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Noel Deyzel, the bodybuilding pro, recently shared a disheartening life update with his followers. The South African bodybuilder revealed that he would undergo surgery to treat a medical condition, diastasis recti. It left a gap of two and a half inches between his abdominals. Further, it is causing inconvenience to the YouTuber to lift weights, drive at full capacity, etc.

Unlike many influencers who project the happy side of the sport, Noel Deyzel decided to be honest with his lows as well. So he uploaded a video on his YouTube channel, ensuring his 3.4M subscribers that he would keep them updated about his recovery process.

Noel Deyzel reasons out non-transparency in the bodybuilding world

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The IFBB Pro bodybuilder is known for his positive content creation in the fitness world. Now, he is up to defying the regular norms of bodybuilding. In his recent ‘life update’ YouTube video, Deyzel revealed, “I personally haven’t seen many bodybuilders or creators take the audience through the process of recovery.

He reasoned out the common behavior among fitness influencers to be silent on injuries. “From a bodybuilding perspective, that’s going to be held against you, and that’s going to be judged against you,” he said. However, the YouTube icon is determined to be as transparent as possible with his audience.

 “I’m a transparent guy,” he admits, and wants his followers to learn from his experiences. He wants his audience to join his journey of ups and downs. “It’s not just all glamorous, you know. This is life!” Deyzel concludes. This isn’t the first time for the bodybuilder to be vocal about issues surrounding the sport. Earlier, he admitted to being on steroids to build his physique.

The fitness YouTuber calls out fake influencers

Noel Deyzel, in one of his YouTube videos, admitted that he relies on steroids for building muscle mass. However, he never named them as he was concerned about his young followers. The fitness enthusiast calls out influencers who don’t open up about their PED dependence and often mislead the younger generation.

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Too many influencers are chasing money and profiting off of vulnerability,” the bodybuilder cried. Further, he warns his subscribers to be vigilant about what they are watching or reading on the internet and follow only transparent fitness influencers.

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The rise of social media has led to too much content online which cannot be verified. In such a case, there is a high chance of youngsters getting influenced by the wrong people. Fitness influencers like Noel Deyzel are a torch bearer of positivity and transparency, and the online community needs more such people. Currently, fans are just hoping for a speedy recovery of their YouTube star.

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