Fake weights, lies, and scams to get more likes and $$$ in bodybuilding.

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Many of you might not know Zack Khan based off his name alone – a pro bodybuilder still climbing his way up in the ranks. But the people who do know Zack’s name also know him best for his blunt, honest, and no bullshit attitude on social media. This is something that’s been claimed before by many other bodybuilding stars such as Lee Priest, Rich Piana, and so on… but Zack Khan makes being honest an entertaining and outrageous endeavor. One specific thing he has been sure to call out is when fitness Instagram stars use fake weights in their videos. How does he know they are fake? After spending your entire life in fitness and bodybuilding you know what is and isn’t possible.

And it goes beyond Instagram – many people in the bodybuilding world take advantage of “average” people who know less about fitness to either gain subscribers or gain profit. To be clear this isn’t everyone in the industry and certainly not the leagues pulling these tricks but it is hard to find out the truth behind, let’s say, what’s really in a supplement or if an athlete’s workout really works as well as they claim. So how many people really take advantage? Watch my interview with Zack Khan and find out how deep he thinks the rabbit hole goes. You can see it above.

– Vlad Yudin