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A recent video from the bodybuilding community has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. This violent altercation involved an aggressive gymgoer physically assaulting another gym member for using a deadlift bar for longer than he expected. While disagreements in the gym can happen, resorting to violence goes against every moral aspect of fitness and is something that is rightfully being called out by former champions of the sport. 

Arnold Classic bodybuilding Champ, Victor Martinez has also taken a firm stand on the matter and condemned the violence against a fellow member. 

Shocking gym video goes viral 

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In a recent video released by Generation Iron’s Instagram account, one man can be seen doing his workout, while another man, who apparently was in line for using the deadlift bar, goes up to him and hits him on the head. Initiating the argument, the man said, I don’t get f*k on that, bro. You’ve been on there for a f**king hour“. After that, the argument started to garner fire, ending up in a fight. However, the one who was hit on the head tried to handle the situation by staying calm.

As soon as the video circulated on the internet, fans started reacting to the incident. While many came out in support of the victim, Victor Martinez noticed something else.

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Recent gym video gets fans’ reactions 

Giving an honest and general opinion, one of the fans wrote, “Don’t care how long you’ve been waiting, you don’t hit another member… Now you’re getting banned for life, and possibly even an assault charge.” On the other hand, Martinez wrote, “The belt location though” with the aim of lightening up the mood. He to some extent tried to normalize the heated situation through his comment.

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Giving a verdict not in the favour of both, one fan wrote, “Both are wrong but the towel guy needs to be banned from that gym.” “Embarrassing bro. How are you, a grown man acting like a twelve-year-old cos you don’t like waiting? Assault and battery charge right there plus easily banned for life” expressed another user. What’s your opinion about what happened in the video? Tell us in the comments.

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