Andrew Jones (bodybuilder)
Andrew Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1990 Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Bodybuilder |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2010–2018 |
| Subscribers | 61 thousand |
| Views | 7.8 million |
| Last updated: March 28, 2026 | |
Andrew Jones (born March 1, 1990)[1] is an American bodybuilder.[2][3]
In 2007, Jones created his YouTube channel, uploading his first video Fitness: How to Tone and Build Your Legs on July 23, 2010.[4] In 2012, he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He was admitted to the intensive care unit at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, awaiting for a heart transplant for over four months. While awaiting for his heart transplant, he had to wear a left ventricular assist device that helped transport blood to his body.[5][6][7]
In 2015, Jones founded Hearts at Large, a nonprofit charity organization that helps spread awareness for organ donations.[8][9] In 2016, he underwent his heart transplant, receiving a new heart. On February 10, 2018, he uploaded his last YouTube video What Heart Disease Left Behind, where he showed off his scars from his heart transplant.[10]
References
- ↑ "ajFitness". YouTube. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Palma, Andy (August 10, 2016). "Meet Andrew Jones, The Bodybuilder Without a Pulse". Futurism. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Farmington Resident Lends Strength To Heart Transplant Recipients". Hartford Courant. August 10, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Fitness: How to Tone and Build Your Legs". YouTube. ajFitness. July 23, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Cave, James (August 1, 2016). "This Inspiring Fitness Model Lives Without A Working Heart". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Olya, Gabrielle (August 9, 2016). "Fitness Model Andrew Jones Lives with No Pulse After His Heart Was Attacked by a Virus". People. Retrieved March 28, 2026 – via Yahoo! Entertainment.
- ↑ "Putting His Heart Into It, Despite the Challenges". Ebony. August 22, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Pan, Kristy (April 25, 2016). "Andrew Jones inspires with story". The Voice. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Bible, Adam (August 2016). "Why Andrew Jones' Failing Heart Can't Stop Him". Muscle and Fitness. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ "What Heart Disease Left Behind". YouTube. ajFitness. February 10, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2026.