I like the Bioneer and ShreddedSportsSience (the name sounds cringe I know but he makes great content)
Physical Education
A place where comrades can
(1) discuss how best to optimize their physical health and develop “Iron Proletarian Discipline” in a healthy and holistic manner. Including but not limited to weight training, stretching, cardiovascular exercise, meditation, nutrition, sleep, and daily routines with an eye towards cultivating the best habits possible,
(2) share motivational and educational writings or videos; bonus points if the perspective is that of a Communist thinker such as Mao or Fidel Castro, and
(3) discuss the relationship between mental health and exercise.
Rule:
Approach every conversation in good faith.
I think right now just Magnus Midtbo. He got me into climbing. Other ones I enjoy when I watch them are jujimufu and Larry wheels. They're not too broey and just preach being healthy and enjoying the workout.
I wouldn't bother with influencers for real like, direction that will lead to long term progression.
The best source I can point to you for athleticism (in the lower body especially) is Ben Patrick the Knees over toes guy. I was hitting my wrist on the basketball rim using his principles and lifts. Haven't been doing any jumping for a year because it's not my passion but it works for sure. Maybe I'll get back into it. He's not an influencer but a pro athletic coach.
Magnus does some really good stuff, I tried bouldering for a bit but my knees can't take it RIP
Pretty much what @[email protected] said. Magnus, Larry und juji are some of the most chill guys out there, though I watch juji much less since that BU with his former sidekick.
Not sure if he qualifies as a fitfluencer, but Eric Bugenhagen is a legend. From the strongman scene Martins Licis has a great channel, is crazy likeable and I occasionally watch Eddie Hall's stuff, because his awkwardness combined with his absurd strength is hilarious.
For actual advice, Alpha Destiny has fairly good stuff, Jeff Nippard as well. Geoffrey Verity Schofield has done some good work for natural lifters too. FitnessFAQ used to be great for calisthenics, haven't been keeping up with him for ages though. In general I don't watch these guys regularly or for entertainment like the others listed.
For pure memes JackPGM is the goat imo.
Edit: Oh and Clarence ofc when/if he uploads.
+1 to Shredded Sports Science, I also watch Will Tennyson for some laughs and Jeff Nippard for the science.
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I focus on strength training and have a couple decades of wear and tear on my body from doing it that I have to deal with, so here's my list:
Alexander Bromley - My current favorite youtuber, entertaining and really informative. Occasionally repeats the some reactionary bs that Greg Nuckols puts out but overall is awesome. He also has at least one video pushing back on the science focused influencers which is worth a watch.
Meg Squats - Nice source of knowledge and workout routines.
The Bioneer - Already mentioned but he has some unorthodox takes and includes things like mental training that's usually left out of training.
Brian Alsruhe - His channel got weird during covid because he was dealing with very severe health problems following his stints in counterterrorism with the US military (multiple parasitic infections that made him throw up 50 times a day - karma?) but he has some of the best lifting tutorials that I've found and it looks like he's making interesting videos again now.
Renaissance Periodization - Fun analysis of celebrity training and a ton of workout information.
Juggernaut - Another good training source, particularly with Olympic lifting.
Zack Telander - Good Olympic lifting tutorials and a lot of videos of him calling people out.
Squat University - Good resource for dealing with pain and injuries. The reason why I now wear wide toe-box shoes and have toe spreaders.
Athlean X - Another good source for dealing with injuries. Also a great source for workout plans for "mirror" muscles like abs and biceps, though I'd never take his advice for gaining strength (exhale all your air before initiating a squat???)
Alan Thrall - One of the originals in strength training on youtube, he's still making great content but seems to swing from one ideology to the next a bit much. But he has a great rise/fall video of an OG youtuber here: Elliot