Ben Carpenter has been a personal trainer for 17 years and has heard and seen it all. Now he's debunking viral TikTok videos with facts, science and humor.
He also went into the debate between exercising at high versus low intensities. A study he sourced that compared those intensities found that for fat loss and muscle growth, “the difference it makes was barely a smidge above f*** all” .One video that caught a lot of attention from fans was of Carpenter explaining why he no longer posts shirtless selfies.
“Whilst that kind of ‘fitspiration’ content is motivational to a subset of people, to many of you it can actually have a negative effect on your mental health,” he said. “The problem? Most fitness influencers know that showing a bit of skin is great for clicks — I could get a lot more video views if I made every video with my top off — but I f***ing hate the idea that this content could be harmful to some of you.
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