I Investigated the Most Obese Region in America
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Thanks for letting us share our story Jesse! I hope this opens some eyes and helps cause some change around here
i love his videos
Noah thank you for sharing man❤️🙏
I live in wv and I really think u went to the worst part u could have came u made us look like hill billies u know we have nice subdivisions and neighborhoods right
@@luketinnel3497how are you doing
@@JesseJamesWest i use to be ulgy and fat eat bad food and was not fun people would tell me i would never be skinny and now i am it was hard not gun lie❣
I got off the opiates 26 months ago. I'm in the gym 5-6 days a week. It changed my entire life. I'm also in the midwest. Ohio has similar problems.
I’m proud of you bro❤️
Fook yeah keep pushing 💪
keep the demon at bay. never fall back in
You got this. Keep moving forward and don't look back. Stay away from bad influences. Best of luck to you.
What is with the opioids and Ohio we have a problem in NJ too but I don't see it much
Something that nobody talks about is how much impact has on regular Americans that their cities and towns are designed only for car usage, do you know how much it helps to your bodyweight to just walk to do stuff?
Oh interesting! I think thats the difference to us europeans. We have more place for bikes to drive & walk ways & a lot of parks to walk on. I always go by feet or bike when I need to do something that’s not so far away!
@@ZeBiii A small window into my life - I live an hour+ away from my job. I drive 11.5 hrs a week for work commute. Even in my smaller hometown, the only place with sidewalks is IN the downtown area. I must drive even to my parents house (12 minute drive) or I'd be smooshed flat from big trucks and semis. The capital city of my state (where I work) has 690,000 ppl living in it and only has bus routes. They've been trying for YEARS to get some sort of expanded bus route or train/trolley set up, but there isn't the infrastructure or space the way the city has been built. YET my capital city is one of the fastest growing in the country of people moving here from other states (gentrification is happening rampantly). I had a coworker who tried to bike to work (he lived in the city). After one week of cycling, twice did someone inentionally try to run him off the road, and ppl around here will steal a bike right out from underneath you. (My capital city's violence is also increasing as well as homelessness). There are many areas that simply aren't safe to walk to and from :(
@@ZeBiiiyup. European communities were built in an age where everyone walked. So things were walking distance. American communities were much more spread out, so we’re far more reliant on cars here. There’s a reason why some of the lowest obesity rates in America are also found in major northern cities; having to walk more means more calories burned, meaning less weight.
Rural life in America is completely car dependent.
Exactly, and apparently from the research I've done - America's car companies years ago lobbied the government to make the economy and architecture revolve around cars. So these places are just baron fast food chain wastelands with nowhere to walk, only drive.
It's terrible, not necessarily the sole reason for such a low quality of life and drug addiction, but a major contributing factor. If you don't have practical access to healthy infrastructures (activites, healthy food) you're just stuck, screwed and one of the unlucky ones unless you're the 1 out of 10 million who hits jackpot on the lotto scratcher.
@@ZeBiii Most towns in America are walkable and you can ride a bicycle if you want.
Interesting. In Germany healthy or at least "normal" food is cheaper than fast food.
Mostly because the manpower costs per product in a super market are way lower than in a restaurant.
For a 500 gram pan-ready meal from the super market with spinach noodles, wild salmon fillet, carrots, onions, parsley, dill and chives, I pay about 3 euros, or about $3.20.
A small meal at McDonalds on the other hand costs about 10 Euros.
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The federal government in Germany has declared obesity a MAJOR problem in Germany. 53% of adults in 2022 were overweight or obese. Germany should not be lecturing other countries about healthy eating.
@@cpps90ify I did not jugdge at all and overweight means a BMI of more than 25.
But if you want it:
- I can't remember ever seeing people looing like those shown in the video in Germany before. Those basically do not really exist in public everyday life here.
- I was in the US and in Canada for several weeks and it was indeed almost impossible to find normal food while fastfood/junkfood was available everywhere. Just accept that this is a big, big difference.
Those prices are amazing
But we are the greatest country in the world. 2 times World War winners. Kicked Germanys ass in war and soccer. Trump 2024!!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 100 years ago, Europe threw us out like trash and we built the greatest country this world has ever know.
1 like = 1 push up
It's not a bot comment guys I'm literally doing it 🙂
Despite for likes I see
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You better be doing them 😡😂😂
@@JesseJamesWesthi Jesse I love u
Non of you guys who post this comment has the guts to actually keep to the comment, since you want the like film yourself doing the push ups and post on your channel
This is my favorite video you’ve ever done. Those guys who took time to talk about their lives are really cool.
This is so wonderful, Please do more of these. People should be able to share their stories like this to better themselves and they're community.
Wow, what a video. The influence you Jesse might give is bigger than what 99.99% people in the world can give. I love how you are using your popularity and how you manage to entertain everyone in the way. I wish you all the luck and most improtantly, Stay Relentless!
Stay Relentless bro!
@@JesseJamesWest Just I will let you know that your purpuse of making people feel happier and relieved really worked for me. You are my idol and I hope someday I can live a life like you. I swear I will stay relentless in the way!
I can’t believe I missed you man I love your videos! But,!I live in Huntington, WV and even tho the state is considered the most unhealthy there’s still a massive gym scene here. Back in my hometown of Gilbert, WV there’s coal miners that work 50-60 hours a week but still go to the gym and compete in powerlifting. I think the biggest is we’re fighting so many battles such as addiction, work and how depressing this state is as a whole. Everybody here knows someone fighting addiction, it’s in my family and countless other. I’m 21 and my generation is for sure changing the stereotype, everybody I know is pushing for more people to get in the gym and we are really showing how fun and beneficial the gym can be to everyone no matter what age. Thank you for coming to our area and showing people that there’s reasoning to the claim we’re the unhealthiest state!
I live in wayne wv which is about 30 minutes from huntington and I am often in huntington to visit family. I have an aunt battling addiction and started at an early age as well. I'm very glad you were able to come and give people an understanding of the current situation here. In this place it takes a lot of will power to become great and after all the ups and downs me and my family have been through living here, I will strive to keep my family happy and healthy. Thank you Jesse!!
Love the energy man
thank u bro!
Hope everyone in west Virginia signs up and uses code Jesse so nobody eats fast food anymore
Just like the ghettos in the cities, which are talked about a bit more, there are so many areas in rural America that are suffering unimaginably. Not everyone in these places is without blame, but just like in the cities, the circumstances can make it hard to break out and do well. Throw in crap influences, drugs everywhere, etc., and it just becomes a nightmare. It is a real bummer.
Ghettos receive 100x the funds and attention rural America does.
@@taylemgames2652 And rural America receives 100X the sympathy that "ghettos" do. The crack epidemic in the inner cities have always been responded to with criminalization - arresting and jailing users and dealers. Every light that has shined on the rural drug epidemic has always been focused on the root of the problem, which is something that has never been afforded to urban drug issues. So those funds that you mention are going towards a bigger, more aggressive police force in urban areas who only want to jail all involved, while rural residents are offered better and more effective alternatives like rehabilitation.
@@taylemgames2652rural areas are ghetto. No the ghettos don't recieve more and if they do its becuase they live in the city and the city collects more tax dollars than people that live in small towns or rural areas. As a matter of fact rural areas take more tax dollars than they put in. Up keeping the roads that head into rural areas isn't cheap.
SO TRUE!!! THIS IS WHY I GET SO MAD WHEN I SEE THE GOVERNMENT GIVING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS EVERYTHING!!!!!!! THAT MONEY SHOULD BE GOING TO OUR OWN PEOPLE!!!!! THERE ARE SO MANY CITIZENS NOT ONLY IN WV BUT ALL OF APPALACHIA THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION , EVERYTHING~!!!!!!! WV IS A BEAUTIFUL STATE! BORN RAISED THERE---MOVED AFTER MY PARENTS DIED. THERE ARE NO OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE GET A JOB OR STAY AFTER GOING TO COLLEGE.
WHY IS THIS GOING ON?????? LOOK AT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT! IT JUST GETS WORSE--- IN THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH BIDEN, HIS ADMINISTRATION AND DEMOCRATIC SENATE---- AMERICA DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO THEM!!! THAT WITH THE MODERATE/FAR RIGHT DEMOCRATS, LIBERALS AND PEOPLE FOLLOWING WOKE IDEOLOGY IS KILLING AMERICA. WE HAVE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS, EX. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE OMAR, AND HER SQUAD HAVE MADE IT PUBLIC WHO THEY SUPPORT IT IS NOT THE UNITED STATES! SHE MADE IT PUBLIC THAT SHE SUPPORTS THE COUNTRY, SOMALIA,--- SHE STATED SHE IS A "MUSLIM WOMAN FIRST AND A PROTECTOR OF SOMALIA. WHAT THE HELL??????
Unfortunately, a lot have to resort to the stemfast diet to lose weight
I feel like this definitely opens Jesse’s eyes and his viewers to be grateful for what we do have and thankful for our health and resources
Definitely one of my favorite episodes you’ve done. I love the journalism vibe of it! You should do more videos like this, great job!!
Living in WV...this is all true😔
I have to travel 45min just for a gym.
If we can keep up the grind you all can too♥️
Same brother. Let’s lead the way
where in WV are you that you have to go 45 minutes for a gym?
There is always a way if u try hard enough
@@jellybelly4600 yessir
Huntington has plenty of gyms for the number of people who want to use them.
12:33 cool shirt! And also thanks for the video and awareness. I hope things will change soon for those that are struggling. Kind regards from the Netherlands.
bro made this video on his cheat day
Ye
I read chest* I was like “it’s not Monday”😂😂😂
Ye
Bro called ppl fat for 14 minutes
Fat people would be called fat only.. not slim
They are! Come to Europe, most of people still normal
Spaniard here (Europe). We are aware about the obesity rates in the States but is the epidemic of fentanyl so real? Like, we usually hear about hollywood and Kingston, but is it so common in the rest of America? It's shocking
It's extremely common everywhere especially in poor places. The wealthy places are on pills and the poor places are on fent and meth
Yes we have drug addicts in every town in America. It's been this way for a long time.
I think in areas like this video takes place for sure. Lots of manual labor jobs, people get injured, pushed pain meds, get hooked and need a cheaper option. Probably other ways it happens too but fortunately I just read about it online and don't know anyone personally going through this shit.
It's really bad.
It's a serious problem. It impacts all walks of life.
Jesse that was actually a very amazing video... I can't agree more with it's all about that mindset and a strong helpful community goes a very long way!
This is one of the most important fitness-related videos that I have seen on UA-cam. Indeed, so important that linked it my Facebook page and emailed the link to my own personal trainer. Keep up the insightful videos.
i live within spitting distance of huntington and i can attest that everything they say is true. it's not just that city though, what some of you might not realize is that huntington is merely the epicenter; its drugs and general unhealthiness affects 100s of miles worth of towns and cities. gyms and physical recreation are expensive, few, and far between. fast food is everywhere you turn, and the closest thing to a health foods store is the occasional kroger. all you have in terms of being healthy is your own willpower, and the environment chips away at that too. our strength here is helping each other, it's what the minority of us who are healthy depend on to break the mold.
thanks for shedding a little light on this place. when you're in it, it can be difficult to see it getting better
The music, the timing the storytelling is awesome, i've been whatching you probably for 5 yeras now since you train in the basement, the progress in ypour body and your work is inspiring men. Now i'm starting a channel with my brother and i have the vision of a creator, you're one of the best in the game.
Thank you Jesse for all your videos and all you do. Keep up the great work buddy.
This video was impactful! Please make more like it. You're such a positive influence to your fans, and the people you encounter.
Very informative video, definitely would love to see more of these
Thankyou for making this content bro,keep it up man,and please make another content like this,it just open my mind,thankyou again jesse🙏🙏🔥
Jesse i appreciate for your efforts mate , i really enjoy watching ur videos especially when i'm eating xD , they're pretty entertaining.Looking forward for more videos , keep going we will support you :) you're my favourite youtuber at the moment.
great video! love the multiple perspectives you put forward, health is not only a thing of will-power but has to do with resources such as time, money and knowledge, which, in places like West Virginia, is hard to come by for most people.
Too much information on the internet for people to remain ignorant. Those fast food meals are expensive. You can buy plenty of healthy food for what he paid for those meals.
You can tell jesse puts alot of effort into his videos. Keep it up man.💯
Jesse i appreciate this video far more than just workout video 👏🏼 you should definitely do more like this
Thank you so much for this video. Went to Marshall University and very aware about the local struggles. Thank you for shedding light on a critical issue.
1 like 5 reps of bench press (86 lbs)
I am only 15 take it light
Make the weight 135, you’ve got this big bro
@kristenmorrison9230 if he dies he dies with a pump
@@kristenmorrison9230 bros trying to indirectly murder a child
@@jollydd it’s ok me and him the same age
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Bro pushing his natty limits and also motivating us to do the same💪🏻, much love ❤
It's time to update that John Denver song. Almost heaven, West Virginia; bellies like mountains; can't fit in the river.
I actually have used every single meal prep company that is available in Florida and just got FlexPro this week and got 21 meals and got 11 of them free but let me tell you I haven’t been able to finish any of them. They’re disgusting and if you want high quality this is not it. The best was a local company in tampa
So GENUINE
Y’all act like this ain’t all of America.
Moving from Alabama to Montana, I can definitely say it’s not all of America. I rarely see anyone overweight..which is wild, having moved from the south.
That’s because it’s not
It is interesting that because south is warm we would think people are more active than people in colder places.
umm it's not like this where i live 🤷🏾♀️ it has fast food and really healthy places and a lot of gyms and the fast food don't have 1,000 calories in it
Just the trumptard welfare confederate red states
I just left WV a few days ago on a family visit. Very little to do, drug problems( scrips and and street) lots of fast food. This is such an accurate video.
Almost Heaven, West Virginia 🎶
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River🎵
Life is old there, older than the trees🎶
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze 🎵
❤
John Denver
Almost heaven, west Virginia,
McDonald's burger, Shenandoah River
Life is unhealthy there, unhealthier than than cheese😂😂😂😂
Grats on 4m subscribers!!!
I had the pleasure of bumping into you in the NYC Amtrak station over the past winter. Legit one of the best encounters I’ve ever had. Keep up the solid content 💪
I think it's very amazing that you do this Jesse!
Straight up real person who takes the time to listen to people💯💪🏻.
these are the vids I subbed for really great insides of america as a non american and I rly love the way jesse is talking to ppl
Turned into something so much deeper than the thumbnail let on. This is epic seeing a UA-camr make meaningful change
1 like = 1 mile run 🏃
You prove 100 miles this week.. you get 300$
I live in WV an hour from Huntington. I would say one reason is the weather. It's cold half the year and we have very few gyms. Fast food restaurants grow like weeds and there aren't many healthy alternative restaurants around. When covid hit, a lot of studios like Pilates and yoga closed down and never reopened.
Thank you for doing these kind of documentary videos. Really interesting stuff.
He copied tyler oliveira
@@ohbananas5759Yes because Tyler is the only person to ever go to a place and interview people about what it's like living there...
@@drago2689 I’m saying he like started the trend
@@ohbananas5759 lol regular news outlets and independent tjournalists have been doing this exact thing for over a century. Ever heard of muckrakers? Other UA-camrs have done it well before Tyler was even on the platform. Tyler is one of the worst at it to when it comes to factually and objectively reporting of this stuff so I'm not sure why anyone would give him credit for anything
@@drago2689 yeah nvm ur right. My bad man
Awesome video Jesse. Kept my attention. Best pre-workout motivation sans stimulant.😂
Jessy vídeos always touch my heart. Great work man
these are the stories i wanna hear. look, it can be nice to see some gyms or someones day worth of food - but this content touches and moves. thank you
Awesome video, man
I knew i saw you at Walmart in Beckley wv. Dang, i should have come over and said, "What's up. Keep doing your thing bro
Love these videos. Keep it up!
I’m not sure if there is much that I can do except one idea for building a better community: if there is a vacant lot somewhere in the neighborhood, that could be turned into a park (well-lit for security and maybe with a walking trail) that also can house a community garden for better and accessible produce. I know it’s just kinda talk in a comment section but it’s just an idea
Wish you would have came to beckley wv and hot a workout in with you. That would have been awesome! Keep up the great work man!
Great video, thank you for sharing these real life stories. I hope it inspires people to stay strong, never give up and be there for each other, support one another. And also appreciate what you have more if you don’t have to struggle like that. It kinda breaks my heart to see that gov. policies in W.V. (in my opinion) have opened these doors to poverty, boredom, unhealthy habits, addiction, chemical supps… Live is apparently so expensive and/or jobs being so underpaid you have to work crazy hours…(like the guy in the coal mines). I hope the community can build on something together to enable more activity and support. The guys who overcame their addictions would be a great example for others, like youth… It makes you wanna do something, help them out to build on something for the future… ❤ from the Netherlands.
Greetings from Ecuador 🖐🏼 🇪🇨 keep making great content!
From dad bods vs fit bods to this, the character development is amazing.
Respect, Jesse! Quality fitness/social content💪🏾
Those were some very well-spoken and friendly people you interviewed. West Virginia has such a terrible reputation, but they are some of the nicest people in this country. I truly hope that area and all of the people there can rise above the negative stigmas 💯🙏
Jesse, I love your videos man! I watch them even during busy times. I’m currently bulking which has been interesting since I’m 6’7. Help me bulk and lets make a video to motivate others.
You're so tall man😅
W content. Would you do a video on injuries? lol, recently smoked my lower back.
Every exercise is a lower back exercise if u do it wrong enough😅
Had lower back issues for years. The hardest part is going to be not pushing it. I stopped traditional deadlifts and heavily modified my squats to still stimulate growth with lighter loads (slow eccentric and pause at the bottom). You can still workout safely, but the hardest part is just being willing to adjust your exercises and the numbers you want to hit.
Great video, love the positive message!
The beautiful story of those two friends helping each other .. man.. got me there
Great video --Thanks for doing it.
Hey jesse. Unrelated to the video but i just wanted to let you know youre a massive inspiration for me to work on myself and continue to stay relentless. Hope you find this!
Thank you!!
@@JesseJamesWest no, thank you!
so kind of you to hear these people, everyones voice deserves to be heard
Hey Jesse idk if you are this genuine as a person with how understanding you are with these people who are struggling. Hopefully this awareness can bring change. If you’re as genuine IRL as you are in your videos that’s amazing!
He’s the same off camera as he is on. Genuine dude
Fantastic video shining a light on the country’s real problems.
9:34 that shirt is awesome!
I enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work Jesse
very engaging and well edited. Great job Jesse and editors
Inspirational video brother.
Here's to health
WV has amazing hiking, etc. Be surprised that simple walking is a solution to a lot of things.
thats how it is where I live in western MA with the substances too its not uncommon for people to be 13-14 doing iv her**n or smoking cr**k. Even myself, I'm 2 years off of both of those substances. I work in mental health/substance use support now and get to help people through their struggles and be an example of how things can get better eventually which has been super rewarding.
I would love a video where you kinda help the people bc they seem like such amazing people
0:03 bro it was so tempting i ordered it as soon I saw it 😂
These people are all so genuinely sweet and nice, they all seem like they wanna change!
This is an incredible video one of your best ever! Everyone should watch this!
That was actualy a great take jesse..! 👍🔥💪💪
You seem to go and have a connection with more unusual people it's cool!
thank u man!
Jesse deserves a degree in Anthropology for the amount of study that go into his videos
As a resident of Beckley, WV, theres just nothing but fast food around here and the economy is absolutely terrible so its like hard to escape it. Its also one of the most depressed places in the world so that of course doesn't help at all either.
Es genial lo que estás haciendo en tu canal, ya se puede decir que eres mucha mas que un fitness influencer, gracias por todo
5:11 "nothing to do... we have 3 gyms"
"do you go to any?"
"no... again nothing to do..."
He works 60 hr a week in a coal mine bro he CAN'T do anything
@@leukashot123yeah it’s easy to criticize when you’re working a cushy office job.
Sure there might be some quick fixes he can make (like doing a 15 minute HIIT workout before he eats dinner, cutting out the takeout), but an entire gym outing (plus driving) is 90 minutes minimum. That’s half of the time he’s awake when not working.
@@hornetguy9063 I expect nothing less from a user with a picture like he has sadly, it's a shame their comment is even getting likes though
It takes a long time to work off the calories from a mountain dew
I’d be interested into hearing your take on Wisconsin, all the people I’ve met/known have been pretty big and had a cheese addiction lmao
WHAT A POWERFUL VIDEO!!! Thank you for this!!
This is a Cheeseburger
Also Jesse: Shows BigMac
Word out on the streets thats David Goggins hometown
Awesome video. It's true that heart disease tends to follow the poverty map, and they mentioned lack of jobs as one factor. Will never forget this.
As someone from wv. Everywhere I go fast-food drive thrus are packed. Ever since April I hit the gym and do cardio almost every day to keep my mindoff of it
Easy solution. 7 hours of cardio every day.
That's not easy haha
That’s definitely not easy. Most people work a minimum of 7 hours a day and each person has their own circumstances.
Great video!
Early gang!!! Love u man keep up the grind 💪
thank u!!
causation my new favorite word 2:53. Great vid.
I quit burgers because of this 😭
hahaha
Notice how he asked everyone in the gym what they doing to stay healthy and they all said exercise but not a single person said anything about food....
Need more of this awareness 👍👍👍💪💪💯💯💯
Yo you meant to my home town and you interview my friends that crazy I freaked out when the vid dropped 😊
Every like this comment gets i will run a mile, my starting weight is 210 at the age of 16 lets see the progress ( edit 14 likes so far ill start running, ill record my progress and post the runs on my yt to prove my running)
you lying ??? faattso go run and post a video 😂😂
My man, just go run. You don’t need stupid likes on a comment section on UA-cam to motivate you to do a healthy activity.
@@lukasschultz1992facts on facts on facts
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Bro gonna be Forrest Gump
Yooo Jesse
Yoo man@
incredible video!
This video was a lot better than what I was expecting 👏🏽
I think a lot of the problem is people dont want to take responsibility for themselves and make bad decisions then later want accommodations for their bad decisions.
The point of the video is that there's a multitude of issues contributing to the problem, and discipline is just one of them.
This is a lazy conclusion to come to
No, most of the problem is obviously that the poor economic and social conditions create poor quality of life for the large majority of people there. The people in WV aren't just more irresponsible or lazier than the rest of America by nature.
The economy is West Virginia is terrible because it's overly reliant on dying industry. The education system is poor because it is severely underfunded and mismanaged. The infrastructure is terrible because of lack of funding and difficult mountain terrain which makes having access to things like the stores with healthy foods, gym, hospitals, etc quite hard. The healthcare system itself is underfunded and poor which leads to a plethora of poor health condition, undiagnosed ailments, self medicating addiction, little available mental health services, etc. All of these things effect each other and will produce worse quality of life for the people living there and ultimately affect their decision making and life choices as well. If these root problems were addressed then the residual issues like poverty, drug use, obesity, etc would decrease significantly.
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I agree more gyms and parks are important. The state should also entice companies to open offices in town. Renewable energy projects and free courses for people would also help.