I get questions often about workouts and exercises, but the email below is different. It’s a motivator…
“My name is Dave Van Til. I’m 78 years old and started competing in bodybuilding at age 60 at the encouragement of Frank Zane. (Photo below by Ralph DeHaan; Dave is in his early 70s in this photo.)
“I have been a long-time subscriber and follow Old Man, Young Muscle, but I’m a little amused when you refer to the “old” being in their 50s. Your old-man encouragement goes way beyond 50s.
“I recently called my old friend and competitor Jim Arrington (world’s oldest bodybuilder per Guinness), and we plan to meet at Gold’s for an “old man” workout and maybe compete at Muscle Beach on Labor Day.
“The main reason I’m writing is to tell you that I have been doing your suggested exercises and protocols for sometime—30 minutes and done—basically high reps, low weight, 20-second rests between sets.
“I get a regular body-comp Dexa Scan, and right now I’m at a sloppy 12 percent. I want to see if I can get that down to 8 percent with [more] muscle by Labor Day using primarily yours and Doug [Brignole’s] exercises and a little bike Tabata (and maybe a little less wine).”
Dave, thank you for taking the time to write and give the thumbs-up to OMYM. If you compete Labor Day, send me a photo update. I’ll post it here to motivate subscribers (and me).
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
www.X-Rep.com
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