Joey Sergio aka Joey Swoll is known for his advocacy for gym positivity. His videos range from calling out toxic gym-goers to discussing wholesome gym interactions. The bodybuilding star also goes out of his way to post videos on his social media to bring more awareness towards the culture that one should follow at the gym.

Recently, he uploaded a video on Instagram about a man insulting another person’s height. Swoll, as expected, was not happy about this incident.

Joey Swoll calls out toxic gymgoer 

The video was uploaded on Swoll’s Instagram and started with a scene in a gym that showed two men. The video showed a man in red gym clothes going past another gymgoer in white and disclosing his height as 6’2”, with a caption coming up on the screen, saying, “Why are Americans so short?”

Swoll was enraged and said, “You set your tripod up so you could walk past this man and make fun of him because of his height? Really?” He then stated that the average height of Americans is 5’9”. Swoll further mocked him and said, “So what you are 6’2” congratulations.” 

Finally, the pro said, “By the looks of it buddy you’re an a**hole.” Swoll often tries to spread positivity and previously he had posted a wholesome video about a good gym interaction that showed how height does not make any difference, but kindness does.

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Swoll applauds the heartwarming gesture from gym goer

In a video previously posted by Swoll, a woman was facing difficulty reaching the bar to perform pull-ups. “Jumping up to the pull-up bar is genuinely one of my irrational fears”, she wrote. She was struggling to jump and take the bar. This is when a taller man comes and gives her a high five and she is successful in it, then the man raises his hand higher and she succeeds in the high five again. This is how she jumps higher and holds the rod finally. 

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“For a lot of you out there who have a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear of going to the gym because you think it is full of bullies, people are going to judge you. To help you see that is the farthest thing from the truth,” Swoll said in the video after the clip.

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So on one hand someone is height shaming and on the other, another person helps someone shorter than them. Swoll pointed both out to show how to stop toxicity. What do you think about his attempts to enable a positive gym culture? Let us know in the comments.