The 91 year old body builder

rosiesparkle100

Ok, so it's not my success story, but I know people come here for inspiration and motivation, and I think this is pretty much the ultimate!

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

louiseei

Just read this in the magazine, and my OH and I both thought it was great, what a top bloke. Hope he continues to live a happy, healthy life.
My MIL is obese and won't really do anything a bout it, despite saying many times that she wants to. She used to love playing badminton and someone wants her to play with them but she won't because she thinks she is too old (at 70).
My OH and I are"only" 40, but doing more exercise now than we ever have. I might show her this tomorrow when she visits (hopefully she won't do her usual trick of turning up with a homemade cake in tow) and hope it inspires her.

_LA_

defintely goes against the grain of what we're usually taught about our aging bodies!

hroush

A lot of older people need to read this. My grandma just sat around smoking and watching t.v. all day. She did this for years and eventually atrophied so much that she couldn't walk without assistance any more. She is now in a nursing home.

beatlemom

This is an amazing story! My husbands grandpa is 90. He retired last year after 60 years as an architect. We call him the energizer bunny cause he keeps on going! He eats healthy and while he is no bodybuilder he does try te get exercise in every day! I wanna be like that when I get older!

khk2010

Thank you so much for posting this. I love it. My 55 year old body loves it. I was just telling my daughter that I feel like I an reverse aging! I feel 10 years younger since I started this.

helenium

As a 20-year-old that story's fantastic. I worry more than my fair share about the long-term future.

corpus_validum

That story was awesome!!! Thanks OP. That photo of him and the fact that he's 91yrs old is simply amazing.

fteale

That is amazing, he looks 20 years younger than he is.

mrswibbs

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!! What an inspiration!!
Thanks for sharing this, I'll remember it for a long time