KSI was jokingly called out by the other Sidemen members over his lack of training before his upcoming boxing match (Image via MoreSidemen/YouTube)

Sidemen tease KSI for not training hard enough for his upcoming boxing match

Modified Jul 20, 2024 19:44 GMT

Sidemen members jokingly confronted YouTuber Olajide "KSI" in a recent video titled "Sidemen Among Us: KSI shapeshifter masterclass" which was uploaded to the MoreSidemen YouTube channel. In the video, the Sidemen can be heard light-heartedly chiding KSI for seemingly not training hard enough for his upcoming 1 vs. 2 tag team match with Slim Albaher and Anthony Taylor.

As explained by Joshua "Zerkaa", the group could see KSI's activity through the information provided by his fitness band. As per the metrics given by the band, the creator did not seem to be training hard enough within his boxing camp. Zerkaa stated:

"For context, JJ's in a boxing camp and they're accusing him of not training hard enough. We can see how hard he's training 'cause of his Whoop band."

KSI gets teased by the Sidemen for not training hard enough for his upcoming tag-team boxing match

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The Sidemen is a British YouTuber group, consisting of members Olajide "KSI", Ethan "Behzinga", Simon "Miniminter", Joshua "Zerkaa", Tobi "TBJZL", Vikram "Vikkstar123" and Harry "W2S". The group is wildly popular on the platform, with over 21.5 million subscribers on the main channel and over 8.6 million subscribers on the MoreSidemen channel, where the video in question was uploaded.

At the start of the video uploaded on July 20, 2024, Miniminter can be heard asking if KSI was present as he had not talked much since the start of the video. The Prime co-founder then replied to him by stating that he was there with them, but was just not speaking much so far as he was "tired". He said:

"Yeah, I am here, I'm just tired from camp."

This response by KSI was met with playful jeers from the Sidemen. TBJZL did not believe him and stated that he wanted to see his "Strain" data from the Whoop band. Whoop strain is a metric that is calculated by the fitness band, and it measures cardiovascular load based on heart rate elevation and muscular load originating from strength-based activities.

Behzinga then revealed that KSI's Strain, as indicated by the fitness band, was a mere "eight" on a scale of zero to twenty-one. Eight lands within the category of "Light Strain," indicating minimal body stress. Commenting on this, Behzinga said:

"Eight, eight strain, man. Bro's cooked. Bro's cooked."

KSI is facing other pressing issues apart from the upcoming boxing match, as his upcoming album seems to have been leaked online. After clips of his songs appeared all over TikTok, the creator took to X to express his dismay regarding the situation and stated that he may potentially not create music "for a while".