I think that Linda started the whole thing with good intentions but she doesn't really grasp the responsibility of it all. All the 'hate' she gets it's just people pointing out the fact that she IS a public figure. She is putting herself and her content out there so she has a responbility to make sure it's not harmful and misleading. And i don't think Linda really came into UA-cam realizing that or thinking she would have to have these things in mind. But in the end, when you put yourself out there you will receive criticism.
I worry that because recovering from her ed is the content that got views, she almost has to deliberately stay disordered so that she has content to make about it. Ive seen this pattern happen to lots of other people as well. They get a large following of a specific audience and are pressured to mould to what works well. So sad :(
she no longer eats "disordered." she's finally eating when she's hungry and not being restrictive like she once was. her habits may be different than yours or mine or any typical adult, but they are what works for her to feel happy and healthy in this part of her journey through life. I do agree that people sometimes stay ill for the attention of their illness, though, and that is a very sad thing to watch.
the reason why i stopped watching linda's videos was because of how often she contradicted herself. she made it seem like she was now happy with her body and her relationship with food was good but in the next video, she would say she was incredibly unhappy. and it just felt like i didn't know what to believe and i wasn't sure what i was learning from the videos or even what she was learning.
So true.. she is just still recovering herself but that is just not clear enough.. which is not helping i think.. don’t really know if watching someone elses recovery as how to do it yourself and as advice ever helps.. but I do think her audience does that a lot. I hope she sees that and maybe stops focussing on her own food intake and exercise routine..
@@thatgirl2763 She's not telling the truth. She's being manipulative. And I don't know why some of you hellbent on pushing this narrative that her constantly fluctuating from one extreme to the next, in short spans of time, is her telling the truth. We all have our ups and downs but going from epiphany to unhappiness and loathing and back again means that no actual growth took place. Just a cycle of depression and dysfunction. And she needs to get real help, not just continue to cycle.
Linda has a very problematic cycle with her videos, in the sense that when she posts a video talking about how happy she is with her body and how eating is helping her heal. Although she'll then contradict herself in a new video posted a few months after, saying how she wasn't healthy or happy????
THIS!!!! I used to love Linda when I was in the throes of my ED because she did some of the same things that I did. One moment I’m one way with food and the next I’m another. One moment I’m happy and the next just miserable. I wish she would stop posting this kind of content because it is ABSOLUTELY FUEL for people suffering with ED.
@@triciam4798 I agree there is a worrying pattern to these videos and perhaps they are genuine and she hasn't thought through that her own process is just as stuck as it ever was. Glib positive statements don't cure EDs. Her family seem lovely and she is clearly very intelligent. I would be happy for Linda if she challenged her talents in some new directions, her video/editing skills alone are super impressive!
@@woahitsbeckyyy maybe they conflict because a real person’s journey isn’t in a straight line. They don’t conflict she has set backs in her mental health and her relationship with food. She’s allowed to be vulnerable on the internet . We don’t have to watch. But when we watch I think we forget that these people are humans and we put people under a microscope and treat them in way we wouldn’t treat a friend or someone we know. In my opinion I think that is more problematic and sad.
"Just because somebody resonates with something doesn't necessarily means it's good. Sometimes people resonate with somebody because it further enhances or enables their problematic behavior as well." - Thank! You! A lot of her followers fit into this category. Especially all of the ones acting like she's not contradicting herself and pretending this is the journey not being linear.
So one potential thing that you didn’t mention in this is that when she said she received “hate” from Greg Doucette’s video is that it might refer to hate she potentially received from fans of Greg and people who watched his video. I can see her not being prepared for an influx of negative or harsh and critical comments as a result of the video itself. I’ve watched Greg’s videos before and he does come off as a bit bombastic even if his criticism is mostly constructive and valuable. His style is definitely on the side of “cold hard truth” though (and sometimes dismissive) and I could see that potentially the type of audience whom that sort of style appeals to may then regurgitate his message in an even harsher and more hateful sounding manner with less nuance over to Linda. Also thank you for once again speaking about mental health in such a considerate and heartfelt way.
As someone who loved Linda’s channel when she first started it, I think a big part of her issue is that she blew up WAY too fast. She went from making videos about her complicated relationship with food and exercise to being part of the fitness influencer space in a very short time. Being so young and still figuring things out, she’s now expected to be a guru, so now her videos are a confusing mixture of spoken-word poetry about loving yourself, and spurts of distressing honesty about how she is STILL struggling. Because OF COURSE she’s still struggling, recovering from EDs and exercise addiction is often a life-long experience, but influencers are expected to have the answers. And now she’s adding on the layer of being unable to healthily handle her fame and success and the “hate” that can come with that. Her videos started making me very uncomfortable very quickly and unfortunately I think she’s fallen into blaming others for not “getting” her content rather than realizing that she needs to take a step back for her own good.
The thing that bothers me most about people like Linda and Blogilates (apart from how they will occasionally push wrong or even harmful information) is how they react to constructive criticism as either "I get so much hate" or "well I'm trying my best 🤷♀️". Especially when it seems that they get so down on themselves because of the "hate." If they viewed videos like yours as constructive, they might not take it so hard (hopefully). This applies to male creators too, but they don't really show their vulnerable side when they are reacting to "hate" so it's hard to say it's one to one.
I feel like maybe it will be the best if content creator understand that most criticism are not personal, this applies to most people in general, that our work (content in the case of youtuber) are in some way separate from who we are, criticism on our work does not equal to criticism on ourselves. But I guess it can be hard to distinguish that for creators that put so much of themselves to their work.
I don't think they are genuine about their feelings about the "hate" they get. They probably realise most of the hate is actually constructive criticism but they don't plan on applying any of the advice because with how things are right now they make money, they get a lot of views and subs. They are catering to a specific type of delusional audience that doesn't want to take accountability and want beautiful, fit women preaching "body positivity" "good relationship with food" "you can get my body with minimal effort with the easy excercises I share here" so thst they can feel better about themselves. These creators know their audience too well, they won't change anything about their content and keep pretentiously crying about the hate
I think I'm the only person who doesn't think Linda is naive. I realize that she has control over the script she creates. Her content is for insecure girls, she knows how to give the audience what they want.
I never thought to give something like this much thought. But now I am and I think you might be onto something. The cycle is just rinse and repeat. She knows what she is doing and who she is targeting
Agreed. I think deep down she’s knows exactly what ppl are criticizing her; she just rejects it and wants to continue on the route she’s going b/c it’s more gratifying for her.
She needs to make money eh. Her content gets tonnes of views. I dont think she cares for her audience. She wants to make hay while the sun shines. Her damsel in distress act is getting old
I am glad you are brave and talk about your own struggles. I was anorexic as a teenager and literally tried to physically disappear because I felt so unimportant. I am 56 now and thankfully my parents found a great therapist. At the time, there were no real resources to deal with this. I am happy to see people like you and others, who use their platform to promote physical and mental health versus trying to attain some unrealistic goal of a "perfect body" and comparing themselves to dishonest people who use filters and PEDs. It took a long time to become healthier and I am saddened to see others go through what I did. Thank you again
The part where she says “it’s annoying because I thought I WAS taking care of myself for the last year” is so interesting because I’ve found myself saying this multiple times. Having similar frustrations. The funny thing is that it’s not…. Linear. Your needs change based on your circumstances at the moment. She probably WAS taking care of herself, for what she needed at that time; and then her needs evolved or changed entirely. Change is hard, especially when you feel like one particular way is the “best” way. When you WANT it to be the best way because you got into a groove with it. It would make sense that she feels frustrated by that, and jumps from one challenge/routine to the next, being consistently inconsistent because she wants there to be a best way to feel her best. she’s looking for the perfect way, and she gets annoyed that one particular route isn’t the most optimal. Therefore, she gets confused and frustrated, hops around on her eternal search, and unfortunately she drags her audience along with it. Saying she “needs more time with this” is true in a way, but the act of taking care of yourself is not a destination. It’s a journey. You don’t get to a place where you go, “alright cool, I’ve taken care of myself! I’m done and I’m perfectly happy!” As annoying as it is sometimes, that’s not how it works haha. It takes your whole life; and that’s okay. Taking care of yourself looks different at different times, and I get why that can be frustrating. Sometimes I wish that I could just need the same things all the time and be perfectly happy, but that’s not how humans work. I hope she can adopt more of that journey mindset, because speaking from experience, trying to get to a final spot of “taking care of yourself” doesn’t exist. Ride the waves, embrace the shifting. Overall, I think some of this comes from her still being so young. You want a final solution sometimes, and you want it as fast as possible. I think that reflects in her videos. I feel like if she approached her content with more patience and forgiveness for herself like I’ve discussed, it could be less confusing and ACTUALLY relatable.
Very insightful, and I agree with this. It can be very frustrating when you think you are at a certain place, suddenly for that go stop working and feeling like you are going backwards and prior progress was for nothing. Doing that publicly and trying to maintain an image can exacerbate that issue as well.
Your message about self-harming is so impactful. I almost cried while listening to you, I'm sure that message has helped many of the people watching this video.
The fact how honestly you leave your doors open for people to reach out for you if they need to talk makes my heart warm ♥️ thats really rear, and often misunderstood by others All the best, and thank you for all of your videos ♥️
Video Notes: I’ll be honest, although it’s something you’ve spoken about on video before, and we’ve talked about personally, the bit on emotional pain, self-harm, and self-punishment/inability to forgive yourself is unfortunately still relevant to me more recently than I'd like to admit to most people as well, though your words are always encouraging on the topic. Outside of that, you did a great job addressing a very sensitive issue again, as we always expect from you, and I agree that she continually displays the same behavior without much evidence of change (in before hypocrisy call out). Hi Mozzy! Very much appreciated as always, your content and message is always valuable!
I think the ‘problem’ is just that she is not fully recovered from her ED and she still struggles a lot with food and exercise but she sometimes portrays as if she does not anymore or her audience thinks she has it all figured out. But watching other people struggle who you think are free from maladaptive behavior and thoughts, is just very triggering.
Thank you, as always, for speaking about these topics (mental health, self farm, etc.) so openly and honestly. Your empathy is a shining light in a world that can feel pretty dark sometimes.
I think as women, when you brand yourself as the opposite to the toxic stereotypes of models and such, it comes off hypocritical when you then engage in harmfull and pointless behavior just for views. And having someone pointing out what you already knew (that it is dangerous) is annoying but not hatefull.
Great video as always Harry, you always hit the nail on the head with your mental health discussions and it's much appreciated! Also a new cat omg, we better see regular appearances!!
This video really hit home. It is so important to give yourself, and others grace. The struggle can be real and raw, and its always so amazing to see influencers like yourself giving such good advice and support.
I really loved her " i trained like..." videos but I unsubscribed from her channel. I was sick of seeing her eating food while complaining or traying to sound like a "motivational speaker" . Is just not my tape of content and I'm glad I unsubscribe. As someone who have a history with ed is just not really good for me to watch her videos.
I unsubscribed as well. I found her content a very repetitive cycle of, I'm so happy to, I'm so miserable. Which, I totally understand, that's life, but those videos were so close together it was like whiplash. Life has ups and down, but if you're in a serious down, maybe she should take a break and stay off UA-cam until she feels better about herself. And I agree, the motivational speaker bit got tiring especially when the next video would be, woe is me. I'm not saying she needs to have a toxic positivity channel, it just started to feel very hollow and repetitive. Like Harry says, she regurgitates, repeats, contradicts herself in every video. Super tiring.
Me too! She starts the video with negative talk, also I can’t get away with eating that much food anymore because of PCOS and High Cholesterol ( which I inherited) so I stopped watching, although I really liked her videos trying out different notable people’s routines in a realistic way
About the question of the week: In the schools I work in, I have observed that confronting the bully often makes you a target. But befriending and supporting the bullied person sometimes makes the bullying stop…or at least makes the victim feel better without the potential embarrassment of being rescued. Since everything in life is just another version of school…maybe this will be helpful. 😉😄
You are such a thoughtful, intentional speaker. I am constantly impressed by what you add to this UA-cam space and the impact it can have on the lives of others. Also, yay, kitty!
I discovered Linda’s channel just when I discovered that I had had eating disorder for +10 years. I have been in the recovery process for a year now. I have felt her content repetition as well. But it made my recovery journey easier tbh. Because recovery is not a straight line and breaking the years of habits is difficult. I still am not free of all ed thoughts. And in the beginning, it was harder to repel those thoughts. Linda’s repetitive content and her falling back and forth journey helped me to see that my own recovery is not only going up. As she was talking about her fluctuations, my fluctuations felt okay too and I found strength to continue healing. Now that I have slightly better relationship with food and don’t restrict anymore, I don’t watch her eating videos with the same interest because of repetition. I enjoy her content about self-care, studying, prioritizing herself and bettering her relationships now. I hope she will make these topics her focus while hopefully really recovering.
CQOTW: I’m not sure when to do two sets of an exercise and when to do three for hypertrophy. I know that the first two sets are the most important, but you say that sometimes you choose to do three. What makes you choose to do one more set? Thanks for all you do!! You have helped me majorly improve the efficacy and the enjoyment of my workouts and I couldn’t be more grateful :)
I think she says a lot of beautiful quotes, she talks like poetry but doesn’t actually take anything she says and then her video keeps feeling repetitive wanting to be positive then falling hard
Gen Z loves that, and that’s one reason why they find her relatable. She sounds profound, and she has similar eating habits as a lot of her audience. So it makes her seem wise but flawed, which is very appealing to lots of ppl. I’m sure she’s not doing this on purpose, but it’s a genius strategy to retain viewers from that demo.
Yeah, poor Greg is just concerned on Linda, while not saying anything about the behaviour of NuttyFittness who regularly eats tons of food and just shakes it off saying it's her genes. I am sure she spends days in the gym but doesn't recognize it in front of the camera. Yet she's not called out, only Linda who is 20 so very young and well she shows how she feels in the moment and yes it can be repetitive
Thank you for covering such sensitive topics with respect and kindness. I completely agree that some creators confuse any kind of criticism with hate. And if they actually listened to the constructive criticism, they could improve their content. I don't personally find Linda's content to be triggering but I can see why some people do. Since I'm trying to lose weight in a slow and healthy way, I definitely don't want to develop any disordered eating tendencies so I ultimately chose to unsub from her. Very glad I discovered your channel!
I feel as though she has only really recovered weight wise, and unfortunately, if you get told you are at a healthy weight you are automatically healthy, Linda is not as thin as someone like as Lily Sabri, so she gets to say she is recovered, and so no one will call her out as much as someone who is very very thin. However, Linda seems to have a disordered mindset, and has mentioned before she excersises a lot everyday, and in one video has said she has never taken a day off. That is not recovered, and she should not portray it as such. Furthermore, she has made it out with videos like what she has even cried while excersising, and I don’t think that is healthy. Also, maybe this is just me, and I am someone who is triggered easily, but the fact way she vividly describes food and moans and is just so emotional, it’s very offsetting to me. I don’t feel like so much of her day revolving around food is healthy, in her shirts her life mostly seems to be around good and exercise, but she seems not to have a lot of other interests, maybe it’s just me, but I feel like she is a disordered person portraying herself as recovered. Recovery for some isn’t a lifelong thing, but for many it is something they decide on every day, and Linda has made it seem she is the former, when I honestly do not think she is, but that is my opinion, and we are all entitled to our own
I agree with you so much. I don’t think she’s recovered at all. I can’t help but to see myself in her when I struggled with binge eating. That thing in your brain that can’t say no to the food. It gives me those vibes when I see her videos.
I don't think that she has bad intentions. As you said she's probably trying to please everyone... Idk reminds me of myself maybe 10 years ago... Before I cut some people out of my life that took advantage of this people pleaser side of me. I kind of lost myself for a while and had to ask myself a lot of diffecult questions, had to figure out who I was, what I wanted to do. . If you don't have a strong grasp of who you are and what your morals and values are its easy to get persuaded by others. Personally Lindas content is not my cup of tea, to much inspirational buzzwords and to little actual substance. Everyone's allowed to grow and do better but for that you kinda need to take some constructive criticism on board. Her content is like a time travel to a confused less confidentversion of myself and I'm just past that. I don't need that. 😕
Excellent points as always! She seems to be very self conscious and fragile which instills a fear of self reflection in her. She craves constant validation and it further exacerbates her problems with food.
Hi Harry! I've got a question about balancing mental health and fitness. I'm currently going through some unfortunate life circumstances that have caused my mental health to just spiral wildly. As in, can't eat, can't sleep, don't want to get out of bed, the works. You get it. On the other hand, I was finally starting to see some progress in the gym right before this started (hooray for growing little baby muscles!) My question is, at a time like this, would you still recommend trying to get to the gym and get my normal training in if possible? I feel like I might benefit from the routine and sense of control I get from maintaining a training schedule, at least on the days when I'm able to work up the gumption to go out into the world. But on the other hand, I don't want to add any additional stress on my body during a time when I'm not necessarily able to take the best care of it. Also, I know you've said that it's easier to maintain muscles than it is to build them, but mine are just so new and fragile that I feel like they might need some extra nourishment. 😅 Little newborn baby muscles. Thank you for doing what you do! Your content has been so helpful for me. ❤
Hi Emily! First of all, I am sorry you are going through an unfortunate time, although know we are all here to support you! ❤️ Keep in mind this is my own personal answer, and others may answer differently, I find it very easy to just stay in bed, isolate myself, not do much of anything when I'm not feeling at my best mentally. Oftentimes you have to take the approach of "Opposite Action" during these times, and force yourself to do the opposite of your instincts, otherwise it is very easy to just stay stuck and potentially allow things to get worse. Therefore, I would encourage trying to keep to a routine, even if it may not exactly be the same or as intensive as the one before, since getting yourself moving and taking action may contribute to you being able to more effectively address other issues in your life (in addition to mood enhancing benefits of exercise). Even just a little bit will help you maintain recent gains, and give you the foundation to progress when you are in the place to do so!
Hi Emily.❤️❤️ I am sorry to hear about your mental health and I struggle too sometimes with isolation and have no energy or mood to do anything. Something that helps me is to take baby steps everyday to improve, whether if it is eating something, doing some self care or something that you need to do. Be kind to yourself and take anything, literally anything no matter how small you did as a win! If you eaten something today, that's a win. If have gotten out of bed for an hour, that's a win. Exercise today, that is a win. And congrats with building baby muscles.🥳🥳 I am also starting to build muscle and the term "baby muscles" is definitely the word I would use to describe it! 😁😁
It honestly can be very challenging trying to balance what you want to make vs what you think other people want out of your content. UA-cam is hard to navigate that way, I feel that. But like you're discussing, what's most important when you're in any position of public influence is to be as informed, transparent and genuine as possible. Not only that, but also being as consistent as you can. I agree, from what we see I think Linda gets stuck in the mindset of "oh man I gotta get videos out," which can be so difficult to deal with, that's something UA-cam isn't very forgiving about. It's easy to lose sight of yourself and/or your goals in exchange with more attention from the algorithm. But, I very much believe that it's WAY better to just pause, take your time and make sure you feel good about what you're doing. Speaking from experience it helps with burnout, and overall grounds your public image in a positive direction, I think. It's truly okay to slow down, especially if it can help you be the best public figure that you can.
I started watching Linda’s videos late last year , early this year. I really liked her at first but it noticed myself getting uncomfortable with food and had to stop watching her because I think her videos were upsetting me. I think she’s lovely and means well but I couldn’t handle her content.
I think this started happening for me too. I just became more self conscious of food and I’ve tried to steer away from content like that despite its good intentions.
Seems like she’s glad to reap the benefits of her mixed messaging but doesn’t want to take responsibility for it. She’s too focused on the positive affirmation and chooses to ignore the criticism she’s gotten, regardless of if it’s helpful to her own audience or herself, which is a recipe for disaster. There will always be creators w/in the same niche that will call you out if they see you spreading info that is potentially harmful. That’s how YT works, and it’s a good system for keeping ppl accountable. It seems like she’s not ready for any of that, but it’s what she signed up for.
I cant really know for sure what is happening with Linda and i see your point. But even people with the right mind and intention and all can get caught up in the UA-cam clickbait and all this stuff. I think making videos about food and diet for Linda may not help her at this stage. But despite all, she is a young lady who is still in the journey of discovering many things what works and not works. Aren't we all though? 😊
She helps a lot of people. I guess. I’ve read the comments on her videos. People love her. So. I. Don’t. Know. I watched some of Greg’s video. I think he’s jealous she’s a Gymshark athlete without being the stereotypical gym-bro, super buff person. That’s just the vibe I get from him.
don't know the greg you are talking about but even when she has a lot of people cheering for her and loving her, doesn't mean that there isn't a problem, I stopped watching her because her video started triggering me, I felt so confused and for me there was an underlaying motive that I felt wasn't said about her journey(that's how I felt I repeat), her behaviour didn't match her words and the lack of coherence about her journey of loving herself and trying to share that message made me feel, again, triggered, I just couldn't keep watching her as the same as Olivia andrea, I think people who are going throught EDs doesn't have to wacht any of those channels, but the problem itself it's not them, it's the audience they have and the message that people are receiving from these youtubers..
The videos she posts are more comforting in knowing someone else has gone through what I am going through and has learned and accomplished the goals she's set for herself. That's only my opinion, but that is what keeps me actively engaging in her videos.
Ok question, I’ve been getting back into the gym and I’ve noticed my left side is weaker than my left side. How do I fix that? I’ve been incorporating some unilateral moves but anything else? I can’t lift weight as high on my left side is that a strength or mobility issue?
@@austinhenshaw2140 I need anything that comes in black and hotpink and it says TFNL on it! :D :D GIEF ALREADYYYY! Jokes aside, thank you for your efforts! 🙏
I have to say I’m a huge Linda fan. And one of my favourite things about her videos is the click bait titles, it seems that no one ‘gets it.’ You see a video with a title saying something about ‘how to glow up’ ‘how to lose weight’ etc. and in your mind, if you’re struggling with your self image and want a ‘quick fix’ you click on it - expecting to learn all of these behaviours. Instead you’re met with a beautifully made, raw, honest video giving you what you actually need to hear I.e. genuine, lived advice rather than what you initially clicked for which is likely harmful. I don’t think it’s fair to say that someone is promoting harmful behaviours when Linda’s content is actually so nuanced. You said yourself (obviously this is no hate and I’m overjoyed to hear you say this) that you’ve never had an ed. And I think that’s why the majority of people (although I’m in no way meaning to invalidate others or make it out to be and exclusive club) who criticise her also cannot relate the same way a lot of her subscribers can. Her videos are so honest and so human, of course there is negativity there too. Abs I think for people who may be at a particularly vulnerable place with food/body image/exercise this is incredibly valuable. And it makes recovery etc. seem so much more realistic and obtainable. People will always find issues with content like Linda’s, but she never set out to be perfect. I think she’s so genuine and that’s her charm.
I feel so bad for Linda Sun when people talk about her like they do in this comment section I know what its like to view the world like her and her videos help me calm down so much when times are rough and I know its like that for others. Unfortunately if you have a bad mindset and/or are easily triggered by stuff like ED Talk and Health then yes you're gonna see her content differently and not from the light she perceives it for her audience. Also her content may seem a little repetitive but so is all fitness influencers or just influencers in general. But also who am I talk by age 11 I had read the whole Harry Potter series 13 times over. However I do agree she hasn't recovered yet, but she is *healing* you can see it through how she approaches different challenges and recently her videos are more simple trying viral foods and going on holiday in these places she has even gone on holiday for her mental health. The part I like about Linda Sun is she is a breeze of fresh air its nice to see the less filtered parts of a 'perfect' persons life even if some bits are still edited. I really believe she deserves to live a happy life I believe that for a more enjoyable experience of her videos you don't need to believe religiously that its all true but instead feel the love she is tryna give not the stuff she fails to provide 💕
i could write a whole paragraph here, but it would just be repeating what you´ve said in the video. i agree with everything. i don´t like Linda. she uses clickbait, she has triggered me (even tho it´s not her intention), she can´t accept criticism and comes off as whiny. i only watch her videos through you at this point and am honestly kind of amused sometimes, and i do enjoy your input. i don´t have the need to send the hate to her, interact with her, but i will say it here. i also want to say that i don´t wish anything bad to her. i just don´t like her. what i did like though, was your part on self harm, as that is somewhat of a topic for me. i needed to hear this a year ago, two years ago, but still good nontheless and i believe it can help people who are in the place i was. your background really shows, honestly, would you be open to doing a video, or maybe a few instagrasm stories/qna on your studies! i would definitely be interested and i believe more people would. also, cat appreciation.
Lindasun is the sweetest person on this platform. Making these videos abs claiming shit about her is upsetting. Find something better to do with your life than make hate about someone who is doing perfectly fine
I understand it’s not I understand it’s not ideal to receive such public criticism but criticism and hate are not the same thing and she needs to work on what she’s putting out there. I used to like her videos and it kinda got a lot messages I saw kinda toxic.
To the comment question of the week.. my daughter and I are both working on this right now; asking people if they would like some help before jumping in. My four year old is not the type to want much help. She gets angry when we try to help her if she didn’t ask or feel she needed it. I understand your dilemma! So our solution for our very human urge to help others, but to avoid stepping on someone’s toes is to ask first. Obviously you aren’t four, and like it was stated, maybe going to the staff would be the better option. But I wanted to throw that out there. Since wording it that way with my kids I’ve thought a lot more about that lately. I hope it gets resolved and good on you for noticing and wanting to make the gym a safer environment.
I finally stopped watching Alan Roberts. I think you seem to understand the spectrum of health and much more helpful. What you said about not consuming content that is not helpful is very good advise.
u guys are ridiculous, this is the second video (from what ive seen) that you have made about her. Why do ppl love to hate on people who are happier than them?
Do you have any particular goals when it comes to training chest? You’ll find most bikini competitors don’t train chest at all. As far as exercises go, I’d go with a flat bench press (DB/barbell), incline press (DB/barbell), and a cable or machine/pec dec flye
@@grayeruanna6008 she’s a kid. Her generation, on a population scale (not accounting for individual outliers) doesn’t possess nearly the degree of wisdom and self awareness that previous generations did at her age, owing to tech dependence and social media reliance.
I personally don't like Greg Douchette because he also doesn't take responsibility so he's a hypocrite. He also fosters an unkind community of people hence why everytime he has something negative to say about someone, his millions of minions go send that person tons of hate. And Greg is just like 🤷🏾♀️
My videos are largely based on audience suggestions and with 91% of my audience being women, the majority of suggestions I get are surrounding women. That being said, I’ve got a few men on the list I’ve been meaning to cover :)
All I gotta say is, the way she eats and exercises in her videos is the opposite of self love. I struggled with an ED in the past and all I see is binge eating.
Rather than hating on others you can just talk about urself, give advice and other things...its the viewrs job to accept whats right and not right for them ...
I honestly wish I had a direct line to talk to this girl because I think she has great intentions but. . .my biggest concern is that (as you mentioned) she continuously repeats these "revelations" about her unhealthy relationship with food, probably thinking that it's helpful to others with the same issue, but these "I should just listen to my body more" statements aren't enough to address the underlying causes of disordered eating. Which is why we keep seeing the same pattern of; recover, relapse, repeat. As a mental health professional who has been through intensive therapy for similar issues, I strongly believe that individual psychotherapy modalities like cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy are the only way to really resolve the core issues. The idea that spouting platitudes about self-love and body positivity are enough to really address potential trauma or co-occurring diagnoses like OCD, anxiety, and depression is so reckless. I hope someone close to Linda recommends therapy so that she can stop obsessing about food and body image and live her life fully. Also, your hair looks great!
Hi Harry! I’ve been a long time follower but don’t comment very often. This might have been answered in a previous video but: how do you balance training for sport, cross training in the gym, mobility and flexibility training, PT or pre-hab, competition prep/rehearsals ?😵💫 I find that I’m absolutely exhausted some times on my rest days, so I don’t think I can cut back on those anymore. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 😭 For context: I’m a pole dancer. It’s a very upper body heavy sport. I teach 3-4x classes a week and sometimes also practice for performances or competitions outside of teaching. I try to get in an hour or so of training tricks or rehearsal after I teach. But, a lot of what we do is very one-sided (either using mostly one side to perform the trick or one side pushes while the other pulls). After doing mobility/flexibility training, I barely have time to hit the gym and get in PT for these nagging injuries I have (which probably happened *because* I’m not cross training enough).
Very interested in the answer, also your work Dianna because I'm approaching it from the opposite way: I'm strength training so that I'll have an easier time when I do more pole dancing classes (I currently live in an area where there aren't accessible classes)
What did you think of the videos Greg and John made discussing Linda Sun?
Haven’t seen them yet
I think that Linda started the whole thing with good intentions but she doesn't really grasp the responsibility of it all. All the 'hate' she gets it's just people pointing out the fact that she IS a public figure. She is putting herself and her content out there so she has a responbility to make sure it's not harmful and misleading. And i don't think Linda really came into UA-cam realizing that or thinking she would have to have these things in mind. But in the end, when you put yourself out there you will receive criticism.
Apparently she's a spy
I worry that because recovering from her ed is the content that got views, she almost has to deliberately stay disordered so that she has content to make about it. Ive seen this pattern happen to lots of other people as well. They get a large following of a specific audience and are pressured to mould to what works well. So sad :(
she no longer eats "disordered." she's finally eating when she's hungry and not being restrictive like she once was. her habits may be different than yours or mine or any typical adult, but they are what works for her to feel happy and healthy in this part of her journey through life. I do agree that people sometimes stay ill for the attention of their illness, though, and that is a very sad thing to watch.
True
the reason why i stopped watching linda's videos was because of how often she contradicted herself. she made it seem like she was now happy with her body and her relationship with food was good but in the next video, she would say she was incredibly unhappy. and it just felt like i didn't know what to believe and i wasn't sure what i was learning from the videos or even what she was learning.
Well she is human...lot of things happen loy of things change...u cant always be happy but try to be happy so she tells the truth i wld say
So true.. she is just still recovering herself but that is just not clear enough.. which is not helping i think.. don’t really know if watching someone elses recovery as how to do it yourself and as advice ever helps.. but I do think her audience does that a lot. I hope she sees that and maybe stops focussing on her own food intake and exercise routine..
@@thatgirl2763 She's not telling the truth. She's being manipulative. And I don't know why some of you hellbent on pushing this narrative that her constantly fluctuating from one extreme to the next, in short spans of time, is her telling the truth. We all have our ups and downs but going from epiphany to unhappiness and loathing and back again means that no actual growth took place. Just a cycle of depression and dysfunction. And she needs to get real help, not just continue to cycle.
She is making money out of videos. There's no accountability and honestly.
@@helenupadhyay8062 exactly
Linda has a very problematic cycle with her videos, in the sense that when she posts a video talking about how happy she is with her body and how eating is helping her heal. Although she'll then contradict herself in a new video posted a few months after, saying how she wasn't healthy or happy????
I noticed this as well. And is part of the reason I stopped watching her. Self reflection and growth is fine, but she does put out conflicting videos.
THIS!!!!
I used to love Linda when I was in the throes of my ED because she did some of the same things that I did. One moment I’m one way with food and the next I’m another. One moment I’m happy and the next just miserable. I wish she would stop posting this kind of content because it is ABSOLUTELY FUEL for people suffering with ED.
@@triciam4798 I agree there is a worrying pattern to these videos and perhaps they are genuine and she hasn't thought through that her own process is just as stuck as it ever was. Glib positive statements don't cure EDs. Her family seem lovely and she is clearly very intelligent. I would be happy for Linda if she challenged her talents in some new directions, her video/editing skills alone are super impressive!
@@woahitsbeckyyy maybe they conflict because a real person’s journey isn’t in a straight line. They don’t conflict she has set backs in her mental health and her relationship with food. She’s allowed to be vulnerable on the internet . We don’t have to watch. But when we watch I think we forget that these people are humans and we put people under a microscope and treat them in way we wouldn’t treat a friend or someone we know. In my opinion I think that is more problematic and sad.
@@violetk8025 Genuine
"Just because somebody resonates with something doesn't necessarily means it's good. Sometimes people resonate with somebody because it further enhances or enables their problematic behavior as well." - Thank! You! A lot of her followers fit into this category. Especially all of the ones acting like she's not contradicting herself and pretending this is the journey not being linear.
So one potential thing that you didn’t mention in this is that when she said she received “hate” from Greg Doucette’s video is that it might refer to hate she potentially received from fans of Greg and people who watched his video. I can see her not being prepared for an influx of negative or harsh and critical comments as a result of the video itself. I’ve watched Greg’s videos before and he does come off as a bit bombastic even if his criticism is mostly constructive and valuable. His style is definitely on the side of “cold hard truth” though (and sometimes dismissive) and I could see that potentially the type of audience whom that sort of style appeals to may then regurgitate his message in an even harsher and more hateful sounding manner with less nuance over to Linda.
Also thank you for once again speaking about mental health in such a considerate and heartfelt way.
As someone who loved Linda’s channel when she first started it, I think a big part of her issue is that she blew up WAY too fast. She went from making videos about her complicated relationship with food and exercise to being part of the fitness influencer space in a very short time. Being so young and still figuring things out, she’s now expected to be a guru, so now her videos are a confusing mixture of spoken-word poetry about loving yourself, and spurts of distressing honesty about how she is STILL struggling. Because OF COURSE she’s still struggling, recovering from EDs and exercise addiction is often a life-long experience, but influencers are expected to have the answers.
And now she’s adding on the layer of being unable to healthily handle her fame and success and the “hate” that can come with that. Her videos started making me very uncomfortable very quickly and unfortunately I think she’s fallen into blaming others for not “getting” her content rather than realizing that she needs to take a step back for her own good.
The thing that bothers me most about people like Linda and Blogilates (apart from how they will occasionally push wrong or even harmful information) is how they react to constructive criticism as either "I get so much hate" or "well I'm trying my best 🤷♀️". Especially when it seems that they get so down on themselves because of the "hate." If they viewed videos like yours as constructive, they might not take it so hard (hopefully).
This applies to male creators too, but they don't really show their vulnerable side when they are reacting to "hate" so it's hard to say it's one to one.
Yes exactly! That’s why they bother me so much
I feel like maybe it will be the best if content creator understand that most criticism are not personal, this applies to most people in general, that our work (content in the case of youtuber) are in some way separate from who we are, criticism on our work does not equal to criticism on ourselves. But I guess it can be hard to distinguish that for creators that put so much of themselves to their work.
Yeah keltie o Connors reaction was really refreshing
I don't think they are genuine about their feelings about the "hate" they get. They probably realise most of the hate is actually constructive criticism but they don't plan on applying any of the advice because with how things are right now they make money, they get a lot of views and subs. They are catering to a specific type of delusional audience that doesn't want to take accountability and want beautiful, fit women preaching "body positivity" "good relationship with food" "you can get my body with minimal effort with the easy excercises I share here" so thst they can feel better about themselves. These creators know their audience too well, they won't change anything about their content and keep pretentiously crying about the hate
I think I'm the only person who doesn't think Linda is naive. I realize that she has control over the script she creates. Her content is for insecure girls, she knows how to give the audience what they want.
I never thought to give something like this much thought. But now I am and I think you might be onto something. The cycle is just rinse and repeat. She knows what she is doing and who she is targeting
EXACTLY 💯
Thank you!! She knows exactly what she is doing, this is a business and she is being strategic.
Agreed. I think deep down she’s knows exactly what ppl are criticizing her; she just rejects it and wants to continue on the route she’s going b/c it’s more gratifying for her.
She needs to make money eh. Her content gets tonnes of views. I dont think she cares for her audience. She wants to make hay while the sun shines. Her damsel in distress act is getting old
I am glad you are brave and talk about your own struggles. I was anorexic as a teenager and literally tried to physically disappear because I felt so unimportant. I am 56 now and thankfully my parents found a great therapist. At the time, there were no real resources to deal with this. I am happy to see people like you and others, who use their platform to promote physical and mental health versus trying to attain some unrealistic goal of a "perfect body" and comparing themselves to dishonest people who use filters and PEDs. It took a long time to become healthier and I am saddened to see others go through what I did. Thank you again
The part where she says “it’s annoying because I thought I WAS taking care of myself for the last year” is so interesting because I’ve found myself saying this multiple times. Having similar frustrations. The funny thing is that it’s not…. Linear. Your needs change based on your circumstances at the moment. She probably WAS taking care of herself, for what she needed at that time; and then her needs evolved or changed entirely. Change is hard, especially when you feel like one particular way is the “best” way. When you WANT it to be the best way because you got into a groove with it. It would make sense that she feels frustrated by that, and jumps from one challenge/routine to the next, being consistently inconsistent because she wants there to be a best way to feel her best. she’s looking for the perfect way, and she gets annoyed that one particular route isn’t the most optimal. Therefore, she gets confused and frustrated, hops around on her eternal search, and unfortunately she drags her audience along with it. Saying she “needs more time with this” is true in a way, but the act of taking care of yourself is not a destination. It’s a journey. You don’t get to a place where you go, “alright cool, I’ve taken care of myself! I’m done and I’m perfectly happy!” As annoying as it is sometimes, that’s not how it works haha. It takes your whole life; and that’s okay. Taking care of yourself looks different at different times, and I get why that can be frustrating. Sometimes I wish that I could just need the same things all the time and be perfectly happy, but that’s not how humans work. I hope she can adopt more of that journey mindset, because speaking from experience, trying to get to a final spot of “taking care of yourself” doesn’t exist. Ride the waves, embrace the shifting. Overall, I think some of this comes from her still being so young. You want a final solution sometimes, and you want it as fast as possible. I think that reflects in her videos. I feel like if she approached her content with more patience and forgiveness for herself like I’ve discussed, it could be less confusing and ACTUALLY relatable.
Very insightful, and I agree with this. It can be very frustrating when you think you are at a certain place, suddenly for that go stop working and feeling like you are going backwards and prior progress was for nothing. Doing that publicly and trying to maintain an image can exacerbate that issue as well.
@@austinhenshaw2140 thank you! I truly hope she can figure things out, this stuff can be such a minefield!
Your message about self-harming is so impactful. I almost cried while listening to you, I'm sure that message has helped many of the people watching this video.
Just chiming in to say thank you for being so empathetic.
You have no idea how refreshing and relieving watching this video is.
The fact how honestly you leave your doors open for people to reach out for you if they need to talk makes my heart warm ♥️ thats really rear, and often misunderstood by others
All the best, and thank you for all of your videos ♥️
Video Notes:
I’ll be honest, although it’s something you’ve spoken about on video before, and we’ve talked about personally, the bit on emotional pain, self-harm, and self-punishment/inability to forgive yourself is unfortunately still relevant to me more recently than I'd like to admit to most people as well, though your words are always encouraging on the topic.
Outside of that, you did a great job addressing a very sensitive issue again, as we always expect from you, and I agree that she continually displays the same behavior without much evidence of change (in before hypocrisy call out).
Hi Mozzy!
Very much appreciated as always, your content and message is always valuable!
I think the ‘problem’ is just that she is not fully recovered from her ED and she still struggles a lot with food and exercise but she sometimes portrays as if she does not anymore or her audience thinks she has it all figured out. But watching other people struggle who you think are free from maladaptive behavior and thoughts, is just very triggering.
Thank you, as always, for speaking about these topics (mental health, self farm, etc.) so openly and honestly. Your empathy is a shining light in a world that can feel pretty dark sometimes.
You launching a coaching platform is my wildest dream come true😍thank you for everything you do for the community!
I think as women, when you brand yourself as the opposite to the toxic stereotypes of models and such, it comes off hypocritical when you then engage in harmfull and pointless behavior just for views. And having someone pointing out what you already knew (that it is dangerous) is annoying but not hatefull.
Great video as always Harry, you always hit the nail on the head with your mental health discussions and it's much appreciated! Also a new cat omg, we better see regular appearances!!
This video really hit home. It is so important to give yourself, and others grace. The struggle can be real and raw, and its always so amazing to see influencers like yourself giving such good advice and support.
I really loved her " i trained like..." videos but I unsubscribed from her channel. I was sick of seeing her eating food while complaining or traying to sound like a "motivational speaker" . Is just not my tape of content and I'm glad I unsubscribe. As someone who have a history with ed is just not really good for me to watch her videos.
I unsubscribed as well. I found her content a very repetitive cycle of, I'm so happy to, I'm so miserable. Which, I totally understand, that's life, but those videos were so close together it was like whiplash. Life has ups and down, but if you're in a serious down, maybe she should take a break and stay off UA-cam until she feels better about herself. And I agree, the motivational speaker bit got tiring especially when the next video would be, woe is me. I'm not saying she needs to have a toxic positivity channel, it just started to feel very hollow and repetitive. Like Harry says, she regurgitates, repeats, contradicts herself in every video. Super tiring.
Me too! She starts the video with negative talk, also I can’t get away with eating that much food anymore because of PCOS and High Cholesterol ( which I inherited) so I stopped watching, although I really liked her videos trying out different notable people’s routines in a realistic way
About the question of the week: In the schools I work in, I have observed that confronting the bully often makes you a target. But befriending and supporting the bullied person sometimes makes the bullying stop…or at least makes the victim feel better without the potential embarrassment of being rescued. Since everything in life is just another version of school…maybe this will be helpful. 😉😄
You are such a thoughtful, intentional speaker. I am constantly impressed by what you add to this UA-cam space and the impact it can have on the lives of others. Also, yay, kitty!
I discovered Linda’s channel just when I discovered that I had had eating disorder for +10 years. I have been in the recovery process for a year now. I have felt her content repetition as well. But it made my recovery journey easier tbh. Because recovery is not a straight line and breaking the years of habits is difficult. I still am not free of all ed thoughts. And in the beginning, it was harder to repel those thoughts. Linda’s repetitive content and her falling back and forth journey helped me to see that my own recovery is not only going up. As she was talking about her fluctuations, my fluctuations felt okay too and I found strength to continue healing. Now that I have slightly better relationship with food and don’t restrict anymore, I don’t watch her eating videos with the same interest because of repetition. I enjoy her content about self-care, studying, prioritizing herself and bettering her relationships now. I hope she will make these topics her focus while hopefully really recovering.
That cat is the cutest!! I hope we get regular cameos!
CQOTW:
I’m not sure when to do two sets of an exercise and when to do three for hypertrophy. I know that the first two sets are the most important, but you say that sometimes you choose to do three. What makes you choose to do one more set?
Thanks for all you do!! You have helped me majorly improve the efficacy and the enjoyment of my workouts and I couldn’t be more grateful :)
I think she says a lot of beautiful quotes, she talks like poetry but doesn’t actually take anything she says and then her video keeps feeling repetitive wanting to be positive then falling hard
Gen Z loves that, and that’s one reason why they find her relatable. She sounds profound, and she has similar eating habits as a lot of her audience. So it makes her seem wise but flawed, which is very appealing to lots of ppl. I’m sure she’s not doing this on purpose, but it’s a genius strategy to retain viewers from that demo.
Yeah, poor Greg is just concerned on Linda, while not saying anything about the behaviour of NuttyFittness who regularly eats tons of food and just shakes it off saying it's her genes. I am sure she spends days in the gym but doesn't recognize it in front of the camera. Yet she's not called out, only Linda who is 20 so very young and well she shows how she feels in the moment and yes it can be repetitive
Thank you for covering such sensitive topics with respect and kindness. I completely agree that some creators confuse any kind of criticism with hate. And if they actually listened to the constructive criticism, they could improve their content. I don't personally find Linda's content to be triggering but I can see why some people do. Since I'm trying to lose weight in a slow and healthy way, I definitely don't want to develop any disordered eating tendencies so I ultimately chose to unsub from her. Very glad I discovered your channel!
Great video Harry. Thank you for being so thoughtful and encouraging!
I feel as though she has only really recovered weight wise, and unfortunately, if you get told you are at a healthy weight you are automatically healthy, Linda is not as thin as someone like as Lily Sabri, so she gets to say she is recovered, and so no one will call her out as much as someone who is very very thin. However, Linda seems to have a disordered mindset, and has mentioned before she excersises a lot everyday, and in one video has said she has never taken a day off. That is not recovered, and she should not portray it as such. Furthermore, she has made it out with videos like what she has even cried while excersising, and I don’t think that is healthy. Also, maybe this is just me, and I am someone who is triggered easily, but the fact way she vividly describes food and moans and is just so emotional, it’s very offsetting to me. I don’t feel like so much of her day revolving around food is healthy, in her shirts her life mostly seems to be around good and exercise, but she seems not to have a lot of other interests, maybe it’s just me, but I feel like she is a disordered person portraying herself as recovered. Recovery for some isn’t a lifelong thing, but for many it is something they decide on every day, and Linda has made it seem she is the former, when I honestly do not think she is, but that is my opinion, and we are all entitled to our own
I agree with you so much. I don’t think she’s recovered at all. I can’t help but to see myself in her when I struggled with binge eating. That thing in your brain that can’t say no to the food.
It gives me those vibes when I see her videos.
14:00 SO well said yes i agree that sometimes people continue watching to validate their own harmful behaviours
Wow. You are a true ally to the ED Recovery community, thank you.
I don't think that she has bad intentions. As you said she's probably trying to please everyone... Idk reminds me of myself maybe 10 years ago... Before I cut some people out of my life that took advantage of this people pleaser side of me. I kind of lost myself for a while and had to ask myself a lot of diffecult questions, had to figure out who I was, what I wanted to do. . If you don't have a strong grasp of who you are and what your morals and values are its easy to get persuaded by others. Personally Lindas content is not my cup of tea, to much inspirational buzzwords and to little actual substance. Everyone's allowed to grow and do better but for that you kinda need to take some constructive criticism on board. Her content is like a time travel to a confused less confidentversion of myself and I'm just past that. I don't need that. 😕
Excellent points as always! She seems to be very self conscious and fragile which instills a fear of self reflection in her. She craves constant validation and it further exacerbates her problems with food.
This video held some really good insight and in glad I clicked on it. Thanks for the good content!
Already love it.
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Have you ever thought of doing live chats discussing fitness, mental health with a guest like a subscriber or other fitness experts?
thank you so much for making this video. so many people out there need to here this
Toxic Positivity, bloody spot on mate. That is the perfect way to describe some of her comments section.
You cuddling that cat like that is so adorable.
Hi Harry!
I've got a question about balancing mental health and fitness.
I'm currently going through some unfortunate life circumstances that have caused my mental health to just spiral wildly. As in, can't eat, can't sleep, don't want to get out of bed, the works. You get it.
On the other hand, I was finally starting to see some progress in the gym right before this started (hooray for growing little baby muscles!)
My question is, at a time like this, would you still recommend trying to get to the gym and get my normal training in if possible? I feel like I might benefit from the routine and sense of control I get from maintaining a training schedule, at least on the days when I'm able to work up the gumption to go out into the world. But on the other hand, I don't want to add any additional stress on my body during a time when I'm not necessarily able to take the best care of it.
Also, I know you've said that it's easier to maintain muscles than it is to build them, but mine are just so new and fragile that I feel like they might need some extra nourishment. 😅 Little newborn baby muscles.
Thank you for doing what you do! Your content has been so helpful for me. ❤
Hi Emily!
First of all, I am sorry you are going through an unfortunate time, although know we are all here to support you! ❤️
Keep in mind this is my own personal answer, and others may answer differently, I find it very easy to just stay in bed, isolate myself, not do much of anything when I'm not feeling at my best mentally. Oftentimes you have to take the approach of "Opposite Action" during these times, and force yourself to do the opposite of your instincts, otherwise it is very easy to just stay stuck and potentially allow things to get worse. Therefore, I would encourage trying to keep to a routine, even if it may not exactly be the same or as intensive as the one before, since getting yourself moving and taking action may contribute to you being able to more effectively address other issues in your life (in addition to mood enhancing benefits of exercise).
Even just a little bit will help you maintain recent gains, and give you the foundation to progress when you are in the place to do so!
@@austinhenshaw2140 Thank you so much for reaching out, Austin! I appreciate your response.
Hi Emily.❤️❤️
I am sorry to hear about your mental health and I struggle too sometimes with isolation and have no energy or mood to do anything. Something that helps me is to take baby steps everyday to improve, whether if it is eating something, doing some self care or something that you need to do. Be kind to yourself and take anything, literally anything no matter how small you did as a win! If you eaten something today, that's a win. If have gotten out of bed for an hour, that's a win. Exercise today, that is a win.
And congrats with building baby muscles.🥳🥳 I am also starting to build muscle and the term "baby muscles" is definitely the word I would use to describe it! 😁😁
@@janabisschoff1243 Thank you, Jana! Counting small steps as a win is an important reminder. ❤️
And yay, baby muscle squad! 😂
It honestly can be very challenging trying to balance what you want to make vs what you think other people want out of your content. UA-cam is hard to navigate that way, I feel that. But like you're discussing, what's most important when you're in any position of public influence is to be as informed, transparent and genuine as possible. Not only that, but also being as consistent as you can. I agree, from what we see I think Linda gets stuck in the mindset of "oh man I gotta get videos out," which can be so difficult to deal with, that's something UA-cam isn't very forgiving about. It's easy to lose sight of yourself and/or your goals in exchange with more attention from the algorithm. But, I very much believe that it's WAY better to just pause, take your time and make sure you feel good about what you're doing. Speaking from experience it helps with burnout, and overall grounds your public image in a positive direction, I think. It's truly okay to slow down, especially if it can help you be the best public figure that you can.
I started watching Linda’s videos late last year , early this year. I really liked her at first but it noticed myself getting uncomfortable with food and had to stop watching her because I think her videos were upsetting me. I think she’s lovely and means well but I couldn’t handle her content.
Same here
I think this started happening for me too. I just became more self conscious of food and I’ve tried to steer away from content like that despite its good intentions.
Excited for the video! Good to be early for once :)
Never gonna beat Austin tho!😂
It'll happen someday, keep trying!
Engagement time.
I don't want to take away from your very good video by only mentioning the cat but thank you for showing off that cutie to us!
Wow I really needed this right now. Thank you Harry
Seems like she’s glad to reap the benefits of her mixed messaging but doesn’t want to take responsibility for it. She’s too focused on the positive affirmation and chooses to ignore the criticism she’s gotten, regardless of if it’s helpful to her own audience or herself, which is a recipe for disaster.
There will always be creators w/in the same niche that will call you out if they see you spreading info that is potentially harmful. That’s how YT works, and it’s a good system for keeping ppl accountable. It seems like she’s not ready for any of that, but it’s what she signed up for.
I cant really know for sure what is happening with Linda and i see your point. But even people with the right mind and intention and all can get caught up in the UA-cam clickbait and all this stuff. I think making videos about food and diet for Linda may not help her at this stage. But despite all, she is a young lady who is still in the journey of discovering many things what works and not works. Aren't we all though? 😊
Always knew it and hope someone would talk of it one day....nice content👍👍
Btw your background is distracting a little bit.....may be just me🤭
She helps a lot of people. I guess. I’ve read the comments on her videos. People love her. So. I. Don’t. Know.
I watched some of Greg’s video. I think he’s jealous she’s a Gymshark athlete without being the stereotypical gym-bro, super buff person. That’s just the vibe I get from him.
don't know the greg you are talking about but even when she has a lot of people cheering for her and loving her, doesn't mean that there isn't a problem, I stopped watching her because her video started triggering me, I felt so confused and for me there was an underlaying motive that I felt wasn't said about her journey(that's how I felt I repeat), her behaviour didn't match her words and the lack of coherence about her journey of loving herself and trying to share that message made me feel, again, triggered, I just couldn't keep watching her as the same as Olivia andrea, I think people who are going throught EDs doesn't have to wacht any of those channels, but the problem itself it's not them, it's the audience they have and the message that people are receiving from these youtubers..
The videos she posts are more comforting in knowing someone else has gone through what I am going through and has learned and accomplished the goals she's set for herself. That's only my opinion, but that is what keeps me actively engaging in her videos.
Ok question, I’ve been getting back into the gym and I’ve noticed my left side is weaker than my left side. How do I fix that? I’ve been incorporating some unilateral moves but anything else?
I can’t lift weight as high on my left side is that a strength or mobility issue?
This came on right as I was sitting down to my very delicious lunch. Cheers Harry
Is that a hot pink TFNL T-SHIRT you're wearing?! Harryyyyy.... If I die before I get to wear a hotpink TFNL shirt, I will haunt you.
Lol, merch in the works, but I need a hoodie too!
@@austinhenshaw2140 I need anything that comes in black and hotpink and it says TFNL on it! :D :D GIEF ALREADYYYY! Jokes aside, thank you for your efforts! 🙏
I have to say I’m a huge Linda fan. And one of my favourite things about her videos is the click bait titles, it seems that no one ‘gets it.’ You see a video with a title saying something about ‘how to glow up’ ‘how to lose weight’ etc. and in your mind, if you’re struggling with your self image and want a ‘quick fix’ you click on it - expecting to learn all of these behaviours. Instead you’re met with a beautifully made, raw, honest video giving you what you actually need to hear I.e. genuine, lived advice rather than what you initially clicked for which is likely harmful. I don’t think it’s fair to say that someone is promoting harmful behaviours when Linda’s content is actually so nuanced. You said yourself (obviously this is no hate and I’m overjoyed to hear you say this) that you’ve never had an ed. And I think that’s why the majority of people (although I’m in no way meaning to invalidate others or make it out to be and exclusive club) who criticise her also cannot relate the same way a lot of her subscribers can. Her videos are so honest and so human, of course there is negativity there too. Abs I think for people who may be at a particularly vulnerable place with food/body image/exercise this is incredibly valuable. And it makes recovery etc. seem so much more realistic and obtainable. People will always find issues with content like Linda’s, but she never set out to be perfect. I think she’s so genuine and that’s her charm.
Omg, I need more cat content 😍😍
🐱 Your new teammate is cute! 🐱
18:00 very similar to Linda's message ,"life is too short"
...is this the sort of cat that might tolerate wearing a hat?
She needs to pick a struggle and stick with it. The yo yoing is too much.
But it real life. Lots of people yoyo
@@Leansophfit every single video she makes is just more toxicity. It starts “positive” and then just spirals
I feel so bad for Linda Sun when people talk about her like they do in this comment section I know what its like to view the world like her and her videos help me calm down so much when times are rough and I know its like that for others.
Unfortunately if you have a bad mindset and/or are easily triggered by stuff like ED Talk and Health then yes you're gonna see her content differently and not from the light she perceives it for her audience. Also her content may seem a little repetitive but so is all fitness influencers or just influencers in general. But also who am I talk by age 11 I had read the whole Harry Potter series 13 times over.
However I do agree she hasn't recovered yet, but she is *healing* you can see it through how she approaches different challenges and recently her videos are more simple trying viral foods and going on holiday in these places she has even gone on holiday for her mental health. The part I like about Linda Sun is she is a breeze of fresh air its nice to see the less filtered parts of a 'perfect' persons life even if some bits are still edited. I really believe she deserves to live a happy life I believe that for a more enjoyable experience of her videos you don't need to believe religiously that its all true but instead feel the love she is tryna give not the stuff she fails to provide 💕
literally smashed the "like" button the moment the cat came into the video
i could write a whole paragraph here, but it would just be repeating what you´ve said in the video. i agree with everything. i don´t like Linda. she uses clickbait, she has triggered me (even tho it´s not her intention), she can´t accept criticism and comes off as whiny. i only watch her videos through you at this point and am honestly kind of amused sometimes, and i do enjoy your input. i don´t have the need to send the hate to her, interact with her, but i will say it here. i also want to say that i don´t wish anything bad to her. i just don´t like her.
what i did like though, was your part on self harm, as that is somewhat of a topic for me. i needed to hear this a year ago, two years ago, but still good nontheless and i believe it can help people who are in the place i was. your background really shows, honestly, would you be open to doing a video, or maybe a few instagrasm stories/qna on your studies! i would definitely be interested and i believe more people would. also, cat appreciation.
Lindasun is the sweetest person on this platform. Making these videos abs claiming shit about her is upsetting. Find something better to do with your life than make hate about someone who is doing perfectly fine
I understand it’s not I understand it’s not ideal to receive such public criticism but criticism and hate are not the same thing and she needs to work on what she’s putting out there. I used to like her videos and it kinda got a lot messages I saw kinda toxic.
Where’s your puppy?!
Hey can you also give your honest opinion about Vicky Justiz coz as her audience i feel like she's very much transparent about her workouts.
Good sir.
I think it's just a maturity thing, she literally needs to "grow up"
Seriously 🤨
This like is purely for that ADORABLE cat :)
OMG!! That cat is so adorable, just like you. :)
Silent watcher who is commenting because that cat is so cute!!!!!!! Welcome to the cat world. There’s no going back 😂
What are your thoughts on Tracy Anderson?
Nothing to do with the video, but your eyes are ✨ beautiful ✨
Have a nice day
To the comment question of the week.. my daughter and I are both working on this right now; asking people if they would like some help before jumping in. My four year old is not the type to want much help. She gets angry when we try to help her if she didn’t ask or feel she needed it. I understand your dilemma! So our solution for our very human urge to help others, but to avoid stepping on someone’s toes is to ask first. Obviously you aren’t four, and like it was stated, maybe going to the staff would be the better option. But I wanted to throw that out there. Since wording it that way with my kids I’ve thought a lot more about that lately. I hope it gets resolved and good on you for noticing and wanting to make the gym a safer environment.
I finally stopped watching Alan Roberts. I think you seem to understand the spectrum of health and much more helpful. What you said about not consuming content that is not helpful is very good advise.
u guys are ridiculous, this is the second video (from what ive seen) that you have made about her. Why do ppl love to hate on people who are happier than them?
Your cat looks so much like mine!! 😄
kind of out of topic, but as a beginner at weights, what is the proper approach to training the chest
Do you have any particular goals when it comes to training chest? You’ll find most bikini competitors don’t train chest at all. As far as exercises go, I’d go with a flat bench press (DB/barbell), incline press (DB/barbell), and a cable or machine/pec dec flye
Linda is a kid. She’s immature, and she’s finding herself in a complicated world without the proper wisdom to navigate it. It’s sad.
She’s 21-22 now and yeah that is still young but she’s not a teenager and we can’t just say she’s just young forever
@@grayeruanna6008 she’s a kid. Her generation, on a population scale (not accounting for individual outliers) doesn’t possess nearly the degree of wisdom and self awareness that previous generations did at her age, owing to tech dependence and social media reliance.
I think we’re actually OVER self aware due to the internet. You can document and overanalyze everything. All the time.
HELLO.
I personally don't like Greg Douchette because he also doesn't take responsibility so he's a hypocrite. He also fosters an unkind community of people hence why everytime he has something negative to say about someone, his millions of minions go send that person tons of hate. And Greg is just like 🤷🏾♀️
True, he completely dismissed Chloe ting's excercises as ineffective without actually looking at her website and weekly programs.
Just admit you love that cat
Nothing but facts.
HARRY!! You need to tell us the cats name!!
Mozzy
Hi cat 🥰
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I love your videos but all of them are about women. could you do some that focus on male fitness influencers?
My videos are largely based on audience suggestions and with 91% of my audience being women, the majority of suggestions I get are surrounding women. That being said, I’ve got a few men on the list I’ve been meaning to cover :)
Greg Doucette is scary 🫣 great video 🥳
HAIRY CHEST
All I gotta say is, the way she eats and exercises in her videos is the opposite of self love. I struggled with an ED in the past and all I see is binge eating.
no.. she eats a normal amount of food? Just because u are caught up in diet culture does not mean everyone else is
😂😂😂😂😂
Rather than hating on others you can just talk about urself, give advice and other things...its the viewrs job to accept whats right and not right for them ...
You didn’t watch the whole video, did you?
@@TFNL nope cuz am tired of watching this kinda videos....
@@TFNL specially Greg's
@@thatgirl2763 Probably worth watching videos before commenting on them, as I covered a lot of the points you mentioned :)
I honestly wish I had a direct line to talk to this girl because I think she has great intentions but. . .my biggest concern is that (as you mentioned) she continuously repeats these "revelations" about her unhealthy relationship with food, probably thinking that it's helpful to others with the same issue, but these "I should just listen to my body more" statements aren't enough to address the underlying causes of disordered eating. Which is why we keep seeing the same pattern of; recover, relapse, repeat.
As a mental health professional who has been through intensive therapy for similar issues, I strongly believe that individual psychotherapy modalities like cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy are the only way to really resolve the core issues. The idea that spouting platitudes about self-love and body positivity are enough to really address potential trauma or co-occurring diagnoses like OCD, anxiety, and depression is so reckless. I hope someone close to Linda recommends therapy so that she can stop obsessing about food and body image and live her life fully.
Also, your hair looks great!
Hi Harry! I’ve been a long time follower but don’t comment very often. This might have been answered in a previous video but: how do you balance training for sport, cross training in the gym, mobility and flexibility training, PT or pre-hab, competition prep/rehearsals ?😵💫 I find that I’m absolutely exhausted some times on my rest days, so I don’t think I can cut back on those anymore. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated 😭
For context: I’m a pole dancer. It’s a very upper body heavy sport. I teach 3-4x classes a week and sometimes also practice for performances or competitions outside of teaching. I try to get in an hour or so of training tricks or rehearsal after I teach. But, a lot of what we do is very one-sided (either using mostly one side to perform the trick or one side pushes while the other pulls). After doing mobility/flexibility training, I barely have time to hit the gym and get in PT for these nagging injuries I have (which probably happened *because* I’m not cross training enough).
Very interested in the answer, also your work Dianna because I'm approaching it from the opposite way: I'm strength training so that I'll have an easier time when I do more pole dancing classes (I currently live in an area where there aren't accessible classes)
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