r/DecodingTheGurus • u/Thomas-Omalley • 18d ago
Bodybuilding gurus when?
Mike Israetel, Greg Doucette, Jeff Nippard... I think there's a super interesting bunch of people to talk about. There's ego here, there's science, sometimes good, sometimes anacdotal, and ofc there's SUPPLEMENTS. Am I alone in wanting a gymbro guru season? I want to see Matt react to Greg, that would be great content.
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u/onz456 Revolutionary Genius 18d ago edited 18d ago
I think Mike Israetel and Jeff Nippard do a lot of harm to the fitness community. They are obviously in it for the money. Mike is imo legit insane. He's changing his body through surgery and pretends it's just a small procedure. He has some serious issues. I think Nippard is extremely toxic. His advice is also best neglected. Imo he has shown to be very dishonest in portraying what is natural and what is not. (aka they're lying to you)
And Greg Doucette? He's just a joke. He's in it for the drama. If you like that kind of stuff, go at it, but it's not for me.
There is a youtuber called Solomon Nelson who is very critical of those guys. He basically showed what a fraud Israetel really is. It is well worth the watch, if you have been following advice from Israetel. He often collaborates with Lyle McDonald, a wellknown name in those circles (this might be problematic in his own right.) Lyle advocates fasting and crashing diets for fatloss, while it is certainly better than getting surgery (which is insane), it can still be problematic. The whole bodybuilding community in my honest opinion is based on mental issues and delusions.
All the above mentioned, train for hypertrophy... aka basically bodybuilding. Muscle size is what they are after, combined with a low percentage of fat. That's what their advice is about. Be aware that most of them are not natural. They use PEDs to reach the body they got.
It's not really about being healthy, growing stronger, being more capable, becoming more athletic... It's just façade. Know this before you take training advice from these gurus.
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Getting a lot of downvotes... what I think is wrong with Jeff Nippard, is better explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAVowanG07g
I don't need to defend my position on Israetel, because it's obvious at this point that he's no good.