David Dobrik before and after photos following fitness journey.Photo:David Dobrik/Instagram
David Dobrik/Instagram
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“I couldn’t be more grateful for the people around me that pushed me this year to be a better version of myself. I owe everything to all my friends and especially Ilya who has literally changed my life,” he wrote. “I love ya dude. I don’t feel like pudding anymore !!!!”
As for why he decided to begin a fitness journey, Dobrik explained in his new YouTube video (which included appearances from various celebrities likeJosh Peck,Corinna Kopf,Olivia Jade Giannulli,Noah Beck,Harry JowseyandDixie D’Amelio) that his transformation was part of a bet made withMrBeast.
“We bet — like this is at the start of the year — that if he didn’t get jacked, he would have to buy 20,000Feastable bars,” MrBeast said while speaking to Dobrik’s best friend and fitness expertIlya Fedorovich.
Since Fedorovich, who foundedXeela Fitness,helped Dobrik with his journey, MrBeast awarded him a new car.
“You helped the squad get jacked and have been very selfless, so it’s time for you to get something,” MrBeast told him.
“This is the moment I’m realizing that I need to make some health changes,” he said in a December 2023 clip included in the video. “This is crazy that I look like this. I don’t know what happened. I’ve never, ever taken my health seriously. I’ve always told myself, like ‘the next month. The next year. When I’m done with this vlog. When I’m done withthevlog.’ "
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“Enough is enough,” continued Dobrik. “I have no excuses left.”
According to the video, Dobrik lowered his body fat from 27.8 percent to 13.1 percent, gaining 10.5 pounds of muscle throughout his journey.
source: people.com