I think that’s a common thing in that community. A lot of them are pretty open and humble about it. I was surprised nobody on the left realized how close transgender community and the body building community actually are. They both share body dysmorphia and both use hormone replacement therapy to feel like themselves. I was really hoping to see one community stick up for the other but instead the right co-opted gym culture and people on the left alienated yet another community by attacking that culture at the same time the right co-opted them.

At the end of the day guys like this have put in a tremendous amount of work and that’s what makes them happy. That’s an incredible amount of work and effort. It’s not about pleasing you or anyone else. They do it for themselves. They try to always expand what the human body is capable of doing and it’s one of the most encouraging communities for new people to join. That’s because you join you just need to show up and do the work