If Brazilian fitness model Gracyanne Barbosa really used fake weights in Instagram posts of her workouts, is it really that big a deal?
Powerlifter Bradley Castleberry was recently called out for the same thing, but there’s at least one glaring difference there: Barbosa’s a hot model and Castleberry’s a powerlifter. It’s highly unlikely that more than a couple of her 5 million Instagram followers give a damn how much she can lift when she’s got it like this.
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She didn’t get abs like that from camping out on the couch and playing video games. In any case, YouTube channel Nick’s Strength and Power put out a video showing Barbosa squatting what she claimed to be 500 pounds, a claim they attempt to shoot down.
Whatever you’re feelings on the matter, Barbosa’s following has seen a bit of an uptick in numbers since the controversy first broke. Which could either be the result of morbid curiousity or the more probable “she’s fine as hell” groundswell.
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