A new sensation has taken the world of fitness and bodybuilding, by a storm in recent times. He gained a million followers on his social media accounts and went viral because of his huge muscular body. He joined YouTube in 2016 and now has over 1.32 million subscribers. After starting to upload fitness-related videos, in just a few years; he became one of the most talked about personalities on the web. Despite the fame, criticism has also emerged against fitness influencer Sam Sulek.

However, the 21-year-old has been very open about his drug use, and recently, bodybuilding veteran Lee Priest defended the youngster. Priest bashed those attacking Sam Sulek.

Lee Priest comes to Sam Sulek’s Defense

Priest explained in his reel that Sulek’s having a good time enjoying his food and workout sessions, making videos out of it. And he must be taking good care of his health too. There’s no need to criticize him. Instead of judging, let him live his life the way he wants.

In the video, Priest went on to add, “Sam’s learning. He’s having fun right now, eating those foods. I’m sure he’s getting his blood work done through for what goes through. And he’s having fun doing it. So why come down on him? His videos shows him eating, shows him training.” He illustrated that when people are young, they often try different approaches to have fun. According to Priest, this is hat is happening in Sulek’s case, too.

Priest says Sam Sulek will learn himself

He mentioned coach Greg Doucette, who has been a major critic of Sulek, and added,” Just heard everyone else talking about he should eat this way and do it that way. He’ll learn for himself as much good as you think you’re doing, saying do it this way.” This is not the first time that the 21-year-old influencers diet has come under scrutiny. A while back, when criticism of his diet was a concern on social media,  Priest had come forward to rescue him.

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Reacting to the people who were making videos on Sulek, Priest stated, “You C*nts Are Just Making Videos to Get Views From His Clout.” He further expressed his views and shared a story of himself and said that he, too, had a poor diet when he was young.  What is your opinion on Priest’s way of looking at Sam Sulek? Let us know in the comments below.

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