Lust-free gym claims to be safe spaces for Christian men critics say its just a clubhouse for incels
Rep and repent.Jeff Hambrecht owns Proverbs 27:17, a “lust-free” gym for Christian men in Oklahoma City that he calls “a sanctuary of strength” that helps members make righteous gains while getting closer to God.“Lust and temptation ruin relationships,” Hambrecht, a self-identified recovering sex addict, told The Post.In an April Instagram post, he shared the very personal reason he founded Proverbs.“One of the number one places affairs and infidelity occur is the gym,” he said, admitting that he was unfaithful in his previous marriage with a woman he met at the gym.
“What did God do? He took what the devil meant for evil and turned it into good,” he said, adding that God “put it on his heart” to start his men’s fitness and ministry center.“He called me to create a different kind of space… where men can grow stronger physically and spiritually, without the distractions of lust and temptation,” he explained in the caption, encouraging men to join him in seeking their peak, both physically and spiritually.
The name of the gym is a reference to the bible passage: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”Per Hambrecht’s website, “Proverbs 27:17 exists to help men step out of isolation, out of addiction, out of passivity … Not perfect men.Sharpened men.
Men forged by fire.Ruled by Christ.”Those same Christ-ruled men can buy a Jesus Is King hoodie on Hambrecht’s website for $40.While Hambrecht’s intentions are biblically based, his separatist approach is, perhaps surprisingly, on trend: a recent study found that more than half of Gen Z consumers are on board with gender segregation in the gym.Hambrecht, whose gym clientele includes a large swath of men in recovery, told The Post that an all-male space removes triggers for those in the thick of the struggle.“If you’re an alcoholic, you’re probably not going to bars.
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