American fitness icon Jeff Seid is a social media sensation with a massive following on pretty much every mainstream platform. His Instagram account boasts 4.5 million followers, and his YouTube channel, Official Jeff Seid, has over a million subscribers. Hence, making him a notable influencer in the fitness domain. However, his recent post on Instagram didn’t quite impart an influential effect on his fans.

Seid took to his social media to post an interesting picture of him flaunting his physique while being surrounded by a couple of women and a brief caption explaining the picture’s motive. The post came four days ago, with its location set to Santa Monica, California. It garnered quite some attention from his fans and followers, although many couldn’t relate to it. Let’s find out what the fans had to say about it.

Fans react to Jeff Seid’s post

As per the social media update, the 28-year-old model shared a glimpse of him flexing his muscles on a beachside. The catch of the picture was him standing amidst five women, who, as per the image, seemed to be mesmerized by the influencer’s attractive build. Captioned as, “Perks of aesthetics,” the update acquired a wide range of reactions from fans, with a bountiful of them criticizing the note and questioning its integrity. Here are some of the reactions:

“Staged. Anyone that’s got some muscle knows that in reality it’s other dudes flocking to you.”

“Ah yes, the greatest lie the fitness industry has sold to all men…”

“Really have the impression girls find muscular dudes awkward nowadays and this post was made with paid girls to attract dudes who believe this is true and so buy their products. Am i the only one ?”

“Perks of steroids”

“Guys it’s not true, at all😂 its a trap”

“Replace all those women with dudes asking what you are on”

“Photoshop”

“Staged”

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Nonetheless, several fans seemed to be inspired by his idea and commended Seid for his great frame. One wrote, “Reason why I got into lifting right here,” while another acclaimed the picture to be the “best motivation.” However, there are a number of instances where fitness influencers have utilized their popularity to destruct stereotypes.  

Joey Swoll called out a TikToker

In a recent tweet bodybuilding personality, Joey Swoll condemned a TikTok influencer for demeaning an old man working out in the gym. Reportedly, the influencer was recording herself when an old man was seen kicking a punching bag in the background. Thus, mocking the man’s stance, she made faces and exclaimed, “What was that.”  

“So now we’re making fun of the way an elderly man works out? Really? You should be ashamed of yourself,” Swoll re-shared the post with a critical take on it. Additionally, he addressed the need for filming restrictions inside a gym premise. 

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With the popularization of social media, the platforms are overwhelmed with many influencers communicating their ideologies and purpose. Some are directly constructive, while others might have gotten a bit controversial. Hence, the power lies within fans whether to be or not be influenced by them. What do you think of Seid’s perks of aesthetics? Let us know in the comments.