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Fitness influencer Alex Eubank decided not to eat for 48 hours. He thought fasting for two days would help cleanse his body, but instead ended up making him very sick and he had to go to the hospital. This incident stirred controversy in the fitness and bodybuilding community.

In the recent episode of The Generation Iron Fitness podcast uploaded a video on YouTube. In the podcast, former bodybuilders Victor Martinez, Edwin Majia Jr., and Vlad Yudin appeared. They discussed Eubank’s two days of fasting. During this Arnold Classic champion, shared his thoughts and slammed him for fasting.

Victor Martinez criticized Eubank’s two-day fasting approach

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Martinez humorously asked about the influencer’s actions, saying, “What does he influence?  Then he added, “Get yourself fu*k*g sick and go to the hospital, what does he influence?” The fitness coach criticized his extremely fasting approach and questioned its purpose.

Martinez speculated that the influencer might have attempted the fast to gain attention or to connect with a God. He said, “Yeah maybe he wanted to connect to God or something.” He also shared his own experience of unintentionally fasting for about two days. He said, “I actually did pretty long, not by choice, but because I just felt like doing it. I did, I did it for about, oh yeah, two days. Yeah, yeah, it was long, but I wasn’t, of course, working out”, but he emphasized that he wasn’t working out during that time.

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The conversation also delved into different body types and potential health issues. He also shared his opinion on this saying

“Again, based on his body type, is he an ectomorph, mesomorph? You know, is he fat, is he slim? Yeah, they don’t need it unless he has stomach issues. You know, you have stomach issues, right? A lot of bloating, a lot of things going on. You try dieting, you try training, you know, what let’s hit the source of your problems. Is it the gut, because gut health is very important.” Martinez discussed his own strategies to manage weight and improve his physique. He highlighted the importance of gut health and noted that fasting could sometimes worsen stomach issues.

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Alex Eubank’s hospitalization after a 48-hour fast.

Alex Eubank, a popular fitness influencer known for his amazing body, has 2.7 million followers on Instagram. He tried a 48-hour fast to detoxify but faced trouble midway. The 23-year-old ended up in the hospital. It happened during a movie, and he felt odd, becoming overly aware of things. He said, “I thought I was dying and then the moment where everything got hella numb I felt like I was like dead or I was like only a few seconds away from dying and I like prayed to God I was like please forgive me for my sins”. He stopped fasting after 24 hours, and he’s getting heart tests and blood work to ensure everything’s okay.

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He’s out of the hospital now and updated his health on YouTube. He said, “But basically I’m pretty sure like 99 sure it’s just anxiety I had a mean panic attack and I think it was amplified due to the fact that I had no food in me for 24 hours which I’ve never done before.” He thinks it happened because his anxiety mixed with not eating might have caused his body to feel strange and numb.

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