Canadian bodybuilder Jeff Nippard, left, is seen during a CT scan after a recent physical altercation with Mike Van Wyck, right, in a Burlington gym.
Science vs. vibes: Viral beef between Canadian bodybuilding coaches incites battle of age-old rival archetype
Nippard, meanwhile, has built an expansive online following as a steroid-free expert on the science of building muscle. Training hard is good, but Nippard, who stands five-foot-five and weighs 180 pounds, believes training smarter is better. He reads all studies so his trainees don't have to. They just benefit from his expertise.So if you're wondering how a beef between two Canadian bodybuilding coaches made mainstream headlines, the answer is in those details.
In case you missed it, Mike Van Wyck assaulted Jeff Nippard. This is not fake. Here's the original video.Word has it that this was not the end of the encounter.#massiveiron pic.twitter.com/tki16f3RS9The video never mentions Nippard's name, but it doesn't need to. Nippard has built his whole brand around trusting research to guide his training.
As a strategy for silencing even the mildest criticism, it failed. Footage of the shove went public, and now muscleheads from across social media are, with harsher words for Van Wyck than the Canadian trainer ever offered. They're not critiquing his training philosophy. They're skewering his character.First, we have two former high-level athletes in a high-profile spat.
So if we're willing, we can see how a trainer like Van Wyck can grow tired of a perceived know-it-all like Nippard. He never directly says that his bodybuilding book smarts trump Van Wyck's hands-on experience, but once that idea takes root it can grow.
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