{"id":28090,"date":"2026-08-31T06:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28090"},"modified":"2026-08-31T06:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:35:11","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-encourages-88-year-old-bodybuilder-to-keep-pumping-inspiremore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28090","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Encourages 88-Year-old Bodybuilder to \u2018Keep Pumping\u2019 \u2013 InspireMore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>Mick Wadge, a grandfather from the United Kingdom, wanted to build up his strength and hopefully lead a long, happy, and healthy life. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9w02g9pxryo\">BBC<\/a><em>, <\/em>he trained with Ross Starkie for three years when Ross told Mick he should start a TikTok account. What could possibly be more motivational to other bodybuilders than a guy like Mick? He quickly amassed thousands of followers, impressed by what he was doing. But it\u2019s not just us regular folks. Mick also caught the attention of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-wants-to-pump-you-up\/\">Arnold Schwarzenegger,<\/a> who reached out to him personally.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_embed><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<\/core_embed><\/p>\n<p><core_heading><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arnold-schwarzenegger-encouraged-mick-to-keep-going\"><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger Encouraged Mick to Keep Going<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/core_heading><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger was apparently so impressed by Mick\u2019s dedication that he sent him a DM on TikTok offering to introduce him to two coaches in the United States who could help Mick.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove what you are doing! Keep pumping!\u201d Arnold wrote.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>Mick and Ross could hardly believe what they were reading.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe checked his blue tick and even got AI to check it was real,\u201dRoss told the BBC. \u201cOut of the six-and-a-half million followers Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s got, he follows 14, and one of them is Old Man Mick\u2019s account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>Fans flock to Mick\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@old.man.mick2\/video\/7664358780389313795\">TikTok<\/a> for motivation and thank him for what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey mick the people that really need your motivation are arguably on their late 40s to 60s so please help us get moving more and gaining g strength in this target group!\u201d Someone wrote.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf im not like this when I\u2019m 88, I\u2019ve failed in life! Good work,\u201d another person added.<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>Mick, who personally received compliments from Arnold Schwarzenegger very humbly responded, \u201cYou\u2019ve not failed life if you\u2019re not like me, you be the best version of yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>What a cool guy!<\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p><em>This story\u2019s featured image is by Joe Klamar \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/core_paragraph><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Andy: New Advertisments (End Of Article) --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div id=\"rc-widget-1e186b\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"275112\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"lazyloadscript\">\n            !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function () { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments) };\n                if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0;\n                t.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n            }(window, document, 'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1904419450407882');\n            var plugin_name=\"WooCommerce\";\n            \/\/ Track PageView event\n            fbq('track', 'PageView', {\n                plugin: plugin_name\n            });\n        <\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiremore.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-encourages-88-year-old-bodybuilder-to-keep-pumping\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mick Wadge, a grandfather from the United Kingdom, wanted to build up his strength and hopefully lead a long, happy, and healthy life. 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