By the way, we have previously talked about an American "health guru" who eats raw liver, walks barefoot, and sleeps on a wooden board -
Brian Johnson, known as the "Liver King"...
Last year, he became popular online with his strong muscles and "back to nature" lifestyle, gaining millions of fans on ins and tiktok...
In Brian's videos, he often advocates that everyone return to the most primitive state of life with him - hunting and hunting. Get food, eat raw meat and organs, live off the land, harvest a strong body...
Of course, he really leads by example, eating raw beef, liver, beef bones, and even raw bull testicles and raw offal, with salt and maple syrup...
Raw eggs and raw cow brains are not a problem...
He showed off his muscles, appeared shirtless, and personally demonstrated that "restore the harsh ancient environment to have a good body", and claimed that his abdominal muscles were built after 35 years of working out twice a day.
He shared some of his and his family’s fitness habits.
In addition to walking barefoot, walking along the walls of the subway...
and taking an ice bath...
and do the "most difficult" exercises as much as possible during fitness, such as his own " primitive fitness method " -
carrying 64 kilograms of kettlebells with both hands, tying a total of 18 kilograms of weight to his legs, carrying a 32 kilogram bag, and then walking 1.6 kilometers while dragging 54.4 kilograms of items all over his body.
And often the whole family "walks forward" together...
When the training is over, he (and the whole family) will enjoy a bloody meal of raw meat to replenish energy.
Brian also opposes most modern products, such as sunscreen, polyester tops, margarine, etc., because they are "against the natural and primitive way of life."
Beds were also boycotted, and the whole family slept on wooden boards.
He also once bombed his bed in protest...
In short, Brian emphasized that his strong physique comes from his primitive lifestyle, especially the dietary principle of eating raw liver.
His toned body has helped him gain a large number of male fans easily. Many fans are so eager to have the same figure and temperament that they really imitate and eat it, even if they feel uncomfortable...
Then... Brian founded a food company specializing in nutritional supplements. The products sold on the website include "Grass-fed Beef Liver Capsules", "Beef Marrow Capsules", etc., which cost more than 30 US dollars a bottle. Fans who follow his recipes are encouraged to snap up...
With income from self-media and selling drugs, Brian’s annual income has reached nine figures...
in After the "Liver King"'s social media account became popular, many people questioned Brian's use of drugs to build his body. Some speculated that he used "Trenbolone" (a type of steroid ), which allows people to eat as they please without gaining body fat, and achieve an extraordinary state like Brian with full muscles and low body fat.
Podcast host Joe Rogan is one of the skeptics. He once asserted that "to have a physique like that without taking steroids, you have to be 0.000001% of the entire human race." Even It is clearly said that this "Liver King" even has his butt filled with steroids...
And Brian has also responded directly to some accusations, insisting that he exercises naturally and never uses steroids. He naturally strengthens his physique by eating raw meat and training hard.
"This is the result of my hard training every day for 35 years. I don't even take Christmas off. I exercise 14 times a week, normally twice a day. At about 6:30 every day, I get up from the wooden bed, because comfort is not good for the body."...
In the end, all the suspicions were put to rest because there was no evidence. Brian's fan base was getting bigger and bigger, and the medicine was still selling like hot cakes.
Until the end of last month, a YouTube user released a one-hour long video, revealing the secret of the "Liver King" to maintain a good figure...
It turns out that Brian's muscles did not rely on the so-called "primitive fitness method", but the use of modern technology. The video content of
exposed an email he wrote to a nutritionist, in which he wrote that he had taken steroids and asked for more steroids. The email also included the results of a blood test.
This time, Brian could not deny it, and he was completely devastated...
Not long after, he posted a six-minute apology video, admitting that he had lied in all aspects, and apologized to his fans. In the
video, he admitted that he takes 11,000 US dollars worth of steroids and 120 mg of testosterone every month. He also said that a professional hormone clinician is responsible for monitoring and managing his physical condition.
Immediately afterwards, Brian was sued by a group of fans who had believed in him and bought his products, demanding that he pay US$25 million in damages...
One of them The fan's name is Christopher Altomare. He angrily accused Brian of the "natural diet" being very dangerous because some people imitated him and got food-borne diseases by eating raw livers...
He also called the "beef xx" supplements that Brian sold in large quantities a "cult" product, and said that if they had known the truth about his use of steroids to build his body, they would not have bought it at all.
However, Brian's reaction was calm...
A representative of the supplement company said: "We have not received any lawsuits at present, and it is not appropriate for us to comment on pending litigation."
Brian himself also began to distance himself from the supplement business in the video: "Liver The King brand has nothing to do with my (personal) business success, my company was already very successful, it was successful before 'Liver King', grew 0% year-on-year, and has continued to grow at the same rate since. "
It's just such a temporary and rough unbundling of "Gan Wang" and the Gan Wang brand. I don't know how many consumers will buy it...
