Sam Sulek

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Sam Sulek
Personal information
Born (2002-02-07) February 7, 2002 (age 23) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Education Rutherford B. Hayes High School
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • fitness influencer
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2023–present
Genres
Subscribers3.7 million [2]
Total views217 million [2]
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YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: November 2024

Sam Sulek (born February 7, 2002) is an American YouTuber and fitness influencer. His YouTube videos showing his trips to the gym and his weightlifting workouts, which he began posting in 2023, became popular online and earned him more than three million subscribers by the following year. His popularity has been attributed by critics to the relatable style of his videos and his large, muscular physique.

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Life and social media career

Sulek attended Rutherford B. Hayes High School in Delaware, Ohio, where he began competitively diving in the summer before his junior year. [3] He began attending Miami University in 2020, where he also joined the school's diving team and, as of 2023, is studying mechanical engineering. [4] [5] [6] He began posting videos of his visits to the gym in January 2023. Since he began posting and as of 2024, his videos have all followed the same format, showing him speaking in his car on the way to the gym, his workout at the gym, then him speaking in his car again. By 2024, he had more than three million subscribers on YouTube and more than 5.7 million followers on Instagram. [7] [8]

Public image

For The New York Times , Chris Almeida wrote that Sulek had "[chosen] a vision and [was] sticking to it" by trusting his viewers and that he had "become a fascination not simply because he is physically massive and fairly charming, but because of his almost defiant commitment to a lo-fi strategy" on YouTube. Stephen Buranyi of The Guardian referred to Sulek as "the current king" of fitness influencers in 2024 and "the perfect example of an influencer" due to his relatability, humility, normalcy, and plainspokenness, also writing that he was "perhaps the most muscular person [he had] ever seen". [8] Also in 2024, Eliana Riley, for The Miami Student , called him "one of the biggest gym influencers on social media right now". [4] For Generation Iron, Dylan Wolf wrote that he was "arguably the most popular influencer in the current fitness industry" in 2024 and that he was "known for his simplicity, heavy lifting, and insane physique". [9] Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead praised Sulek in 2023 as "taking over the world". [10]

Sulek has also faced accusations of using anabolic steroids, including from bodybuilder Víctor Martínez and podcaster Joe Rogan, with Stephen Buranyi noting for The Guardian in 2024 that he was "the person most mentioned by young men [using steroids that he] spoke with". Sulek subtly confirmed his use of steroids in a video in April of 2024, saying "that should be pretty obvious. If anybody hasn't gotten to that conclusion on their own from watching these videos then... yeesh." [11] [12]

Bodybuilding Career

Amateur bodybuilding

In the February of 2025 Sulek announced that he will compete in his first bodybuilding show, the 2025 NPC Legends Classic, in the Classic Physique division. [13] He won his competitive bodybuilding debut placing first overall in the Classic Physique division and earning a qualification for the 2025 NPC Arnold Amateur. [14] [15]

Contest history

References

  1. ↑ Wolf, Dylan (2024-08-11). "Who is Sam Sulek? Complete Profile, Workout and Diet". Generation Iron Fitness & Strength Sports Network. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. 1 2 "About Sam Sulek". YouTube.
  3. ↑ Emerine, Brad (February 21, 2019). "Delaware Hayes Roundup: Sam Sulek, two relays advance to state". The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Riley, Eliana (November 16, 2023). "Get Rec't: Miami's gym culture is pushing our facilities to the limit". The Miami Student . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "National Signing Day: Where they're going". The Columbus Dispatch. May 7, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "El entrenamiento y dieta de Sam Sulek, el culturista de moda en el mundo". Men's Health (in European Spanish). December 16, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Almeida, Chris (May 23, 2024). "How Sam Sulek and Others Break Mr. Beast's YouTube Rules". The New York Times . Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Buranyi, Stephen (June 6, 2024). "'Natty or not?': how steroids got big". The Guardian . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Wolf, Dylan (March 14, 2024). "Jeff Nippard Scientifically Breaks Down Sam Sulek's Workout Routine". Generation Iron. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ Patuto, Greg (November 20, 2023). "Chris Bumstead Talks Sam Sulek As The Future In Bodybuilding: 'I'm Gonna Retire, He Can Take The Reins Over'". Generation Iron. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ Dufour, Derek (December 28, 2023). "The Truth About Sam Sulek". Generation Iron. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ Cabezas, Forroberto (December 1, 2023). "La acusación contra el joven culturista Sam Sulek". Men's Health. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sam Sulek Set to Compete at 2025 NPC Legends Classic this weekend in Bid for Arnold Amateur Qualification". Fitness Volt. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sam Sulek Qualifies For Arnold Amateur With Win In Bodybuilding Debut". Generation Iron. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ "YouTuber Sam Sulek Wins His Debut Bodybuilding Show". Forbes. February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Sam Sulek Wins Bodybuilding Debut at 2025 NPC Legends Classic, Qualifies to Compete at Arnold Amateur". Fitness Volt. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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