For Andrew Bostinto, following his dreams has no age limit. At 100 years old, he still competes in bodybuilding.
Bostinto has been training for the past 87 years, and started when he was just 12 years old, according to his wife, Francine.
“We believe he is the oldest bodybuilder in the world and still training,” Francine wrote in a post shared on the National Gym Association Inc.’s Facebook account.
Bostinto is the founder and CEO of NGA, which is a not-for-profit bodybuilding association, and Francine serves as president of the organization.
“I enjoy training, and people ask me when I am going to stop. I tell them I’ll stop when I stop breathing,” Bostinto said in an interview earlier this year with Muscle & Fitness, a magazine that focuses on fitness and bodybuilding.
“I did everything I wanted to do in bodybuilding and the Army, and sometimes I wonder what is left, but you know what? I still live my life for me. As long as I love what I am doing, I should keep doing it.”
In May, Bostinto competed in NGA’s physique contest in Florida, four months after his 100th birthday. He earned top honors, a championship belt and a trophy, according to Inside Edition.
In 1977, at age 52, he won “Senior Mr. America.” But he’s most proud of his service as a World War II army infantry veteran, in which he served for 29 years.
Now, even at 100, Bostinto trains five to six days a week, he told Muscle & Fitness. He’s had to make adjustments to his training as he ages. He developed a problem with his leg due to his time in the military and has had a stroke before.
“I find ways to compensate when I am training. For example, I lift my legs when I do sit-ups to keep my abs tight,” he said. “And even though my right arm is not as good as my left, I still do reps until I feel it on the right side.”
His advice for aspiring bodybuilders is to “visualize what you want, then put your mind into it as much as you do your muscles.”
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