The advent of social media has been both a boon and a bane for society. While there is much to learn from the veterans of different fields, it has also left room for misinformation to spread. More often than not people try innovative, and at times, peculiar ways to carry out an otherwise mundane task. While sometimes it may be a hack, in other cases, it’s just a hoax to get the viewers’ attention. However, the netizens of the bodybuilding world are not one to be fooled by such stunts.

While they welcome new ideas and transformations with open arms, they also don’t shy away from calling out unrealistic stunts. One such case came to light recently when a fitness influencer was thrashed for promoting a “wack” workout routine. So, who is this influencer and what did he do?

Jo Linder’s peculiar workout routine

On 23rd March, a German fitness influencer named Jo Linder posted a series of exercise videos on his Instagram. Going by the nickname Joesthetics, the fitness model is known for his aesthetic physique and ripped stature. He enjoys a massive fan following of more than 8M followers on Instagram. On a usual day, fans never forget to show their support and shower him with encouraging words. However, it wasn’t the case after Linder’s recent upload.

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Posting videos of his gym routine, Linder added in the caption, “Alternative training – squeeeze it bro. 12-15 reps. We feel lot in middle . Helped me lot for feel it . Can try – not have to bro.” Soon after the post was shared, fans took to the comments section to call out the influencer for promoting dangerous exercises. Many believed, instead of helping, the exercises are likely to harm the body.

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The bodybuilding world bashes the German fitness influencer

Calling out the irresponsible promotion, a fan wrote, “Most of us WON’T BENEFIT at all from this cr*p…no hate but don’t be a fool running around the gym trying every stupid thing.” Accusing him of falsely garnering views, another one added, “Fluff exercises for views.” A third fan added, “joe I love you but sum of these workouts are wack 😞” Implying how dangerous the exercise can prove to be, another one commented, “One way ticket to snap city.”

Commenting on the incredulity of the video, a fan wrote, “I lost brain cells watching these exercises.” Another one added, “Second one is the definition of not wanting to do leg day.” Stunned by the bizarre exercise, another fan added, “Wtf is theese excercises? Just do normal flies and incline presses instead of this bs.”

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While the bodybuilding world is usually supportive of new ideas and innovative workout videos, they refrain from entertaining techniques that might prove to be harmful to fitness enthusiasts. What are your views on Linder’s post? Tell us in the comments.