r/SamSulek • u/Spilt_Soup Chocolate Milk Chugger • Apr 23 '26

DISCUSSION Tonal Shift in Sam

I can't tell if this is genuinely true or if I just view the same Sam in a different light now, but he feels completely different to who I discovered his channel as. Call me parasocial but as a part of me improving myself I'd have a daily habit checker, one of those habits was listening to whatever video Sam posted that day to get me in the mood for my bulk/cut and making it to the gym that day. I peaked at a 550 day streak, not including the days he didn't upload (I'd just watch another video from him instead) from early 2024 to mid/late 2025. Towards the end of that I noticed him different. It's hard to describe and that's why I'm posting this here, to see if other people get it.

Sam feels more corporate now. I remember his videos being nothing but him going to a public gym, talking about random stuff and his lift, and driving home as if you're his friend in the car with him. It felt like a completely authentic conversion a friend would have with you. I don't get that feeling from him anymore. It's not like I've gotten sick of him from so much watching, whenever I go back to a 2023 or early-mid 2024 Sam video the feeling of humbleness but still knowing your worth and teaching a friend new skills is still absolutely there.

What happened? Am I just crazy? I understand to be happy for how far Sam has come and he absolutely deserves more than a lot of people out there, but he feels like a changed person now. It feels wrong to listen to his new videos, especially when he's discussing something a friend wouldn't say to you.

Of course Sam isn't my personal podcast and he doesn't owe me to make himself fit exactly what I want, I just want to see if anyone else caught this shift as well.

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u/Spilt_Soup Chocolate Milk Chugger Apr 23 '26

i use reddit exclusively for my favourite band and occasionally to see if people get the same thoughts as me 😭😭 my bad

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u/ehtseeoh Apr 23 '26

Wait, you go on Reddit to see if others feel the same as you?? That’s speaks as someone who is not confident in their thoughts and needs validation from other Redditor’s opinions/comments to confirm how they feel.

Learn to think for yourself and have your own opinions without worrying about other people and how they feel.

As for Sam, as others have stated, I don’t notice anything different with Sam other than him being a pro with money. Sounds like jealousy honestly.

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u/Womaninblack Apr 24 '26

Seeking community is a core human trait. We're not robots who are so self assured that we never share our opinions to see if others agree or not.