James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast in the world of YouTube, surely knows how to keep his audience engaged with his fast-paced and highly engaging videos. The ‘world’s first billionaire YouTuber’ has often talked about his hectic lifestyle and how it comes at the cost of his mental well-being. While Donaldson admits to working all the time, in recent years he has also been working out regularly, which is apparent in his drastic weight loss transformation.
It has been two years since Donaldson stunned his fans with his ‘before’ and ‘after’ transformation pics, and also shared what went behind the massive weight loss.
If anything, Donaldson is looking even more dashing, as he posed another gym selfie, with a huge smile on his face. This of course sparked a flurry of reactions from his fans, some encouraging him for his persistent weight loss efforts, some responding with their own gym photos, while others posting hilarious memes.
The best compliment came from the Don’t Die guy Bryan Johnson, and immediately went viral. “Looking good Jimmy,” he wrote affectionately. “Trying to not die like you,” responded Donaldson in a lighter vein.
“If Mr Beast has the time to get in shape, what are your excuses guys?” wrote one.
“Looking great brother! Keep it up,” another comment read.
His fitness secrets
In June 2023, Mr Beast posed about his drastic weight loss transformation and revealed that it happened after he started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day. Walking is a simple, convenient and efficient way for speedy weight loss.
“Woke up and realized I was obese so I started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day. Still got a long way to being yoked but I’m happy with my progress so far,” he wrote at that time.
Lifting weight helps in maintaining muscle mass, and aid in losing fat.
MrBeast also reduced his calorie intake slightly, making his weight loss sustainable.
Donaldson has already set his next fitness target that he revealed in his Instagram stories. “Need to lock in and get big this year. If your [sic] my friend text me everyday to lift lol,” he wrote.
Donaldson’s morning routine also includes dipping his face into a bowl of ice with lemon, running, and lifting weights, according to his TikTok video posted a few months back.
The YouTuber’s journey shows anyone with a firm resolve to achieve their fitness targets can do it by taking small steps every day.
