Shortly after, the official Gymshark account posted a follow-up: “Due to insane demand, we're pausing the Onyx drop and cancelling all bot orders. Onyx will return, we are rescheduling the drop.” ...

Take its Onyx Imperial range for men – a collection of T-shirts, tanks, long-sleeve hooded tops and, new addition, baselayer leggings, all engineered with Gymshark’s signature seamless technology.

In a follow-up post, Gymshark said, "Onyx will return." But for many fans, that promise came too late. After two chaotic drops in less than a week, frustration had already boiled over.

Gymshark’s Onyx range has achieved cult status among weightlifters. The line of men’s T-shirts that resemble something a Marvel superhero might wear has been launched four times since 2016 ...