeed at what you prioritize.
Why do you care so much about the numbers of their followers?
What motivated you to investigate their followers? - "They look like bots with a bunch of numbers in their names, zero to very few posts."
This article from a couple of weeks ago suggests that running influencers make more money than pro runners:
It's simple;
Most people are vapid, superficial idiots.
The sooner you come to terms with this, the less disappointed you'll be.
Elite athletes/athletics are increasingly out-of-touch with the content-consumers upon whom they depend.
Most people shouldn't even be running in America as much they need to be walking more.
The gym influencer with abs and and a nice smile is more approachable for a house-wife trying to make new years resolutions than, say, a double threshold-training bronze medalist getting harassed by incels in the comments on her Strava.... or a Kenyan running three times a day in between tending the cattle and making another pot of chai...
I consider David Goggins a clown influencer.
Man Moth wrote:
It's simple;
Most people are vapid, superficial idiots.
The sooner you come to terms with this, the less disappointed you'll be.
How is it possible that people cannot see the douchebaggery of this nonsense?
