Frank 'The Tank' Fleming just secured an invitation to the 2026 Arnold Sports Festival from the big boss himself.

Frank Fleming's producer, Matthew Jenks, took to Instagram on February 27 to announce that the noted founder of the Arnold Sports Festival, Arnold Schwarzenegger, had invited Fleming to attend the prestigious Arnold Sports Festival next week in Columbus, Ohio.

The caption stated, "Frank the Tank has been selected by @schwarzenegger to speak at The Arnold Sports Festival @arnoldsports next Friday in Ohio. This event is legendary, and it’s a humbling HONOR to receive this invitation. Thank you to Arnold & his team … Frank is determined to inspire millions."

Frank Fleming is a well-known figure in sports media who rose to prominence in 2016 after his rant on New Jersey's transit system went viral, which almost made him miss the Mets' home opener. His sports fandom led him to Barstool Sports, where he gives game reactions and is part of shows like Tank Cooks and Frank Walks.

At the time of his rise to fame, he was overweight, but after losing 235 lbs in two years, he earned widespread praise, including that of the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In December 2025, The Terminator even invited Fleming to work out with him in California and taught him to target specific muscle groups.

Everything Arnold Schwarzenegger taught Frank 'The Tank' Fleming

Schwarzenegger was accompanied by his son Patrick when he met Fleming for the session. 'The Tank' uploaded the entire incident on his YouTube channel.

Schwarzenegger kept his word and worked out with him, teaching him everything along the way and giving advice on how to perfect his form.

'The Austrian Oak' even joked in between the back workout, saying, “If he does this exercise for the next six months regularly, your back is going to be so big that you can screen all my movies on your back.”

They did all kinds of exercises, including:

• Lat Pulldown
• Bench Press (chest)
• Chest Press Machine
• Bicep Curl Machine

Frank thanked Arnold sweetly by saying, “As you can see, thanks for the heavy lifts, meaning lifting not only you lifting, but for lifting all the people out there for the entire world.”

It will be interesting to watch what he says when he gets up on the stage at the 2026 Arnold Sports Festival.

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Written by

Ruwa Javed

Edited by

Souvik Roy