Bodybuilder ‘grabs rival fitness guru by throat and shoves him to ground’

TWO huge fitness influencers were involved in a nasty clash that was caught on video inside a gym.

Fitness gurus Jeff Nippard and Mike Van Wyck came face to face in a heated confrontation that has now gone viral on social media.

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Nippard is well known for his science-based approach to bodybuilding with the Canadian social star boasting 5.8MILLION subscribers on YouTube.

While Van Wyck’s training content has helped him amass over 289,000 Instagram followers.

The pair seemed to come to blows in a Pure Muscle and Fitness gym in Canada, with a video appearing to show Van Wyck forcefully grabbing Nippard’s neck and pushing him to the floor.

It’s been suggested that the alteration stemmed from a video posted on Van Wyck’s social media titled “science based scammers”.

In the video Van Wyck slammed: “Science guys really need to answer this question before anything – why is it that you remain so mediocre, yet you know so much?”

Nipping later responded to that video with his own opinions on his Instagram page.

And he has since given his version of events in the gym in a separate post after uploading a picture of himself in a hospital by a CT scanner.

He wrote: “If you’ve seen the video by now, I want to clarify the incident. First, I just want to give an update that I got a CT scan done and I’m okay.

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“In case you didn’t see it, this is exactly what happened and there were many witnesses. Mike Van Wyck jabbed me in the throat twice in the middle of the gym and then shoved my camera man.

“There is already a lie going around that Mike asked me to stay away from him, and that I didn’t listen, and approached him first. This is FALSE and @puremuscleandfitness has security footage to prove it. I think they should release it.”

Nipping went on to allege that the incident occurred after the pair exchanged words in the gym with Van Wyck also “pushing his videographer against a cable machine”.

He added: “I don’t know why he attacked me other than that he really, really hates my training style.

“I certainly gave him absolutely no reason to hate me. And even if I did, there’s no excuse to physically attack someone over a disagreement.

“My opinion is that it was the result of anger brought on by the clip I posted yesterday responding to his question about science-based training. Pretty wild stuff.”

Pure Muscle and Fitness gym have also released a statement of their own since the incident, seemingly claiming that Van Wyck has been banned from the premises.

It read: “At Pure Muscle + Fitness, we have a strict zero- tolerance policy for violence and bullying.

“We are deeply saddened by a recent incident involving unacceptable behavior by a member.

“This individual was not employed by or formally associated with our gym, and we have permanently removed their access to our facility, including any privileges to train clients.

“Our hearts go out to the member affected, and we stand in full support of their well-being.

“The safety of our community is our top priority, and we are committed to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for everyone.

“The matter is currently under police investigation, and we are cooperating fully with authorities.”

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