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About
"You Can Ask the Flowers" Gym Edit or That One Gym Edit is a viral video edit set to a dramatic remix of Connie Francis' "Pretty Little Baby" that cuts between footage of a man walking with bouquets of flowers in his hands and footage of him shirtless, lifting and posing in the gym. The edit was posted on TikTok to the @willyreynoso28 TikTok page in January 2026, and went viral when it was reposted by TikToker @fire.quest.ff two days later. It became the subject of memes that February, most of which ironically recreate the edit and poke fun at it for being cringeworthy.
Origin
On January 1st, 2026, TikToker @willyreynoso28 posted an edit set to a remix of "Pretty Little Baby" by Connie Francis, that garnered over 1.3 million views in a month. The edit cuts between footage of a man posing at the gym and walking down the street with flowers in his hands.
On January 3rd, TikToker @fire.quest.ff, aka Abdul-Rafay, reposted the video, garnering over 16 million views in a month.
@fire.quest.ffcome back time….#gymmotivation #gymquotes #sadquotes #gymlife #fitnessjourney fitnesslife gymra
♬ original sound – abdul-RafayOn February 16th, TikToker @spotifyenthus posted a video recreating and parodying the edit, garnering over 6.7 million views in three days. In the edit, the TikToker is seen doing common tasks, which then transition to footage of him lifting weight in the same pose.
@spotifyenthus We are grinding this 2026 get ready. #comeback ♬ original sound – abdul-RafaySpread
The edit continued to be the subject of parodies and memes over the following days.
On February 17th, 2026, TikToker @matheogoose posted a video parodying the edit, in which he badly sings the song while recreating the original, garnering over 2.3 million views in two days.
@matheogoose ive never seen something so corny but tuff at the same time 💀💀 @abdul-Rafay #gymtok#gym#youcanasktheflowers#edit#matheogoose ♬ original sound – MatheoOn February 18th, TikToker @sierra.locklear posted a video parodying the original, writing in the description, "POV: Men try to work out normally 🏋🏼♀️," garnering over 1.8 million views in a day.
@sierra.locklear POV: Men try to work out normally 🏋🏼♀️ #wlw #masc ♬ original sound – abdul-Rafay
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