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Joey Swoll, also known as the CEO of Gym Positivity in the realms of bodybuilding, is a social media icon who never misses an opportunity to point out people not abiding by gym etiquette. Although his job takes a toll on his mental health occasionally, he still continues his pursuit of changing the atmosphere in the fitness community and making it a just place to follow your passion for fitness.

He has built his entire career by making use of his social media accounts and advocating for fitness enthusiasts all around the world. His recent post is no exception.

Joey Swoll calls out a woman for unnecessarily victimizing herself 

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Joey Swoll recently took to his official Instagram account @joeyswoll and shared a video where he is seen calling out a woman who has been shooting videos of random people and calling them out for staring at her, even when they are not. He captioned it, “So you film yourself for all of social media to see but you’re upset people looked at you while you were filming? And it’s NOT ok for them to look at you but it’s ok for you to film them?”

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In the video, the girl was recording people just passing by and looking in her direction for a second, and in the background, she wrote, “When you don’t go to your home gym, and people stare at you.” This enraged Swoll, and he called her out for pulling out this publicity stunt.

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He says, “So you go to a new gym, where nobody knows you, and you start filming everything and everyone, then you get to them and say everyone is staring at you? I’m sorry, nobody is staring at you.” He further asks her to mind her own business so that people can actually train without getting bothered. The video resonated with the fitness community, and they appreciated him for pointing this out!

Fans speak in support of Joey Swoll’s accusation

The comments section is proof that the fitness community expressed its disgust over the girl’s behavior who posted the video. While one of them wrote, “People swear they’re the main character,” another commented, “I’m convinced these people make these videos on purpose just so they get engagement even though it’s negative.” One of the fans, taking to her absolutely rubbish accusation, wrote, “The narcissism is out of hand.”

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A follower, taking to all these publicity stunts taking place in the gym instead of just working out to get better wrote, “I hate this new tripod gym atmosphere 😪.” One of them commented, “It’s so arrogant like whoopdy effin doo you discovered fitness after high school, and now you feel entitled to constant admiration.” What are your thoughts on the girl recording the people in the gym for no reason? Let us know in the comments section below! 

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