Sommer Ray maintains that maintaining a fit physique through bodybuilding requires consistent hard work and is not just a product of genetics.

“the thing is no one's just like I'm not just gonna be sculpted like that genetically like without working now like you have to work your muscle out like you know what I mean so it's like yeah genetics are a big part like if you don't genetically have in you to be have these muscles”

Steroid use in the fitness industry is prevalent and often leads to an unrealistic social media standard where only shredded physiques receive attention.

“when you get into the fitness industry you kind of get this assumption that everyone I don't know has uh you have this perception of what is considered good and is like very very skewed”

Will Ahmed argues that recent fitness trends show a shift toward boutique communities and hybrid training as people seek new, lower-impact activities.

“I get the sense that the only reason we're seeing Hier rocks and sort of hybrid training come through is because of the hole that has been left by sort of the exiting of of CrossFit.”