The moment you decide to step foot into the online men’s fitness space, you’ll be bombarded with messages that you’re not good enough. If you can’t lift a certain amount of weight or see visible abs after a certain amount of time in the gym, you’ll be accused by influencers and gurus of being lazy or not taking the journey seriously enough.

Falling short of the standards set by the trendsetters is seen as a colossal failure not only of your discipline and work ethic, but of your manliness.

One man is pushing back against unrealistic physique standards

Sander Jennings, an influencer in his own right with over 300k followers on Instagram, takes his fitness seriously. He says that he runs, including competitive races like half marathons, lifts weights several times per week, plays sports with friends, and stays active each and every day.

He also says he eats a “balanced diet.”

And he wants people to know that you can be fit, active, and healthy without looking like an Abercrombie model or professional bodybuilder.

In a recent viral Reel, he wrote “This is the body of someone who ran multiple half marathons, lifts 4x a week, plays sports almost every day, and eats a balanced diet.”

(In another, similar video he estimates his workload at about five workouts per week for eight straight........

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