‘He Was Trying to Get a Reaction’: White Man Caught Intruding on Black Gym Member’s Workout, Creating ‘Dangerous and Threatening’ Situation

One man’s “insane” gym behavior exposes the importance of safety precautions — and basic etiquette — while working out.

A white man was caught on camera repeatedly slamming a dense medicine ball against a multi-purpose machine that was in use by a young Black man at a Crunch Fitness in Brooklyn.

The machine shook with each bounce of the workout ball as the Black man attempted a very difficult maneuver—an “L-sit” position pull-up with arms flexed and legs stretched out in front of him. Fortunately, he barely flinched at first, but he eventually began to shake as the onslaught continued in what viewers are calling a very “dangerous and threatening” situation.

The narration accompanying the video, posted to TikTok on September 18 under the handle bletsgoout, noted that “When you’re Black,