This is the definition of toxic gym culture. Leave People Alone in the GYM!! 

Hey brother, I wanted to say thank you. As a disabled veteran injured in Afghanistan, I was embarrassed to go into the gym. These videos help so much to know there is someone on my side!!!! Thanks, dude!!!

That girl who was filming him is the type who would cry harassment if you glance at her for half a second.

Filming someone else at the gym without their consent should be a straight up ban for life. If he had filmed her, no doubt she would have claimed harassment

How creepy is it that this woman filmed this man in the gym? She's a Level 3 Stalker.

It just shows the ignorance of these toxic, so called 'gym connoisseurs' who know it all!

Gee, imagine that, an "influencer" that doesn't recognize an ACTUAL LEGITIMATE EXERCISE.

People expose their ignorance everyday while trying to make someone else look bad.

Ban cameras in gyms and kick her out please

All gyms should ban taking videos and photos. These losers are out of control.

When I see something strange, I try to keep in mind that they may know something that I don't know.

Sad that these people know nothing about exercises and then walk people for doing exercises…

Not only was OP a jerk, they didn't even know a legit exercise

It’s so funny to me that the people who laugh think they’re so knowledgeable about workouts, but don’t even know they end up looking stupid bc most of these exercises are alternatives to lack of gym equipment 🤦🏽‍♂️

Respect for your elders just seems to be a lost concept for this generation... sad.

This is why i have gym anxiety, not knowing how to use a machine and having people point and laugh. What happened to respecting others, not just at the gym? If you see someone use a machine wrong, especially dangerously, tell them kindly and respectful. Go the extra mile and show them, help them. How can we be a society that despises body shaming and all that and yet still be gym douches? People need to stop being ass-hats and just be kind. It took me weeks of staring at the smith machine, watching people use it to figure out how I can use it all while trying not to stare too much and look like a creep. Same thing with other machines, like JAcobs ladder which looks simple enough. I finally caught some older guy like me doing so i took a chance and asked him, he was awesome and took 5 minutes to show me how to use the machine.

The most pathetic thing is she has him pegged as not knowing what he’s doing when the opposite is true.

Joey: "What he's doing most of all..." Me:.." is minding his own business" hahaha

You see women on social media doing that exercise movement all the time and no one says a thing. A guy does it and now they mock him. Keep up the good work Joey

I've seen people doing weird stuff on machines for years. While I might think what they're doing is ridiculous and does little to actually work any muscles, I just say nothing and let them do it. I only intervene if they ask for help.

Dude you rock. I'm 50 and all I need ia more people like you to tell young ones to..... . No tick tock Instagram crap. Just be yourself and mind your OWN business

Another reason why somebody might use those machines for hip thrusts/glute bridges is the superior padding. If you haven't done hip thrusts with a barbell before, let me tell you that they can be really uncomfortable without a decent amount of padding on the bar. I never did them until my weightlifting coach assigned them, and I would love to have one of these machines available with that padding (I do have some foam padding for the bar, but it's still not great).

She should be kicked out and quick!

And another social media account going to private or get deleted. Good work m8

If you're more concerned about what other people are doing in the gym than what YOU are doing then YOU are in need of some serious introspection.

just a few nights ago I seen someone doing hip thrust on the leg extension for the first time too. While I was a bit puzzled, instead of filming or even saying anything I just did my own shit. Then after using my brain for a few minutes realized, shit that's pretty smart and creative. Minding your own business really works 😂

Let’s go to the tagged fitness gym or the official site and get her kicked out

Trust me, we so hold back our laughs when we see her in the gym. “Look at my outfits and nails. I’m gonna do glute exercises everyday for my tinder dates who will ghost me in a week”

I remain amazed at how willingly these influencers make fun of others, but actuall show their own a**, and ignorance instead.

This is why I don't go to the gym. Too many people with their phones out to film

I actually do my glute bridges/hip thrusts on the leg curl machine because it’s too uncomfortable for me to do with the barbell because the cushion moves around. People look at me and realize oh yeah you can do that on that machine too. Mind your own business ✌🏽

You know you done f’d up when you’re on a Joey Swoll video!

It's people like this that make a lot of people hesitate to start going to the gym i know that it was 1 of the reasons I avoided going for a long time

I really dont understand why gyms dont make it their policy to not allow taking videos of others

Even apart from the toxic gym culture...what's even more toxic is that people have become so accustomed to filming strangers without consent ... We don't have to disrespect people for content! Thank you Joey Swoll for advocating for people's right to privacy and human decency/compassion ❤❤❤

L.A. Fitness does not allow filming in the gym -- at least not any of the ones I've been to (and I've been to almost all of them around the L.A. area). She should get kicked out just for filming alone!

When I see people doing things at the gym that I 've never seen before, I just assume they know something that I don't.

It kind of blows my mind that we spent all this time as a society trying to cultivate awareness of women in traditionally masculine spaces, to teach the jerks and creeps that they have a right to exist and be left alone… and now so many women are turning around and acting like this. I know the majority of women don’t behave this way. I know there are still men who don’t know how to behave toward women in the gym. And I know there are plenty of men filming inappropriately, as well. But damn, I’m just surprised that the women who do behave this way don’t see the disconnect in what they’re doing.

It’s a very common variation

In cases like this, the "influencer" just shows their own ignorance about an exercise, or about legit strategies like limited use of cheat reps, or lengthened partials, or walking backward on a treadmill.

Being ignorant is not an excuse to be an ass

This is the kind of exposure that makes people want to work out at home.

Listen you adapt and make the machine work for you… especially when it’s busy and everything else is taken.. That man was using his whole brain… Unlike the person filming, which doesn’t have clue

Each and everyday I find more reasons to keep working out at home 😢

She probably thinks it's funny because she's never seen someone thrust with so much effort before in her life. Which says more about her life than anything else.

Thank you Joey. So many of these ppl make these videos as if they are 3 time Mr/Mrs Olympia

If some of these folks worked their bodies as hard as they work their mouths, there would be a helluva lot more healthy people walking around these days. Exactly the reason why I gave up gyms when I was in my 20's, too many intrusive, self-obsessed people. I'm in my 70's now, and still pumping iron.

You would swear the people that post these type of videos are first timers at the gym and haven't been exposed to alternate exercises.

Thanks for the extra education on exercising along with Gym Bully busting!

Don't people go to the gym to work out anymore? Or is everyone there just to film everyone else?

I love that not only do you explain what they're doing, but you know exactly why. I appreciate it. people use equipment for various reasons other than their intended purposes all the time. I always wonder why, but do you know what I do instead? ... I'll give you one guess LOL

People should start worrying about themselves more than they worry about other people are doing

It’s official. People won’t do better til they ban filming at gyms.

That's exactly the thing. Some gyms just don't have that many machines of a particular exercise, and even if they do have a few, sometimes they're just all taken. And I dunno about them, but I'm going to find some substitute so I don't break the cadence of my workout. Though, I've got to say I think more should tag the gym they're in. Makes it easier to bring these videos to the attention of the proper gym, who will then hopefully take proper actions themselves.

Honestly, this should be illegal. Remember when ppl asked for permission before posting your pic on tv or in the paper unless you were missing or a criminal!?

Filming people in the gym is sooooo creepy.

I wish people who do this stuff would get arrested.

Why is it ONLY WOMEN - mostly with NO muscle, MAKING FUN OF MEN?

The more and more it becomes "ok" and "acceptable" to get likes on social media the worse people get.

I use the leg extension machine to do hip trust too sometimes. This would be sad if I was filmed while I doing that exercise 😔

I've been doing hip thrusts on the leg extension machine every week now for over 6 years. Very normal and standard exercise.

Thank you her to reveal the location of the gym so that reporting her becomes easier

My husband and I are blessed enough to be able to build a home gym. Our main reasoning was convenience, but a second deciding factor was also to avoid situations like these. I want to be able to work on my body, not worry about if someone is staring at me, judging me, or filming me for millions to see online. This is how bad it has gotten. There are millions of people who can't afford to do that unfortunately, and it is why I will continue to stand for "film banning" causes in gyms.

Totally fine to do hip thrusts on the laying hamstring curl machine / leg extension machine, it is one of the least intrusive places for hip thrusts for others and for your back. It's an uncommon movement, but it checks out.

A lot of machines have at least one alternative exercise that you can perform, if you have the creativity to see it. Don't be afraid to experiment and find new ways to better yourself.

Joey is the real life Batman (Latman?) Avenging good people.❤

Great message as always 😊

Figures something like this happened in a gym in California, a.k.a, Narcissist Nation. 🙄🤦‍♂

LA Fitness won’t do anything to get. A dude filmed me and others in the locker room, I caught him, got staff, he admitted it and they didn’t do anything to that man so this person is safe.

LA Fitness has a no filming rule and is strictly enforced. Please notify their corporate.

I saw someone recently doing hip thrust on a seated Leg. Curl machine. I was I surprised. Yes. What did I do. I continued on with what I was doing. If it works for you then it’s a great exercise

She obviously does not have enough experience in gym 🤷🏻‍♂️

I've had people look at me weird when I do some "out of the normal" lifts. The next week...I see them doing it too. Don't hate on something until you try it. And even then, just because you didn't like it, doesn't mean someone else feels the same.

This is going to end up destroying gyms if they don't get it under control. I built my home gym in 2016 because I saw the writing on the walls. The gym was becoming a you tube/tik Tok filming location.

Didn't she get banned from all of LA fitness facilities?

I wish more people would understand that when you see an older person in the gym, they probably aren’t doing it for aesthetics. After 50, muscle mass and bone strength decline rapidly due to hormonal decline. I’ve cared for many people with hip fractures from falls. Falling and fracturing a hip, leg, foot etc limits a person’s ability to ambulate and can lead to a fear of falling again and a sedentary lifestyle. It’s very important to keep lower body strength as you get older. I’m 50 and my joints, bones, and maintaining that muscle mass have taken priority over aesthetics and I’ve seen people use the hamstring curl machine for glute bridges. I’ve seen the Nordic curl on the lat pulldown. If the gym has a problem with how he’s using a machine, let them handle that. Making fun of people at the gym is what makes people not want to go.

Joey swoll is the G.O.A.T

I hadn't thought about using those machines for it. Though I tend to get nervous when trying it, glad to hear other guys do it too.

Oh AshleyJosephine of LA going to be easy to find your LA fitness account and cancel it. He’s using the leg curl machine go find something else to do while you wait for him to finish his sets.

Ain't gon lie never got into the gym cuz of people like this that's why I'm a calisthenics guy love going to the park and doing pull ups and dips and what not plus I get a lot of sunshine and fresh air while I workout 😊💪💯

People are not use to seeing different type of training. I am into all type so of training. I train for mobility, tendon strength, muscle strength, conditioning, and endurance. Intense time under tension on the muscle feels so good and so brutal at the same time, the recovery is much easier because there no high reps.

Holding back her laugh wasn't hard, she's not brave and she's not tough, she knew not to laugh at a man she didn't know, she didn't know how he would've reacted

Huh, I had no idea this was a legitimate excersize. I don't get why enyone feels the need to film anything in a gym & post it online for some kind of validation of their perspective or just generally make fun of people. Imagine being 1 of these people, honestly, I think I'd vommit if I got caught filming that like some kind of weirdo, imagine actually doing it, pulling your phone out just to film someone.... Boggles the mind dunnit.

Seems like a lot of gym goers, myself included, are very uneducated about gym exercises. I wish I'd learnt about these things a lot earlier.

I do this myself and super-set with hamstrings along with your pull over alternative on the very same machine instead of blocking off a flat bench like majority people do. And your right Joe, it does wonders for the glutes.

I love this movement against toxicity in public gyms. I fully support Joey and his community fighting agains these ''I'm better than everybody else, I do whatever I want'' types of people. Keep up the great work y'all and have an awesome weekend!

I've done shoulder presses on the standing calf machine. Excellent machine for that.

It's a lot cheaper to just buy weights and lift at home.

LA Fitness has a no filming policy

This!!! This is why some people don’t go to the gym. Get ‘em Joey!!! ❤❤❤

I've done hip thrusts on the leg extension several times. It's a convenient setup if you don't have a machine and there's no barbells available

You can tell shes new to the gym since she has no idea what he's doing lmaoooo

I've done a similar exercise after I was hurt on the job. A physiotherapist taught me a few exercises to strengthen my lower back

Disgusting behavior. Hope she gets kicked out.

Recording in the gym should be illegal. Period. I don’t even care if the message is positive. Filming doesn’t belong in the gym.

You're like The Punisher of gym bullies lol

Gyms may have start posting trespassing signs… NO TWITS ALLOWED!!! Quit filming

This isnt just gym culture. Unfortunately this is a portion of all our culture. "oh look at the ripped pants he's wearing hahaha".

Hey Joey. Im literally putting my gym bag together to go to the gym for the very first time in my life. Ive never even set foot in the gym before yesterday when i went in to buy my membership. Today i am having a real hard time motivating myself to go. Your videos helped me knuckle down and just go.. So here i go.. literally walking out the door for my fjrst ever gym session right now. A lot of why im doing it is thanks to you and your videos. Thank you Joey!

That's actually not a bad idea to do hip thrusts on the leg extension machine...

Omg I didn’t know you could do this on a leg extension or curl machine!!!! Love my glute bridges but have issues with hip thrusts. This is gonna help me get better form! Thank you!!!!