Vladimir Shmondenko (weightlifter)
{{Short description|Ukrainian weightlifter}}
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| name = Vladimir Shmondenko
| native_name = Владимир Шмонденко
| role = Weightlifter
| nickname = Anatoly
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|08|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Krishtopovka, Cherkasy, Ukraine; or Pavlohrad, Ukraine
| height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|disp=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|172|lb|kg|disp=flip}}
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- {{convert|150|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (bench)
- {{convert|290|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (deadlift)
- {{convert|210|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (squat)
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| years_active = 2022–present
| channel_handle = vladimirfitness
| channel_name = Anatoly
| subscribers = 8.08 million
| views = 1.91 billion
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| years_active = 2015–present
| channel_handle = shmondenko
| channel_name = Владимир Шмонденко
| subscribers = 2.33 million
| views = 0.54 billion
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| stats_update = 2025-05-06
| genre = Fitness + comedy
| language = Ukrainian, Russian, English
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| page = anatoly_pranks
| followers = 19.3 million
| likes = 361.4 million
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Anatoly (born Vladimir Shmondenko in 1999) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.
Anatoly is notable for incognito gym videos, where Anatoly pretends to be a cleaner, prior to lifting and moving barbell equipment either single- or double-handed in front of other gym attendees. For the video pranks Anatoly uses a custom mop and bucket, each weighing {{convert|32|kg|lb}}. The first video was uploaded in December 2015. For the first three years, Shmondenko created only factual fitness material.
In 2019 Shmondenko moved to Moscow and started creating Russian-language gym prank videos. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine Shmondenko moved to Dubai, learnt English and began creating gym prank videos in English. In 2022, Anatoly and power lifter Larry Wheels produced an hour-long video together. Shmondenko started to film with a old man disguise, including at Muscle Beach, in California.
Competition
Personal life
Shmondenko initially worked in landscape gardening, then worked as a waiter and courier.
Shmondenko moved to Moscow in 2019, and then to Dubai in 2022.
{{As of|2023}} Shmondenko had an estimated net worth of £1.45 million. He was invited to meet the Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
{{As of|2025}} Shmondenko was the owner of Arriba Nutrition, with its range of "Mr Anatoly Clean Pro" dietary supplements.
References
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{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/bodybuilding-news-vladimir-shmondenko-viral-gym-prank-goes-south-as-two-jacked-guys-try-to-throw-him-out-of-the-gym-you-cannot-do-this-here/|title=Elite Powerlifter's Viral Gym Prank Goes South as Two Jacked Guys Try to Throw Him Out of the Gym: "You Cannot Do This Here"|work=EssentiallySports|date=2023-10-23|access-date=2025-05-05|first=Aheli|last=Chakraborty|quote=Anatoly … started using old parts from Soviet-era tractors, wood, and bricks to train, and with time, as he started excelling and understanding the sport, he built his own gym. His first video was uploaded on December 20, 2015}}
{{cite web|url=https://thebarbell.com/anatoly-powerlifter/|date=2024-07-08|access-date=2025-05-05|work=The Barbell|title=Anatoly Powerlifter: Everything To Know About Vladimir Shmondenko|quote=Vladimir Shmondenko, aka Anatoly Powerlifter, is the Borat of gym pranks … Instagram in 2017, … mostly him lifting in primitive conditions in his native Ukraine. … Russian-language gym prank videos … After he moved to Moscow in 2019, … after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, … he moved to Dubai. … rapidly taught himself English and began again. … first English-language prank video was posted in early 2023. … soon receiving over a million likes per post and sometimes multiple millions.}}
{{cite web|url=https://thesportsrush.com/bodybuilding-news-hired-the-worlds-best-cleaner-larry-wheels-announces-surprise-collab-with-prankster-powerlifter-anatoly/|title="Hired the Worlds Best Cleaner": Larry Wheels Announces Surprise Collab With Prankster Powerlifter Anatoly|first=Radha|last=Iver|date=2024-07-12|access-date=2025-05-05|work=The Sports Rush|quote=Vladimir Shmondenko, … new stage set up by fellow powerlifting icon Larry Wheels. … hour-long video}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/bodybuilding-news-born-on-a-cattle-farm-in-ukraine-this-elite-powerlifter-is-the-number-one-cleaner-in-the-world-and-a-millionaire-dont-give-a-dmn-about/|title=Born on a Cattle Farm in Ukraine, This Elite Powerlifter Is the Number 1 Cleaner in the World and a Millionaire|work=Essentially Sports|first=Jaishin|last=Jayakumar|date=2023-05-21|access-date=2025-05-05|quote=Vladimir Shmondenko was born on August 10, 1999, at a cattle farm close to the small village of Krishtopovka. … In 2022, Anatoly initiated his YouTube channel, "vladimirfitness," targeting English-speaking viewers. Larry Wheels … their prank video attracted over 13 million views. … estimated net worth of approximately £1.45 million.}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.20min.ch/video/vladimir-shmondenko-powerlifter-putzmann-virale-videos-708582900610|language=de|work=20 Minuten|date=2023-06-23|access-date=2025-05-06|first=Samira|last=Groner|title=Dieser «Putzmann» ist stärker als alle anderen im Fitnessstudio|trans-title=This "cleaner" is stronger than everyone else at the Fitness Studio|quote=Ein Mann will im Fitnessstudio den Boden putzen, jedoch stehen ihm die Gewichte im Weg. Also hebt er die Langhantel kurzerhand mit einem Arm hoch.|trans-quote=The man wants to clean the floor at the gym, but the lifting weights are in his way. So he simply carries the barbell with one arm.}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/oletko-nahnyt-kuntosalien-erikoismiehen-nousi-yhdella-muutoksella-miljoonasuosioon-kun-sotiva-venaja-jai-taakse/9041812|title=Oletko nähnyt kuntosalien erikoismiehen? Nousi yhdellä muutoksella miljoonasuosioon, kun sotiva Venäjä jäi taakse|trans-title=Have you seen the gym expert? He rose to millions of followers with one change, leaving warring Russia behind|date=2024-11-06|access-date=2025-05-07|first=Tuomas|last=Hämäläinen|work=MTV Katsomo|language=fi}}
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External links
- {{official website|https://vladimirshmondenko.com/}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/@vladimirfitness Anatoly], English-language channel at Youtube
- [https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/volodimirshmondenko Volodimir Shmondenko] at Open Power Lifting
- [https://en.allpowerlifting.com/lifters/UKR/shmondenko-volodimir-166676/ Volodimir Shmondenko] at All Power Lifting
- {{IMDb name|id=14920631}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/@shmondenko Владимир Шмонденко], multi-lingual channel at Youtube
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