Fitness influencer and martial arts practitioner Martin Rios is also into bodybuilding. However, the Taekwondo black belt just took a swing at bodybuilding and bodybuilders by dismissing their athletic abilities. The fellow fitness influencer showed a clip of personal trainer and bodybuilder Mike Thurston trying to jump rope with the infamous Andrew Tate.

The clip was from an hour-long video that Thurston filmed with Andrew Tate at the height of his popularity in 2022. In the video, Thurston asked the former kickboxing champion to show him some moves. Besides sparring with Thurston, Tate also showed the bodybuilder how to jump rope for cardio and stamina. However, Thurston struggled with it.

Martin Rios didn’t play it safe

While Martin Rios is into bodybuilding, the fitness influencer’s goal is to improve his mixed martial arts skills. The taekwondo showed Tate and Mike Thurston how to jump rope.

However, the bodybuilder had difficulty getting into the grove and had to stop multiple times. “Bodybuilders are trash athletes,” said Rios while breaking down the clip. The former kickboxing champion told Thurston that he needed to get the rhythm right.

However, despite the tip, Thurston struggled to get going. Rios pointed out how rigid the bodybuilder looked in his movements and said that all bodybuilders are inflexible and have poor mobility. Hence, they can’t move like other athletes. He also claimed that they have low stamina.

Rio said that due to their high muscle mass and lack of mobility, bodybuilders “gass out” quickly. However, this isn’t the first time the fitness influencer has connected with bodybuilders. He earlier made a video about bodybuilders not being able to fight. His latest video generated a varied response.

The fitness community had conflicting opinions

Some fitness enthusiasts agreed with Rios’s analysis. “All that muscle and a rope made him look like a little kid jumping, happy to go to Disneyland,” commented one fan. 

“Can we even call them trash athletes if they aren’t even athletes to begin with? Honest question,” asked another fan. However, not everyone thought this way.

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“Bro just didn’t know how to jump rope,” commented a follower, showcasing the support for the bodybuilder in the video.

“I’m a multiple-time wrestling state champ, and I still got no idea how to jump rope. Lol!” an athlete and fitness enthusiast commented. 

“I’m an athlete, and Idk how to jump rope with proper consistency either,” wrote a second athlete.

One more fan in bodybuilders’s defence and said, “I know alot of bodybuilders who can do different types of jump rope It just a skill to learn.”

Pointing out how jumping rope isn’t something that makes an individual an athlete, a fan commented, “jumping rope doesnt make one an athlete or not.”

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Mike Thurston struggled while attempting to jump rope. However, the bodybuilder might get better with practice. What do you think? Do you agree with Rios’s analysis? Tell us in the comments.