You know Rob Forte. We’re talking about this dude.

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A post shared by ROB FORTE (@rob_forte) on Sep 5, 2017 at 6:28pm PDT

He’s strong as heck and has made his country proud, but just like everyone else, fitness has been a journey. Want to know what he looked like in 2011? Here it is.

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#tbt to 2011- I’m pretty sure this was in Longbeach, California and we were training in the lead up to the @crossfitgames . @hoges04 , @spencer_hendel , @cspealler all baby ? faced, especially me. … #crossfit #throwbackthursday #2011 #crossfitgames

A post shared by ROB FORTE (@rob_forte) on Sep 6, 2018 at 2:23am PDT

We wouldn’t have even guessed it was the same person. Forte was on a roll recently, posting all sorts of epic throwbacks. Here’s one from 2012.

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A post shared by ROB FORTE (@rob_forte) on Aug 30, 2018 at 3:12am PDT

Here’s another from the same year. The lack of beard is throwing us off.

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A post shared by ROB FORTE (@rob_forte) on Aug 23, 2018 at 3:58am PDT

Forte’s come a long way!

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