Anatoly (born Volodymyr 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 . 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, learned 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. video thumbnails were using pictures of models Katie and Lauren Hamden. Competition. Anatoly built his first gym from old tractor parts, car wheels, and bricks. During 2017 and 2018 Shmondenko twice won the Teenager category of the Kyiv Cup weightlifting competition. In 2018 he took third place at the Teenager 18‒19 category of the GPA World Championships. 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. Shmondenko had an estimated net worth of £1.45 million. He was invited to meet the Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Shmondenko was the owner of Arriba Nutrition, with its range of "Mr Anatoly Clean Pro" dietary supplements. By 2025, Shmondenko's worth was estimated for be . Shmondenko lives with his partner Valery Shirshova, a model.