He and Starkie were left in disbelief when Wadge received a message from Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> stating that he would \u201clove to introduce\u201d him \u201cto two of my coaches in the US\u201d who could be \u201ca great resource.\u201d<\/p>\n Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s message to Mick WadgeCredit: old man mick\/TikTok<\/p>\n \u201cLove what you are doing! Keep pumping!\u201d Schwarzenegger, 79, added, per the BBC.<\/p>\n Starkie described receiving a message from the Terminator star as \u201cabsolutely wild,\u201d as he\u2019s \u201can icon of the fitness industry,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/p>\n Mick Wadge lifting in August 2026Credit: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n He recalled Wadge initially questioning whether the message from the former California governor was fake.<\/p>\n \u201cWe checked his blue tick and even got AI to check it was real,\u201d said Starkie, per the BBC. \u201cOut of the six-and-a-half million followers Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s got, he follows 14 and one of them is Old Man Mick\u2019s account.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s absolutely loving it,\u201d the personal trainer continued about Wadge. \u201cThey\u2019ve asked for our email address and then we\u2019ll be sorting out what happens next.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll probably be wanting him to be one of his doubles in his next movie,\u201d Starkie joked, referring to Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n Mick Wadge and his personal trainer, Ross StarkieCredit: Courtesy Ross Starkie<\/p>\n In a 2025 interview with Men\u2019s Health<\/a>, Wadge revealed that he began exercising in his garden with a stick and two milk bottles filled with water after the death of his wife, Margaret. He decided to try training at Starkie\u2019s Barbell School sports clinic after realizing that he needed proper equipment.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m currently deadlifting 100kg, bench pressing 60kg and squatting 60kg. With dumbbell rows, I do about 25kg,\u201d he said, per Men\u2019s Health. \u201c…I want to stay fit because I\u2019ve seen too many people finish life just watching the television 24\/7. It\u2019s like they\u2019ve given up.\u00a0<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n \u201cMore importantly, I head back to Ross because I enjoy what we do,\u201d Wadge continued. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t enjoy it, I\u2019d probably just wander about all the cafes and coffee bars reading my comics.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c…My only real plan is to push myself as far as I can, for as long as I can,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Arnold](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fc982c4d-ac33-4fcf-ac13-eb0846849eab.jpg\"\/)
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