· By Amber Elizabeth Dodzweit
IS YOUR FAVORITE FITNESS BUTT A FAKE?
Pardon me, but am I the only one that has noticed a shift in focus to a particular “ass-et” within our fitness community? Is pop-culture to blame for this relentless pursuit of the perfect, high, tight, round, gravity-defying butt? To what lengths are people actually going to get these “ass-tronomical” back ends? Can we believe everything put on social media?
See, it’s different here in the fit-world because when Nikki Minaj gets on stage rapping a rendition of “Anaconda”- people don’t care if she squats or not. Nobody minds if she has an augmented-ass because she’s selling albums not fitspo. When the insta-famous fitness inspirations post glute-selfie after glute-selfie and claim that you too can have a butt like that if you just do squats lunges and deadlifts…be tempted to call BS. While some of us invest hours a day, days a week for months on end to achieve this coveted, curvacious apple-bottom result, others are going under the knife. Can you say cheaters? For sure.
GASP.
Yes, I just went there.
It doesn’t sit right with me when people claim that hard work and dedication is the key to attaining the body you want, when the hard work and dedication they used was driving themselves to the doctor’s office, laying face down and waking up with a booty that they didn’t work for – but paid for. Don’t think this is just women. Dudes are buying shoulders, pecs…you name it. I am all about doing what is necessary to feel good in your own skin. I also think if you’re in the limelight, you owe a certain amount of truth the people that are looking to you for advice on how to get results.
Will all the fake butts please stand up?
My point will always come back to this, people lie, they eliminate what they don’t want you to know and show you what they want you to believe. Before you let your fitness dreams come crashing down because you haven’t been able to attain the look of your favorite fitness-star or celebrity, just be real with yourself and remember that authenticity is the one thing that doctors can’t sell. If all else fails, we now know that glutes are up for purchase.
I don't need to call names for you to identify who inspires through transparency and who's all smoke and mirrors. They ALL know who they are and I hope you share this blog so the impostors feel the pressure of change. At Clutch Bodyshop, we like to call it like it is and we don't hold punches when deceit is involved.
Work hard. Be real. That’s clutch.
29 comments
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Thank you for being real! People need to stop trying to reach unrealistic goals projected by the media. Strength and beauty come in all shapes and sizes and your true goal is reached when you’re proud to be who you are
Karen on
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Your persistent exposure of deceit and misconception in the limelight of fitness is ballsy and admirable. You are changing this game, and giving hope and health to women in all walks. #naturallyclutch
Tori on
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So true. I workout out quite a bit with a focus on legs and flutes and find myself admiring women on social sites who I know chose augmentation. Totally deceptive to show picture after picture of your “hard work” when alls you did was fine the right surgeon.
KME on
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I love your articles as they are about realism and truth… and having a teenage daughter, I wish there were more people like you who she can look up to!
Chantel on
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It is so refreshing to see someone come out in the open and exposes the “secrets” within industry.
This, my dear, what makes you a real role model and an inspiration.
Bravo!!!Peter on
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So true! I can’t stand it when I see fitspo where people are using terrible exercise form to make their butts stick out. It makes my back hurt just looking at it!
Sarah Jane on