TELUK INTAN, Malaysia — 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.
He 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 the gold in the 1981 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
The champion — whose hero is movie star and former Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger — started coaching aspiring bodybuilders and opened his gym in his hometown of …
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