YouTube star MrBeast shows off weight loss transformation

MrBeast stunned millions with his impressive weight loss after revealing working long hours caused bad habits that left him “obese”.

‘Obese’ YouTuber’s amazing transformation. Picture: Twitter/MrBeast

A popular YouTube star has been commended by Arnold Schwarzenegger after sharing his impressive body transformation.

MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been working out and watching what he eats for almost a year now.

Recently the 25-year-old internet personality to share a before and after photo, leaving millions of followers in awe, The New York Post reports.

“Woke up and realised I was obese so I started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day,” he wrote on Twitter, along with the side-by-side shirtless photos.

“Still got a long way to being yoked but I’m happy with my progress so far.”

The YouTuber’s tweet elicited more than 640,000 likes and is the most recent update on his fitness journey.

Jimmy Donaldson, known best as MrBeast on YouTube, said he’d become ‘obese’. Picture: Twitter/MrBeast

“I’ve been lifting religiously for 10 months (with trainer, 12k steps a day, good sleep, good diet) and I’ve gone from obese to just lean.,” he said in June.

“I have a new found respect for jacked people, this takes forever lol.”

It appears the content creator is following in the footsteps of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk, all of whom have bared their beach bods as of late.

Schwarzenegger – the iconic bodybuilder, actor, and former governor of California – told the YouTuber that he was doing a great job.

“Wow – fantastic work,” Schwarzenegger said in response to MrBeast’s tweet.

“Keep pumping and inspiring people! Let me know if you’re in LA and want to get a lift in.”

But it’s impressive that Donaldson has even an hour to spare for the gym as he previously admitted he works tirelessly to maintain his massive viewership online.

At times, he said, he works for up to eight days straight making YouTube content.

But the 25-year-old just showed off his impressive efforts after spending a year at the gym. Picture: Twitter/MrBeast

On the platform, he touts more than 163 million subscribers, making him one of the most-followed YouTubers in the world, per Forbes.

“There are just some nights where I don’t wanna sleep, and for whatever reason, I feel compelled to go all night,” he said in January, while appearing on a podcast hosted by Russian-American computer scientist Lex Fridman.

“And when I’m really in the grind mode, it’ll be seven or eight days just non-stop going, going, and then I’ll realise, ‘Oh, I need some recharge time,’ and then go binge a season of anime,” added Donaldson, who is best known for his videos of wild stunts.

Fans of the social media star have been quick to flood his post with messages of ‘congratulations’, with many commending Donaldson’s huge efforts.

“This is awesome keep it up young man,” one said.

“Thanks for the motivation,” another added.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and has been reproduced here with permission