Life after 50

[JSOP]

There is a life after 50??!!!

 

[Pekelo]

Tony Hawk tweeted this after making a 720 at 52:

"I recently made a 720 and it was a battle. The last one I made before this was over three years ago, and it’s much harder now all things considered: recently dislocated fingers hinder my grab, my spin is slower so I need to go higher for full rotation and... I’m really old.

He said this might be the last 720 he ever does."

https://www.reddit.com/r/path%3D%252Fr%252Fnextfuckinglevel%252Fcomments%252Fl7aeqw%252F

 

[navyelite]

I’m amazed by your performance. Age is just a number, you proved it.

 

[Pekelo]

My back hurts just by looking at this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/path%3D%252Fr%252Ffitness30plus%252Fcomments%252Fmk3lho%252F

 

[El OchoCinco]

Can't imagine you can deadlift that much and still have visable abs haha

 

[Baron]

As soon as he sees his 600lb deadlift drop by 50% in his quest for abs, he'll probably come up with a different goal.

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

My back hurts just by looking at this:

It's great that he can do that.
It would take anyone, many years to accomplish what he just did.
But I wonder if he has any other interests in his life.

Or if he spends all his time in the gym.

 

[luisHK]

Not sure what link to post as there are many videos from his lifts on utube, but if u care about older folks lifting big weights, David Ricks is probably the most famous, a bit over 60 now I think, keeps on beating world records in his age categories and has been competing for decades

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

Not sure what link to post as there are many videos from his lifts on utube, but if u care about older folks lifting big weights, David Ricks is probably the most famous, a bit over 60 now I think, keeps on beating world records in his age categories and has been competing for decades

They are tough guys but I still think that Frank Zane was the best, well rounded bodybuilder of all time. I know the guys above are power lifters, but when I see pics of FZ in his prime, it's everything good about powerlifting. He won 3 Mr Olympias. He trained with Schwarzenegger, who won 6, but he doesn't look natural, and balanced like FZ.

He was 5 ft 9, 29 inch waist

 

[luisHK]

Uh yes, it's a different sport and Zane wasn't over 50 when he became Mr Olympia.
About natural though, I d like to add Rick Davis is competing in IPF , the main drug tested drug powerlifting federation but I don't believe one second he's not at least on a strong TRT, which is also alegedly banned.
A bit of a joke sometimes the IPF and their drug testing, for those who follow it.
But David Ricks is very far from a joke, his performances are amazing.