The Ultimate Fitness YouTuber Fail: Editors’ Harshest Review

The WORST Fitness YouTuber Ever (HARSH!)

Why You Should Be Wary of Fitness YouTubers

If you’re a fitness enthusiast who follows online content, particularly on YouTube, you might be interested in knowing who the worst fitness YouTuber is. After all, it’s crucial to be aware of who you should avoid taking advice from, right? In this article, we’ll delve into the problem with using the term “suboptimal” and explore an alternative that can benefit the entire fitness community.

The Rise of the Suboptimal Buzzword

It seems like everywhere you turn in the online fitness world, someone is throwing around the term “suboptimal”. Whether it’s through video reviews or comments on posts, countless individuals claim that certain fitness practices or programs are suboptimal. To me, it sounds like the new version of “CNS burnout” – a buzzphrase that everyone used to explain why their training wasn’t going well.

However, I believe that “suboptimal” has now become the “mommy pay attention to me” format for fitness social media. Many individuals posting fitness content online lack substantial material, resulting in resorting to criticizing others and labeling their practices as suboptimal to gain attention from their audience.

Understanding the Importance of Context

As a fitness professional, I’ve never made it a habit to criticize other trainers or influencers. Instead, I value and promote the next crucial buzzword in fitness: context. In reviewing someone else’s training or program, understanding the context is vital. Rushing to label something as suboptimal without considering the context showcases a lack of knowledge.

Knowledge about the context in which someone is training helps you understand why they might choose certain methods. Ignoring context and making blanket statements based on personal expectations is problematic. It’s essential to recognize that individuals have different goals, limitations, accessibility, and needs.

For instance, a beginner with limited access to equipment and a history of injuries will train differently from a four-time Mr. Olympia like Chris Bumstead. This exemplifies the importance of context. Similarly, comparing exercises like a barbell row and a chest-supported row requires considering context. Before labeling the chest-supported row as suboptimal, understanding that the individual may have a lower back problem preventing them from performing bent-over rows is crucial.

The Pitfalls of Ignorance

Combination exercises often receive criticism too. People claim that they can’t be optimal since the limitations of one exercise hinder another. However, what if the combination serves a particular purpose, such as creating a conditioning effect? Additionally, exercises like a dumbbell front raise and a plate trap raise may appear similar, but they serve different purposes. One targets the shoulders, while the other focuses on the lower traps. How can one be deemed better than the other without considering the context and purpose?

Case Studies in Context

Even my time with the New York Mets taught me the significance of context. Whenever a player suffered an injury, the training staff would receive numerous letters speculating on how and why the player got hurt. However, these speculations lacked the actual context surrounding the injury and were often based on newspaper reports that omitted crucial details. For example, an adductor strain might be mistakenly called a hamstring strain.

Similarly, when Lebron James posted a video of himself squatting, online critics were quick to judge and label his technique as suboptimal. Yet, they had no context regarding why he squatted in that particular manner. How did they know that his trainer hadn’t programmed it for a specific reason? Research even supports the effectiveness of quarter squats for basketball players, improving their on-court abilities like jumping and explosiveness.

Don’t Jump to Conclusions

Before dubbing someone’s training as suboptimal, it’s imperative to understand the context surrounding their practices. Just because it doesn’t align with your own goals or methods doesn’t mean it isn’t optimal for someone else. Fitness is a personalized journey, and what works for one person may not work for another.

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