Inspirational thread: I am a 91-year-old bodybuilder - Jack La Lanne was not alone

[Trianon]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/02/i-am-a-90-year-old-bodybuilder

I'm not chasing youthfulness. I'm chasing health. People have been brainwashed to think that after you're 65, you're finished. We're told that old age is a continuous state of decline, and that we should stop working, slow down and prepare to die. I disagree. To me, a 65-year-old is young. I turn 92 this year. It is a frightening prospect – the law of averages is against me, and, yes, one day something will happen and that will be it. But until that day comes, I'm going to carry on working on my abs.

I found this downright amazing

 

[Bateluer]

In 2008, I signed up for my first championship. I was nervous, but although I was the oldest contestant by around 20 years, everyone was very welcoming. I got higher scores than all the women taking part, and a lot of the men. Then, at last year's event in Germany, I triumphed, scoring higher than any contestant in any age category for my 57 dips, 61 chin-ups, 50 push-ups and 48 abdominal crunches, each in 45 seconds. As I'm over 70, they did make allowances – I could do the push-ups on my knees, for example – but I proved I wasn't past it.

Ouch, if I was in my 20s and losing to an 89(?) year old, I'd be embarrassed as hell.

 

[Trianon]

Ouch, if I was in my 20s and losing to an 89(?) year old, I'd be embarrassed as hell.

He was not competing with 20 y.o's He said that second oldest guy there was at least 20 years younger than him

 

[TheVrolok]

Wearing gloves? What a sissy.

 

[Barfo]

He was not competing with 20 y.o's He said that second oldest guy there was at least 20 years younger than him

I got higher scores than all the women taking part, and a lot of the men.

Pretty sure some of those were 20 y.o.

 

[Trianon]

Wearing gloves? What a sissy.

 

[spamsk8r]

Badass