Vulcan Strength vs. Gluck's Gym... So We're Suing People Now? | Ep 62

In the last couple of weeks, Vulcan Strength has sued the Gluck's Gym You Tube channel for defamation because of a bad review. In this episode I dive deep into this lawsuit to dig out some lessons for us as consumers. Oh, I also weigh in pretty vocally on what I think of this whole thing! Mentioned in this video: Summary of suit: https://ppc.land/fitness-equipment-maker-files-defamation-suit-against-youtuber/ Pdf of actual case: https://ppc.land/content/files/2025/11/gov.uscourts.ncwd.121655.1.0.pdf Garage-Gyms review: https://www.garage-gyms.com/vulcan-talos-power-rack-dual-stack-multi-function-cable-trainer-review/ No Fate 24/7 Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc6AlmLW5gE Gluck’s Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmEEvx5MM0&t=2s Partners & affiliates: GymCrafter.com/partners Website: GymCrafter.com Newsletter: GymCrafter.com/Subscribe Insta: Instagram.com/gymcrafter Review Guidelines: GymCrafter.com/review-guidelines/ 0:00 Intro 1:26 Disclosure & qualifications 3:37 Lawsuit summary 7:11 My opinion 9:33 Vulcan’s reaction 15:18 Consumer lessons 16:04 Written reviews 27:05 Intentionally bad reviews? 33:37 Learning from negative reviews 35:44 Don’t trust those who don’t train 41:21 They actually sent this for review? 43:44 Company research 45:24 Pay to play 59:19 Review sites 1:04:59 The impact on YouTube reviewers 1:09:10 Types of reviews you can trust 1:15:48 What I do to be trustworthy *GymCrafter is viewer-supported. I may earn a commission if you purchase through my links. A huge thank you to anyone who helps out in this way. It's what allows me to continue to make videos like this for you as often as I do!