Christian Fitness Influencers Have Gone TOO FAR 

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The Christian industry is worth billions. That makes it the perfect target for capitalism

I treat my body like a temple to Dionysus

Im completley convinced that religion is a kink for most of these people.

Isn't that one dude basically admitting that his own belief system is based on emotion rather than reason?

Every time these guys are like "liberals and yoga guys have narrow shoulders" I'm like "Bruh tell me you've never actually seen us" bc A) nobody does the hypermasc body type like gay gym bros and B) statistically, something like 50% of male dancers are gay/queer-identifying, most of us are pretty liberal, and 100% of us have to be able to fit full-grown humans on our shoulders on the regular😂

THIRST TRAPS FOR JESUS

i really dislike the religious ones that use the "see using gods name in vain means you acknowledge him that he exists" because as forrest valkai says it "if i say holy cow am i suddenly a hindu?"

The term "god-fearing" being used as a positive tells you all you need to know about both the people who say it, and their god.

The 11th commandment: “thou shall not have narrow shoulders”

I love it when my god okays my pre workout drink.

Bro really just said “use pretty privilege to your advantage to evangelize”💀

As an ex mormon I will definitely now be using Joseph Smith as a curse

Neat, this combines my two favourite genres of videos on RU-vid: roasting fitness influencers, and roasting Christian influencers.

Being jacked doesn’t always mean healthy either, steroids aren't healthy...

13:53 so only a fit priest is worth listening to? One of the challenges used against women priests was that their attractiveness would be a distraction... But clearly woman fancying a priest is not an issue??

I know my own crisis of faith started when I discovered that the gospel writers weren’t swoll.

“Narrow shoulders are for liberals and men who do yoga” lol all of this is nonsensical, but why do people have the idea that yoga can’t make you muscular? You can absolutely build shoulder strength and stability (and size!) with yoga if you want to

Never forget that one girl selling the Christian activewear has a video of her doing pull ups that then cuts back and forth to a photo of a bloody Jesus dying on the cross with the caption “Who do you represent in the gym?”

I can’t get past the balaclava with the prominently displayed religious symbol. Maybe it’s just me but that immediately brings the word “terrorist” to mind.

"All the guys in my church are hot! If they're not buff, they don't get in the door!"

The guy talking about yoga dudes and weak shoulders obviously hasn't seen someone who can go from Crow Pose to a handstand and back to Crow without their feet ever touching the floor.

In Turkey they say ‘Allah ‘hallah’ in place of an exasperated sigh, not a swear phrase but it’s said automatically in moments of surprise, frustration etc.

the ableism in these clips is…borderline triggering lol as a disabled person. like this can’t be more the textbook definition of ableism, discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. moralizing ability/disability/bodies, which are actually morally neutral. fundamentalist christianity and disability (both physical and mental)…*shudders*

"I fear God." (Dresses like a member of ISIS) Yeah, I believe you.

"Look at how strong I am, also I'm terrified of an invisible man that may judge me and condemn me." ...um, ok.

I'd like to comment that here in Spain, both in Spanish and Catalan, we say "Jesus" when someone snezes, as if it was a bless you.

Drews confusion when you did the segway into the sponsored segment😂

As an exmormon with a ton of religious trauma, saying oh my god or Jesus Christ as a “cuss” word is so healing for me. It’s like I’m taking back the words that hurt me and ruined religion for me, and they are my words now, not the churches words.

As a former Catholic, I'm embarrassed for this GymBro.

Christ was all about the capitalism 😂. Keep in mind, when they make judgements about size, they definately don’t like disabled people like myself. I workout to stay healthly.

Taylor, that pivot into the sponsor cracked me up 😆

Huh…the example clips in this video might explain why my Evangelical brother suddenly decided to track his macros, go to the gym, and has been working to get ripped starting 2-3 years ago…

gonna start saying Charles Darwin as a cuss now lmao

christfluencers more like cringefluencers amiright

If you use God or Jesus as part of your sales pitch, are you not taking the Name of the Lord in vain? It's not just about cursing.

One time I asked my mom why we are told to fear god, but then also told to love god, because in my mind fear and love are incompatible. Well she explained to me that in religion the word “fear” means love. In my kid mind I thought, “oh….ok I guess it’s just another word for love in old timey Bible language.” It took me a long time to realize my original confusion was correct and that they do in fact mean that you should be afraid of god.

they take the fear of god way out of context, to fear the lord is to hate evil, ancient vocabulary sounds different to us in this day and age. a good christian should be skeptical and willing to hunt for truth

I think Christian Fitness Influencers comparing fitness with being more godly is part of a larger trend. People online have been equating being philosophically/politically/morally correct with being attractive for awhile now. There's the chad vs. virgin meme which spun-off into all the variants of the chad/wojack meme in politics. Posters will equivocate being right-wing with being jacked (and being left-wing with being a scrawny "soyboy"). This plays into the rigid gender roles and sells well with disaffected males.

Not a Christian, but I do remember it saying "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth".... 😂

In Quebec, the most audacious swear words are aspects of the Catholic Church.

As a polytheist, I've sworn at my gods but never used their names as swear words. Christians and inconsistencies go together so well, we can't ask them to break up.

This is just grifting. P.T. Barnum would be a trillionaire in the current era.

I love that you are both on screen at the same time again!!

Hey girl, scentbird has a CEO with extreme views. I would look into it before you accept another sponsorship from them, especially considering the type of content you focus on. No hate tho, get your bag

Good old "Thou shalt get shredded"😀 I'm in middle of the video, wondering whether crossfit will get recommended at any point 😀

It is interesting to me to see that there is emphasis on exercise and health in Christianity now. I grew up Southern Baptist and the body was basically an afterthought and took a backseat to the "spiritual body".

Excellent video! It reminds me of why I left Christian fundamentalism.

0:29 I like your split screen! I kinda miss seeing y’all sit next to one another so this is a wonderful compromise with the new set. ☺️

Godsmaxxing

I really appreciate what the woman says at 25:05, because she's totally right! And I know that that's true because, when I use the word "sh*t" in a profane manner, I am acknowledging the existence of sh*t and proving that sh*t is the only way to the father, because the only way to believe in the father is to believe in this kind of sh*t.

I just can’t get over how much cute the both of you are together ❤. That is all.

“With God, all things are profitable”

Jezer doesn't mention on their website where the apparel is manufactured. Wonder why.

Jesus flipped all those tabled for nothing

Stereotyping the modern workplace as, "sitting in your cubicle" is grossly reductive. Physical fitness and strength is a relevant aspect of many many jobs. For example construction, manufacturing, landscaping, farming, equipment and vehicle maintenance, the list could go on and on. While it's true that being jacked like many of these folks are is not necessarily required, that doesn't mean a huge portion of jobs don't require a certain minimum of physical strength.

the BJJ teacher saying "ive never met anyone that didn't regret quitting BJJ" is dumb as hell. dude, youre a BJJ teacher, you're only ever going to hear from people who are coming to learn from you. the people who quit and don't care about BJJ anymore have no reason to interact with you.

HAHAHA I love how confused your hubby was as you were tying in your sponsor. Y'all are so cute :)

Loved when drew didn't see the segue coming 😀

Romania is predominantly christian - eastern orthodox.. and we use the devil as a curse word all the time… so then our true god is the devilll? 🤔😄

The guy with the cross sky mask looks like a predator. I would get as far away from him as a could at the gym. Yikes. And totally agree with you about the thirst trapping.

My dad worked for a Christian publishing company: Bibles, devotional, Christian fiction, etc. When they started a gifts division, there was a LOT of handwringing about how to market Knick-knacks and such without crossing the line into a gross using of the faith. Now, did they manage to meet that goal? I’m sure different people would have different opinions. But man, at least they wrestled with it, you know? And they never would have said “this ceramic figurine will make you a better Christian” or “truly faithful people would never have art without overtly sacred themes.”

Gotta be hot for Jesus lmao

My dad quit jiu jitsu and regrets it so…maybe they’re right. lol

They want pilots to be tall dark and handsome when shorter people are better at taking G's.

That whole "People swear with Jesus's name because they know he's the true God" is sooooooo laughably American and Anglo centric lmao like sorry not everyone speaks English or lives in a Christian culture, what are you talking about

That one girl gave the most “I’m 14 and this is deep” speech I’ve ever heard in my entire life. She really thought she was onto something.

So... new age superficial Christianity?

"strength that you get from evil Eastern spirits" 🤣🤣

Brb dry scooping my Bible mid workout

My body is a temple. To Baba Yaga.

I love the dog got in with you, it's the whole family together.

Can confirm as someone who grew up Muslim, they use ‘ya allah’ (oh god) and other expletives I don’t remember, it’s not just Christians

"My body is a temple: ancient and crumbling, probably cursed, harboring an unspeakable horror" got that on a tee

I cant believe how spot on that Catholic guy is when he says emotions are key to getting people to change their beliefs. I just cant believe he is admitting this!!!

In German, we have some mild expletives involving god ("Herrgott noch mal!" could be uttered in exasperation), but I'm not aware of any curse words involving Jesus. When my dad was upset about his students, he sometimes said "Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn!", which translates as "Heavens, ass and twine!" and I think that ought to catch on in the U.S.

That lady was really out here thinking she sounded good, but her attitude, energy and words were just horrible lol.

Whether intentionally or not, most of these people are just diaguising Patriarchy as "Christianity".

Drew's face when he realized you were leading into the scentbird ad was hilarious 😂

That logic behind "people only take others seriously when they are attractive, so you have to become attractive" kind of reminds me of the logic behind "when a man lusts after an attractive woman, she has to change her clothing/wear more modest clothes". Like you said: they're identifying the wrong person in this scenario as the problem.

10:48 -10:56 So ...... the content of what the person is saying is not important to them? So, seeing a handsome person is more important? Sounds like they need to work on themselves.

The "jacked" physic came into popularity with men with the rise of white collar jobs and it absolutely has to do with male insecurity about working at a desk with their brains instead of [fill in blank] with their body and personally I think it is made worse when you add in the way people look down on labor jobs and other classist attitudes and beliefs. So really.. our culture only thinks of men with muscles as being good leaders because men were afraid that they'd stop being good leaders if they didn't have muscles.. like a hundred years ago. LOL I'm sure we humans have this.. sense.. of the healthiest person being the best leader. We're just really bad at knowing what's healthy and our concept of what is healthy has changed drastically over our history.

Hahaha! I'm so glad I watched this yesterday. While at the gym, I generally don't pay attention to others. However this morning I noticed a couple in obvious Christian brand workout attire. Cracked me up.

I'm sure I'm not the only one to point this out, but didn't Jesus throw the tables of the sellers in the temple cause he considered it a mockery of the purpose of the temple? So what makes these guys think that Jesus is okay with them selling stuff, marketing it to Christians, telling them it will strengthen their faith?

“Charles Darwin!” Is my new cuss word 😂

Something something something preacher curls

What would Jesus do? Look ripped apparently.

Promoting a healthy lifestyle is good, but when they’re bring others down for not being super strong etc and implying they need to look good for Jesus, it kinda gives eugenics vibes 😬

gotta question everything

Me being christian, I am sceptical about other christians who believe that the earth is 6000 years old or man and woman just popped out of nowhere. It's like you have to relinquish common sense to be a christian.

the "men who do yoga" bit is especially funny when you read works by people like russel paul. theres a high likelihood the historical jesus of nazareth lived in the himilayas for a time and that his time as a yogi influenced his teaching when he came back to his homeland in his 30s.

Grindr logic abounds in Christian masculinity. Everyone’s 6’3”, unless they’re 5’3”.

I am a large, intimidating, masculine man but I am 100% not a good christian man. I am good, just not christian.

"blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth" Yeah! When we are done with it nerds!

My superhuman metabolism renders any attempt at bodybuilding futile.

"Darn you, Darwin!" Penguins of Madagascar

As someone who struggled with my weight and fitness my whole life, and who grew up in the church, I already felt like my weight was a moral failing and a sign that I wasn't faithful enough, without anyone even telling me that as a kid. I can only imagine how much worse it must engrain in someone's head who grows up actually hearing these kinds of things said out loud to them.

Such a hypocrisy. One cannot cuss by saying "Jesus", but using allegedly his words for financial income is ok.

That dude giving away the game was fascinating. I mean, it's something you figure out if you've moved in Christian spaces, seen altar calls and all of that, that these events play on emotions. The speeches, the music, all of that. But him just blatantly saying that they'll need to resort to psychological manipulation because rational arguments won't do the trick is baffling. I wonder whether there are any Christians who start reevaluating their faith if they are told by one of their own that they don't have a good basis for their faith other than "the feelz".

This was gold haha! Also i enjoy this set up of side to side and video in the middle, flows very well :)