Lee Priest explained how using phones and listening to music in the gym can be a downfall.
Lee Priest is a bodybuilding legend who put together one of the best physiques of his generation at a very young age. Now, he continues to share his opinions on social media regarding the current happenings in bodybuilding. During a recent video, Priest talked how using phones in the gym can be a downfall.
“They call this the smartphone. I always said that’s the joke. They call it a smartphone because they knew it was going to make us stupid and dumb us down, which it has.”
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Priest enjoyed a career on stage that spanned into three decades. He has had the chance to compete against legendary bodybuilders like Flex Wheeler, Shawn Ray, and Chris Cormier. Before calling it a career in 2013, Priest won the NABBA Mr. Universe competition. Priest quickly became known for his incredible conditioning and massive biceps.
Lee Priest Talks Using Smartphones In The Gym
Lee Priest used to workout in a world when people would communicate with each other rather than be wrapped up in their phones.
“Now, we’re in our own little world. They wear these big f*cking ear warmers and they’re doing sh*t on their phones. It’s like, come on people.”
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Priest believes taking in the environment around you is more beneficial than being in your phone, whether it is scrolling different apps or listening to music. Back in Priest’s day, they would share information in the gym and this is how news used to get around.
“You’d only get bits of information periodically when the magazines came out or if you’re in the gym. People used to talk more. They weren’t in their little closed-off worlds.”
Nowadays, Priest does not like how involved smartphones have become, including listening to music.
“That’s why I hate when people wear headphones and music. You’re in your own world. You’re not listening to what’s going on around you. You take in the noise of the gym. Look, even if they have sh*tty music playing, don’t pay attention, just take in the atmosphere of people training.”
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