| 1. Vladimir Shmondenko is a powerlifter and YouTuber hailing from Ukraine. |
| 2. He has competed in various weightlifting and powerlifting competitions. |
| 3. Shmondenko is from Kryshtopivka, a village in Cherkasy, Central Ukraine. |
| 4. The village, with a low population, lacked internet services until 2014. |
| 5. He began using the internet at 14 to watch videos of American bodybuilders like David Leid. |
| 6. Inspired by them, he decided to venture into blogging. |
| 7. At 16, Vladimir Shmondenko launched his YouTube journey. |
| 8. On 20 December 2015, he started his channel, capturing gym workouts on his phone. |
| 9. Completing his schooling in Kryshtopivka, he later moved to Kyiv for higher education in 2016. |
| 10. After graduation in 2019, he relocated to Moscow with only $1000, focusing on powerlifting. |
| 11. When gyms closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, he improvised a gym in a cemetery in Moscow for night workouts. |
| 12. Upon moving to Dubai, he faced a language barrier and launched a new channel named Anatoly for English-speaking audiences after learning English. |
| 13. He is known for his 'Anatoly' persona, pretending to be a gym cleaner who surprises people with exceptional strength in prank videos. |
| 14. Grew up on a cattle farm and built his own gym equipment from tractor parts, bricks, and wood. |
| 15. Moved to Dubai in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| 16. As of 2025, he owns Arriba Nutrition, producing 'Mr Anatoly Clean Pro' dietary supplements. |
