Cory Wharton has been grinding on his fitness journey.

“DOWN 22 Lbs since this winter 💪🏽,” the Challenge star, 34, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 19. “Dieting has definitely been key 🔑 but the two knee surgeries I had I knew I was gonna put on weight.”

Wharton’s post included a video of him in the gym shirtless. He posed in front of a mirror with a set of dumbbells.

“I was 230 pounds and now I’m down to about 207,” he continued. “I know Dieting is key, but still the main source is hard work in the gym.”

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Earlier this year, Wharton underwent a second ACL surgery after tearing the ligament while competing on The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.

“SURGERY TIME 🩺🥼It’s time to finally fix this ACL. I pray this is my last procedure for my knee,” Wharton wrote via Instagram alongside a photo of him in a hospital bed. “This will be my 3rd ACL so let’s hope it can hold up for 10+ years.”

Wharton explained that during a challenge against Josh Martinez, he injured his leg while “sprinting in the sand” and underwent his first surgery in September 2024.

“The sand already being an unstable surface sprinting in it just completely [ruptured] the ACL,” he continued. “The first surgery that I had back in September was to remove the metal that was in my knee from a bone lengthening surgery I had done 9 years ago. The metal was ultimately in the way of where we wanna put the new ACL.”

Wharton added that the first procedure ended up helping with some “stability,” but the path toward a full recovery would take some time.

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“It’s gonna be a long road to recovery but nothing I haven’t already been through,” he shared. “It’s just another chapter in my story📚 . Thanks to all [who] have prayed and reached out ❤️🙏🏽.”

Wharton is best known for competing on multiple seasons of MTV’s The Challenge. He also made multiple appearances on Teen Mom OG alongside ex Cheyenne Floyd. The pair met while competing on The Challenge: Rivals III. After a one-time hookup, Floyd found out she was pregnant. Floyd and Wharton welcomed daughter Ryder in April 2017.

After committing to coparenting with Floyd, Wharton moved on with Taylor Selfridge. The couple welcomed daughters Mila and Maya in April 2020 and June 2022, respectively.