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“Should Be Banned From a Gym”: Bodybuilding Community Reacts to Yet Another Viral Gym Beef

Published 04/01/2024, 1:01 PM EDT

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Gym beef is getting more common with each passing day. Most of the time, this happens because of a lack of attention. IFBB Pro Greg Doucette is famous for bringing matters like these to the public’s attention.

Recently, Doucette posted a video on his official Instagram account of a clash between a girl and a boy in the gym from China. The girl broke a piece of her jewelry after colliding with the boy and accused him of doing that. Let’s find out who’s at fault here.

A 700-dollar bracelet causes drama in a gym

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The scenario couldn’t be much more straightforward. In the video originating from China, a boy was resting between his deadlift sets. As soon as he lifted the barbell rod for his first rep, the girl who was passing by got her forearm struck by the rod. She was wearing a bracelet, and it got shattered into pieces after the collision. 

She was wearing an expensive jade bracelet in the gym. After the bracelet was shattered, she asked the guy to pay for the bracelet, even though he was not the one at fault. The bracelet cost around seven hundred dollars. The IFFB Pro Coach questioned his fans, “What is ur take on this? Who is at fault?

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The girl faced a lot of criticism in the comments. No one was impressed by the girl’s behavior. First, she disturbed the guy’s set in between, and then she caused a lot of drama by asking for money. Everyone supported the boy in the comments, pointing out that the girl was responsible for her loss. Some fans even criticized the girl for wearing such expensive jewelry in the gym.

Fan advises the girl, “Take off your jewelry” before entering the gym

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One Instagram user supported the boy and wrote, “Anyone who says it’s his fault should be banned from a gym.” Another user highlighted the fact we should not wear any fragile items in the gym and took the boy’s side, commenting, “Take off your jewelry etc when you’re going to the gym. Plus she’s the one that walked into him it’s not like he went out of his way to hit her.” One fitness enthusiast suggested the girl check her surroundings properly before walking and wrote, “How about walking with your eyes open??

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Among these users, one asked the girl to pay the boy and commented, “Well it could have been the arm that was broke she should pay the guy for traumatizing his lift.” Another user bashed the girl for not being aware of her surroundings, commenting, “The girl awareness was 0%. She was walking straight as if no one was there.” The user even questioned the girl, “Why you wearing a jade bracelet in the gym.”

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What are your views on this matter? Who do you think is at fault? Let us know in the comments.

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Karan Yadav

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Karan Yadav is a Bodybuilding writer at EssentiallySports. His journey to the bodybuilding realm started during the lockdown, where he found inspiration and dedication from those engaged in the sport. A stickler for fitness tips, Karan keenly follows his idols Chris Bumstead and Mike O’Hearn for covering the information they give out through their social media.
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