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Bodybuilding World Blessed With Rare Encounter as 65-Year-Old Fitness Granny Meets World’s Oldest Bodybuilder Still Competing at 91

Published 09/12/2023, 8:45 AM EDT

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Bodybuilding has had a massive growth over the years and it has crossed all boundaries of age and gender. Even if the sports still value the most aesthetic physiques when going to a competition, age is not a factor for bodybuilding outside of competitions anymore. Thus, amazing people like Jim Arrington and Marlene Flowers A.K.A Granny Guns are taking the industry by storm. The 91-year-old bodybuilder has broken all barriers and tried various methods to his fitness shocked netizens.

Granny Guns who is 67 years old and a powerlifter at this age, had the privilege of meeting Jim recently. She posted a heartfelt post on Instagram regarding the whole incident.

The two most powerful senior citizens meet

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The Instagram post was a carousel of photos of the two most powerful and oldest bodybuilders and they looked elated to meet each other. The three photos were of them posing with their biceps flexed and smiling ear to ear.

 

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Granny Guns wrote a big caption for Arrington that said, “Granny meets 91-year-old Jim Arrington, the world’s oldest bodybuilder.” She was also excited because they both met at the Mecca of bodybuilding and she said, “I got a chance to meet and interview Jim at Golds Gym and he inspires me.”

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Flowers who is also the Oldest Sponsored Athlete in the US wrote about Jim’s incredible feats. She said, “Jim is 91 and just competed in the master’s division making him the world’s oldest bodybuilder. This is why I love the fitness community.” Flowers encouraged the fitness community and wrote about its limitless power and wrote, “People are constantly pushing their limits and proving they can do it. Regardless of your age, background, or gender, you can do it too if the mind is willing.” The 91-year-old bodybuilder has inspired many others like him and even younger to get fit.

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Jim Arrington’s secret to being fit

The oldest bodybuilder in the world has tried all the different approaches to fitness. He believes that there is no other way of staying fit other than evolving one’s training with time. There is no fixed answer to the mantra. He said, “What works for a person at one time in their life isn’t the same. And that’s the whole thing about bodybuilding: it’s adaption.”

The man was born prematurely and battled all the health conditions that come with it. Even then Arrington never gave up and he drifted towards the world of fitness in the late 1940s. since then he has been going to the gym regularly and has remained fit for such a long time.

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Arrington trains twice a week for two hours straight and maintains his diet. Bodybuilders like Arrington are defying all odds of humanity every day and inspiring people. What do you think of his strength at this age? Tell us in the comments!

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Tanushree Bhowmick

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Tanushree Bhowmick is a Bodybuilding writer at EssentiallySports. She holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from an eminent university. Gymnastics, Football, and Fitness have always intrigued Tanushree and inspired her in her professional writing career and lifestyle.
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