A man who has trained only one side of his body could have some long term health impacts, a doctor has warned.
Going by the name of 'The Crooked Man', he's undertaken something he calls 'looks minimising' by only exercising one side of his trapezius muscle.
The left side of his body is now significantly larger and more muscular than the right, and he said he decided to do it after seeing the 'looksmaxxing' trend go viral on TikTok, where people do as much as possible to boost their physical appearance.
He decided he'd do the opposite, saying: "What was the best way to looksminimize? Become more asymmetrical.
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"Work out one trap, it solved my problem. And man, it has worked like a charm."
However, a doctor has warned that he's 'concerned' about the lad's approach to bodybuilding.
Dr Suhail Hussain told LADbible that there 'may be some short-term positives' to the guy's approach, but warned that anything good was likely to be 'outweighed by the risks'.
He said: "As a doctor, I’d be concerned about the clear musculoskeletal imbalance this man is developing.
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"Overdeveloping one muscle group, especially to such an extreme degree can lead to a range of health issues: spinal misalignment, joint strain, compensatory injuries in surrounding muscles and even chronic pain.
"The body is designed for symmetry and balance, so distorting that through disproportionate hypertrophy risks long-term orthopaedic problems."
Dr Hussain said that 'The Crooked Man' could benefit in the short-term from 'increased strength or function in that one muscle', but the 'range of health issues' he spoke about didn't make the benefits worth it.
He added that any benefits would really not be worth it 'if the muscle is not being used in a way that justifies its size', because who really needs one massive trap?
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As for the muscle 'The Crooked Man' worked out, Dr Hussain warned that there was 'no real functional benefit to overtraining' one side of your trapezius muscle 'as their primary function is one of support and stabilisation of surrounding structures'.
Taking this lopsided approach 'can also affect posture and gait', he warned, but given the content creator's goals to indulge in 'looks minimising' this seems to be part of the plan.
"Ultimately, balance and proportion are key in both health and aesthetics," the doctor said.
Given that the lad is now also working out one leg it seems that he's not going to embrace the idea of balance and proportion just yet.
Joe Harker