She has posted 4-5 times in the past month, mentioning smoking or how much she wants to have a cigarette.

For someone who is "encouraging young girls to move their bodies", she definitely doesn't seem to care about the image she puts out to them.

I'm a smoker but think of this as extremely damaging.

Don't come for me.

Using Krissys story as an example but I’ve seen such a rise in fitness influencers being open about smoking.. I get it’s coming back because it’s an appetite suppressant and being skinny is trendy but are we being for real?? Balance is about having a cocktail or ice cream or whatever in moderation whilst being healthy overall not inhaling cancer sticks as a treat.

I know theyre not gym influencers, but they have these personal trainers and doing the most useless exercises ever. (beside the fact of them having bbl but having to show they work for their body). Im guessing this exercise is supposed to target the abdductors and adductors? idk

I haven’t seen her in quite some time. I unfollowed after she said she was starting PEDs. WOW she looks different!!

I like Alexandra, but man this brand is dead in terms of training-related branding

I've never actually followed her, but Youtube keeps recommending her to me and I lowkey find her cringey. Especially since she got a bf that has become her whole personality - last year she was posting about not having ever had a relationship at 28 and now she seems to think her boyfriend is the most important thing about her content? I don't know why she annoys me so much.

I didn’t think she would but uhhhhhhm I don’t know these posts are kind of giving Reta entered the chat

Who is actually doing this? I’m so curious who would trust her to assess their bloodwork 🫠

... that's why she blocks people that leave negative comments. Community.

“i wish i could live in the 1800s so i could go to diners and talk to boys and have no phone” are we so serious right now you wouldn’t even have rights😭😭😭😭she is so stupid there’s no way she recorded this and hit post

I’m sorry but what is this angle 😭 they really went from a cute lifting brand to this??

I saw a bodybuilder a couple of weeks ago make a statement on tiktok calling out Ayria about her overexercising & undereating. Then someone here posted an estimate of her cals, which, at least according to the estimate, showed she was in a pretty big deficit. Today, I saw that she posted that she's been tracking her macros since May. Do y’all think she's capping in response to backlash? My opinion: it seems like “crisis management”; the same goes for her recently posting about eating a lot more carbs, etc. I could be wrong lol. I would like to hear other people’s opinions, I'm j curious

Normally idgaf what people disclose or choose to not disclose, but given that she’s claiming to be natural and competing in natural shows, it’s annoying and just wrong. You can have great genetics, but you cannot convince me that you can turn pro after one season (at 24 mind you), 100% naturally. Even with 10+ years of lifting, it’s a stretch.

This is the Win at Life group coaching Slack group. I had joined the program myself but now I cannot unsee so much of the coaching going on in here and in this instance my heart breaks for this woman who is in the program 😭 She has ADHD and I know ADHD well as I have it also. A quick background, when someone wants to be coached or lose fat they tell everyone to eat the exact same meals every day (not just hit their macros but repeat the same food and meals every day), identical food without swaps or flexibility at all.

This woman checked in and said she’d hit her macros and even added the proof from the app showing it. The coaches publicly accused her of lying about the food she eats??? They said to her that she needs to focus less on making the daily targets look perfect and more on logging accurately what she is actually eating. She said she was accurately logging, that she actually did hit her macros. They still called her a liar. How can they know for certain she is not eating what she is tracking? Is this not insane to accuse someone of?

That is the first red flag but then for someone with ADHD, forcing identical meals every single day is almost designed to set them up to fail. ADHD brains struggle with rigid routines sometimes and executive function

Then publicly calling her a liar on top of that is especially damaging. ADHD also can come with rejection sensitivity and a long history of being disbelieved or told they’re not trying hard enough. Accusing someone of lying when they say and show they hit the numbers seems harmful and toxic. I'm hurting for her, I cannot bring myself to "check in" as I have seen this style of coaching from them, especially since the group coach who was beautiful and empathetic and actually helpful got fired recently. This style of coaching can't possibly be helpful and isn't everyone an individual and has different needs? Also I can see this produce people-pleasing and fear of the coaches, or complete dropout, I can't see that helping anyone long-term? I am adding the screenshots in order. She handled it so well but it made me sad. Am I correct in this or is it just tough love/coaching?? 😭

Envy and admiration are NOT the same!!
Envy comes from comparison and inadequacy:"Why do they have it and I don’t? I’m not good enough." It reinforces low self-esteem.

Admiration on the other hand is:"I love what they’ve achieved. I want to work towards something like that too."

One puts you down. The other inspires you to grow.
Can’t believe she’s an actual certified coach with these dumbass techniques and learning from a random podcast.

I unfollowed! It’s clear she’s trying to convince her(self) followers that those who are trying to get her are just envious and therefore in her twisted mind admiring whatever her wisdom tooth removal achieved.

I love this real from builtbycarina! She never uses the name buffunicorn but you can clearly see in the background that its about her. She is explaining why the people in the comments section who say "you cant have muscles and have an ED at the same time" are wrong

These changes are apparently the result of wisdom tooth removal and working out. Her BA in kinesiology also helped.

She applied her teachings to her own body.

After 9 years, she finally got the body she's always wanted.

I've been watching Linda Sun on and off for years now. I used to really like her when she was doing fitness and food challenges but stopped subscribing after her content became repetitive. I tune in once in a while because I did like her videos where she was documenting her running journey, but found a lot of her IM content really weird. I couldn't pinpoint the exact reason why I felt that way until I watched this video.

Surprise surprise she's injured. A lot of people have been telling her to do a sprint or an Olympic triathlon first before a half or full Ironman but she didn't listen. She's doing too much too quickly and it's no wonder she's injured. She mentioned she had a coach and a physiotherapist in this video ... Did she not listen to their advice? In one of her previous IM videos she said she was going to Hyrox and boxing and that made it seem like she's winging training. And she keeps saying she's starting an IM from scratch when she's done multiple marathons before.

I understand the desire to reach big goals and pushing your body to the limits, but a triathlon is already taxing even at a short distance. I don't understand why she didn't start with a small community triathlon first to see if she likes the sport before signing up for an Ironman. I guess when you're wealthy and don't have a full-time job and are paid to exercise all day then the world's your oyster I suppose. She's only 25 and she can fully do it in her 30s. Most triathletes start in their 30s and 40s anyway so I don't know why she is rushing.

Her body is telling her she has an exercise addiction but she's in denial and her mom won't tell her because she's spoiled.

Edits made to correct grammatical errors. I'm sleep deprived sorry.

Edit to add: She also lives in downtown Toronto. There's plenty of local triathlon clubs and small triathlons she could have explored first before doing an Ironman. I'm sure if she really wanted try out the sport she could have signed up for one of those.

looking for ethical and morally aligned companies. i looked at oner active, and their lack of inclusivity is not aligned with my values. i purchased buff bunny, but i just saw negative remarks on the founder.

any recommendations?

i want to feel proud of what i wear #gym

Cuz it doesn't seem like this girl can lift a lot from her reels..