Some time ago, we were presented with an intriguing political mystery. Namely: who was the mystery smoke show serving as Adam Kinzinger’s aide during the January 6th committee hearings?

We answered that question, but because everything old is new again, we must return to the scene of the crime to ask another, slightly less direct question. When did Adam Kinzinger get so wonderfully beefy?

Kinzinger, apart from having great arms, is one of the few Republicans who’s actually taking the opportunity to stand against Trump this election season. He spoke on the menace another Trump term would pose to society at this year’s DNC, and for that, we are forever grateful. He’s also spending his time on Twitter calling out Elon Musk, Trump, and JD Vance for their lies.

But there’s obviously a more important question in all this: what kinds of weights is Kinzinger using at the gym, and how many reps? We need to know. Because clearly there’s a direct correlation between Republicans calling out their party’s bs and the muscle daddy glow-up that follows.

A man who has beefy arms and refers to his son strictly as “bro?” He’s modeling healthy masculinity for us all.

Kinzinger might not be a U.S. representative anymore, but he’s still representing our God-given right to bear arms. Big, beefy, muscular arms.