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Started at 70 · Deadlifted 315 lbs at 72

Roger

73 years old · 158 lbs · 5’7″

70+Deadlift PR
Near Suicide → Unrecognizable

Nate

35 years old · Founding Member · 3 years on the app

DepressionKnee InjuryFounding Member
Wheelchair → Arnold Stage

Zahra

39 years old · On a cane for 12 years · 2 years on the app

Spinal Injury80+ lbs LostSobriety
Menopause + Multiple Injuries

Lauren

47 years old · Osteoarthritis · Menopause · Foot surgery

MenopauseArthritisSurgery
Breast Cancer Survivor

Jenny

63 years old · 5 programs completed

Cancer Survivor40 lbs Lost
Father of 5 · 60+ Hour Work Weeks

Tim

37 years old · Army veteran · 69-week streak

Army VeteranDad of 569-Week Streak
Torn Achilles + Dislocated Ankle

Ty

40 years old · Desk job · Father

Achilles TearFounding Member
Post-Menopausal · Got Strong Enough to Hike

Sue

67 years old · Northwest Washington · Retired

Menopause67 Years OldKnee Pain
Dentist · Father of 2 · Bavaria, Germany

Alexander

37 years old · Dental practice owner · Germany

GermanySmall Business
Lost 6kg · Off Blood Pressure Meds

Tiina

48 years old · Finland · Busy mom

FinlandBlood Pressure
Arthritis in Knees, Hips, Wrists → Best Shape at 42

Dominick

42 years old · Remote worker · Home gym

ArthritisHome Gym2.5 Years
Rebuilt Elbow + Hip · "For the First Time the Gym is Fun"

Joe

45 years old · Corporate job · Active lifestyle

Hip InjuryElbow Surgery
154 Weeks Strong · Actor in Austria

Jimi

45 years old · Eibiswald, Austria · Actor, director

AustriaBodyweight Only154 Weeks
Shoulder Surgery → Better Than Ever at 68

Mark

68 years old · Retired exec · 2 granddaughters

68 Years OldShoulder SurgeryRetired
Chronic Back Pain → Cholesterol Down 40 Points

Chris

55 years old · Former Arnold administration staffer

Back PainCholesterol
Wheelchair at Airport → Moving Again

Anita

52+ years old · Post-surgery recovery

MobilityPost-Surgery
Husband & Wife Journey · Hypothyroidism + Old Injuries

Don & Wife

Don, 45 · Wife, 47 · Caregiver · Home gym

HypothyroidismHome GymCouples
Teacher · 2 Kids · No Gym · No Equipment

James

40 years old · Teacher · Father of 2

No EquipmentBodyweightTeacher
Arthritic Knees · "Get Out of Your Own Way"

Bryon

57 years old · Travels for work

ArthritisWork Travel57 Years Old
Elbow Surgery at 30 → Regained Peak Strength

Claude

45 years old · College football player · Father

Elbow SurgeryFormer Athlete
100 lbs Lost via Gastric Bypass → 15 lbs Muscle Gained

Dan

50s · Gastric bypass · Body fat 7.5%

Gastric BypassMuscle Gain
Stubborn Belly Fat Gone · Friends Call Him "The Terminator"

Filip

45 years old · eCommerce developer · Slovenia

Belly FatEurope1+ Year
Can’t Do a Push-Up → Reversed High Cholesterol & Fatty Liver

Roland

46 years old · Full-time shift worker · UK

CholesterolFatty LiverUK
Grief Weight + Rotator Cuff → 16-Week Streak

Susan

61 years old · Caregiver to late husband

GriefRotator Cuff61 Years Old
Depression → Deadlifted 400 lbs · "Better Person"

Denis

Turning 40 · Manager · Quebec, Canada

DepressionCanada400 lb Deadlift
Menopause · 2.5 Years · Still Growing

Dawn

56 years old · 2.5 years in the app

MenopausePR with Coach
Heart Failure After Long COVID → Healthiest Patient

Lisa

Active her whole life · Heart failure diagnosis

Heart FailureLong COVID
Inconsistency → 3 Years Straight · 200 lb Bench PR

Karel

29 years old · Aerospace doc control · Florida

Florida200 lb Bench3 Years
Bad Habits for 30 Years → Running 10km at 50

José

50 years old · Freelance musician · Recife, Brazil

BrazilBlood Pressure10km Runner
Day One Member · "I Will Never Stop"

Edward

44 years old · Father · Boston

Day OneBoston
Sciatic, Knee, Shoulder Injuries → No Pain. Strength "Through the Ceiling"

Dylan

39 years old · Husband · Father

Multiple InjuriesSciatica
Military · Bad Knees, Bad Back → Best Shape Since 20s

Reid

36 years old · 18 years military service · Father

MilitaryChronic Injuries
Father’s Suicide · Rural Minnesota · No Gym · "I Think My Dad Would Be Proud"

Melissa

51 years old · Foraminal stenosis · Rural home gym

Spine StenosisGriefRural
Hip Replacement, Thumb Surgery, Shoulder Deterioration → "Age Is NOT an Issue"

Ginette (Oma)

60 years old · Certified Personal Trainer · Business owner

Hip Replacement60 Years OldPT
PTSD · Lost Mom + Uncle to Cancer · "So Much More Than a Fitness App"

Julianna

33 years old · UK

PTSDGriefUK
52 · Deadlifted 260 lbs for the First Time in Columbus

Kate

52 years old · Short female · 2 years in program

52 Years Old260 lb Deadlift
3 Months Postpartum → Strongest She’s Ever Been

Lindsey

Mom · 2 years on the program

Postpartum100 Pushups
Started at 461 lbs · Lost 100+ lbs

Sam

47 years old · Started journey at 461 lbs

100+ lbs Lost461 lbs Starting
Army Veteran · 35 lbs Lost · Injuries That "No Longer Bother Me"

Kevin

61 years old · Army veteran · Two teenage daughters

Army Veteran61 Years Old35 lbs Lost
300+ lbs · Exercise Science Grad · "Fitness is For Everyone"

Brandi

30 years old · Caregiver · Exercise & Sport Science degree

BodyweightCaregiverArnold Classic
Born with Open Spine · 20 Years of Depression → "I Have Goals Again"

Krisztian

45 years old · Budapest, Hungary

ScoliosisDepressionHungary
USAF Veteran · Lost Parents to Obesity/Cancer · "I’m Not Going to Accept That"

Wanda

60 years old · USAF Veteran · Mom of two

USAF Veteran60 Years Old
64 · "My Body Looks Better at 62 Than at 40"

Annie

64 years old · Lower back + heart family history

64 Years OldBody Recomp
Dad Body → "Best Shape of My Life" · Blood Work Back to Normal

Mark

50 years old · 2+ years in · 7M+ lbs lifted

7M+ lbs LiftedBlood WorkDad Body → Fit
27 Years of PMDD · 8 Surgeries on Wrist · "25 Push-Ups Now"

Jo

48 years old · Founding member · UK

PMDDWrist Surgery ×8UK
Paraplegia at 19 → Walking, Running · "Arnold Is Waiting at the Gym"

Thomas

26 years old · France · 713 days in the app

Paraplegia RecoveryFrance713 Days
Type 2 Diabetes in Remission · IVF Dream Coming True

Josh

33 years old · 12-hour rotating shifts

Diabetes RemissionIVFShift Work
Firefighter · Competed in World’s Strongest Firefighter at Arnold 2026

Jeff

41 years old · Firefighter · Father

FirefighterWorlds StrongestFamily Team
481 lbs → Lost 196 lbs · Deadlifted 400 lbs in Front of Arnold

Ben

37 years old · Train instructor · UK

196 lbs Lost481 lbs StartArnold Stage
Sister + Mom Died by Suicide → Warrior, Not Victim

Dominique

36 years old · 2.5 years in the app

GriefDepression26 lbs Lost
300 lbs → 185 lbs · "Movement is Life" · New Wife, New Child, New NGO

James

55 years old · 153-week streak · Arnold Classic 5K

115 lbs Lost153-Week StreakLife Transformed
50+ lbs Lost · 3 Consecutive Years · Prepping for Bodybuilding Show

Ray

52 years old · 12-hour shift worker

50 lbs LostShift Work3 Year Streak
Prediabetes + High Cholesterol + Liver → ALL Reversed · Mom of 6

Amelie

46 years old · Mother of 6 · Quebec, Canada

Prediabetes ReversedMom of 6Canada
315 lbs → 100 lbs Lost · Reversed NAFLD · 14% Body Fat

Matt

50 years old · Illinois

100 lbs LostNAFLD Reversed4XL → L
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome · Brain Strokes · 100 lbs Lost · "Reclaiming Life"

Wendy

43 years old · Retired teacher · EDS diagnosis

EDS4 Strokes100 lbs Lost
Thought He Was Having a Stroke at 42 → Lost 80 lbs · A1C 6.3 → 5.3

Christian

43 years old · Father of 3 · 96-week streak

80 lbs LostPrediabetes96-Week Streak
234 lbs → 194 lbs · Quit GLP-1 · "Fitness Is For Everybody"

Cecilia

47 years old · High cholesterol · High blood pressure history

40 lbs LostQuit GLP-1Body Recomp
Survived Sepsis → Deadlifting 405 lbs at 50 · Son Joined Too

Loren

Turning 50 · Came back from sepsis

Sepsis Recovery405 lb DeadliftFamily
Spine Surgery + Hodgkin Lymphoma → 64 Weeks Straight

Viktoria

Turning 41 · Hungary · Mother of 2 · Cancer survivor

Cancer SurvivorSpine SurgeryHungary
248 lbs → 195 lbs · "Best Shape of My Life"

Phil

38 years old · Liverpool, England · Father

53 lbs LostLiverpool
Founding Member · Won Iron Ticket · Trained with Arnold · Deadlifted 330 at 62

April

62 years old · Founding member · 3 years on app

62 Years OldIron Ticket330 lb Deadlift
Single Dad, Public Prosecutor → "Fittest Person in My Office"

Daniel

45 years old · Public prosecutor · Raising son alone

Single Dad30kg Weight Lost
Diabetes + Menopause + Arthritis → Lost 92 lbs

Joan

63 years old · Canada

92 lbs LostDiabetesMenopause
250 lbs → 185 lbs · 3 Pushups → 60 in One Set · Bench 115 → 245

Rob

Turning 56 · 4 years in

65 lbs Lost245 lb Bench
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease · Foot Reconstruction Surgery → 260 lb Deadlift PR

Jeremy

45 years old · Office worker · Rare neuromuscular disease

Rare DiseaseFoot Surgery260 lb PR
Doctor · Dad · "Less Body Fat Than as a Teenager"

Dorian

41 years old · Canada · Father of two

CardiologistCanadaPR 5K
Mom · 2 Pregnancies · Dad Died · Lost 100+ lbs + All Pregnancy Weight

Carlee

34 years old · Mom of 3- and 2-year-old

Postpartum132+ lbs LostGrief
Cerebral Palsy · 2 Major Surgeries → "This App is for Everybody"

Kristin

41 years old · Cerebral palsy · Recovery season

Cerebral PalsyPost-Surgery
Aerospace Executive · Two Major Surgeries → Hiked Zion, Skied Again, Deadlifted 150 in Front of Arnold

Elise

63 years old · Retired aerospace executive · Engineer

63 Years OldPost-SurgeryCholesterol Down 116
5 Years on Antidepressants → Off Them Entirely

Yannis

56 years old · Greece · 2 years in the app

AntidepressantsGreeceAustria Meetup
Almost 68 · Never Liked Exercise Her Whole Life → Now Lifts Weights

Neta

Soon to be 68 · Academic her whole life

68 Years OldNever Lifted Before
Divorce · Alcoholism · 4 Years Sober · 30 lbs Lost · "This Group is the Best Support Group"

Tommy

53 years old · Christian filmmaker · Texas

Sobriety30 lbs Lost330 lb Deadlift
55+ lbs Lost · First Half Marathon · "Anyone Can Be a Fitness Person"

Ian

38 years old · Father of two daughters · 1072 days

55+ lbs LostHalf Marathon1072 Days
College Athlete → COVID Weight Gain → "Lifting Heavier Than I Ever Have"

Candace

36 years old · Mom of 3 · Home gym

Former AthleteHome GymMom of 3
65 · Ankle Surgeries · "Stronger and More Confident Than Any Other Time in My Life"

Laura

65 years old · Post-ankle surgeries · Started Dec 2024

65 Years OldAnkle Surgery
20+ Year Lifter · Hit "Peak" → App Took Him Further · Mom Joined in Her 70s

AJ

41 years old · 20+ years of lifting

Advanced LifterMom at 70sTrained with Arnold
Difficult Divorce · Heaviest Ever → "Easily the Best Shape of My Life"

Conor

39 years old · Father · Lifetime member

Divorce RecoveryLifetime Member
Marathon Runner Who Drank Too Much → Lost 20 lbs · Fastest Ever

Martin

46 years old · 10+ years of marathon running

Marathon Runner20 lbs Lost
62-Year-Old Army Veteran · 37 Years Service · "The People Are the Value"

Kevin

62 years old · 37 years Army · 30 years educator

Army Veteran62 Years Old37 Years Service
Wife Died · "Skinny Fat" for 50 Years → Biceps for the First Time

Gabe

50 years old · Western Pennsylvania · Inaugural member

GriefBodyweightFirst Muscle
18 · College Student → Lost 19kg · Deadlifted 150kg in Front of Arnold in Austria

Emmanuel

18 years old · England · Archaeology student

18 Years Old19kg LostAustria Meetup
Franciscan Friar · PhD · Rome · Aiming for Powerlifting Championship at 50+

Tomasz

47 years old · Franciscan friar · Rome, Italy

FriarRomePowerlifting Goal
40 lbs Lost · "The Thing I Was Missing Was Consistency"

Guy

56 years old · 3 years in the app

40 lbs LostCholesterol3 Years
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