American 19-year-old challenges beauty culture: scoliosis threatens from asymmetrical workouts

A young American from the USA gained internet fame thanks to an extravagant biohacking method he called “looks minimising” — a blatant mockery of the popular trend of looksmaxxing. Instead of improving his appearance on all fronts, he chose the opposite approach: for several months, he deliberately trained only one side of his trapezius — the muscle group in his neck and back.

From looksmaxxing to “looks minimising” — the irony of a young expert

The results of his unusual experiment were impressive: one side of his body visually increased in size and gained a noticeable advantage in strength compared to the other side. “I get too many messages on social media,” he jokes in his posts. “Time to become less attractive.” This move was exactly what he needed: sarcasm and criticism of the beauty cult in the era of endless self-improvement.

One-sided training and the real risk of scoliosis

However, the medical community responded to this approach with little enthusiasm. Orthopedic and physiological specialists strongly warn of serious consequences: asymmetrical loads on the body can lead to scoliosis, chronic back pain, and joint degeneration. Unbalanced muscle development disrupts the natural distribution of load on the spine, which can cause long-term problems.

Unstoppable progress despite medical warnings

Nevertheless, the young experimenter shows no signs of concern about the consequences. He remains satisfied with his results and continues to post regular updates on his progress. Currently, he has expanded his program and started applying the same method to leg training — only training one limb. His recklessness is attracting more and more attention on social media, although the risk of developing the same scoliosis increases with each week of intense asymmetric loads.