Working out with aging equipment in his modest gym, 72-year-old Malaysian bodybuilder A. Arokiasamy bench presses two dumbbells and then flexes his muscular arms.
Despite his advancing years, the champion still pumps iron every day and believes staying healthy with a vigorous routine is the best defense against the coronavirus.
Arokiasamy got into bodybuilding after dropping out of school. He went on to represent Malaysia in several editions of Mr. Universe and win gold in the 1981 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
Arokiasamy — whose hero is Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star and former Mr. Universe — started coaching aspiring bodybuilders in lifting weights and…
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