Whether He’s Natty or Not He’s Inspirational!

[@60PlusFitnessJourney]

62 year old here and, I agree, this gentleman is indeed a beast. It gets a LOT harder every year to stay at that level of fitness, strength and musculature. I was natural until I turned 60. Now I'm on TRT (100mg every 5 days). That was obviously a game changer for me. I've been around a lot of 'jacked' older guys that I know are not natural but this guy gives me the sense He Is Natural. He just looks to be a freak of nature. Yes, he is indeed inspirational. Thank You Zack for this. It's cool to have us Old Guys represented.

[@FitnessSheriff]

Can't wait til I'm 62 so I can start cranking. I'll happily await the day. 💪💪

[@НиколайТобиас]

@@FitnessSheriff agreed. I believe except for competetive sport 60s in the time when it is fine to stop being natty. May be you'll live a bit less (probably the opposite though. Cant really back it up, but it makes sense with hormones (including HGH) production from training etc as long as you are smart with your curse), but you will really still have good quality of athletic live in that age

[@JinnDante]

There is a huge chance this absolute chad is natty. I have met many people here in Greece working in construction their whole lives (with almost no machinery at all, lifting 50 kg cements their whole life) that have a resemblance to this absolute beast.

[@theparadisesnare]

“We train in the mountains. We run up the hill” “For the difficult” Amen

[@THECHOSENO1NE]

Honestly I think the discussion of whether this guy is juiced or not is irrelevant. This guy's attitude, mindset, and lifestyle around fitness is second to none. That's the real take-away.

[@hillweggs641]

Why does that make it irrelevant? People want to do know what is achievable naturally. Yes, he has a good work ethic. Yes, he takes care of himself. But could he look like that without juice? Could any of us look like that at his age without juice? That's what people are interested in.

[@BaldOmniMan]

Commenting twice on the reupload keep it up bro 🥂

[@Chucksta-iwnl-]

[@drew78ism]

My old powerlifting and weightlifting coach was like this guy. He was in his mid to late 70s back in 1998, amazing physique, better posture than a man a quarter of his age. He used to spot people on heavy bench and squats and his wrestling background meant he could put you on your back in the blink of an eye. If you devote your whole life to physical exercise and effort you will always have strong thick muscle fibers and tendons that will take alot longer to deteriaorate than a less active person. Ron sadly passed a couple of years ago and he was still working out well into his 90s. A true mountain of a man and a great mentor.

[@therealforestelf]

My dad is 63 and also brutally ripped and literally chiseled, always had a good foundation has basically been doing all kinds of different sports from Karate to Bodybuilding to Mountain-Biking which has been his favorite leisure activity for the past 20 years or so (besides sometimes touching a barbell here and there or mountainclimbing, ski-touring etc) but I think the physique which this dude has is absolutely possible to achieve and maintain. Dude kicks ass! Motivated me to switch my alarm clock timer to go for the 7h sleep instead the 9h sleep so I can get a fancy morning session in which gives me the opportunity to perform two training sessions throughout the day. That's a fine specimen hell yes.

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

some will hear a distant scream of Greg yelling "not natural" when you state this

[@ctapscott]

Zach really doesn't have a clue. He immediately states the guy is on juice. Listen to someone who knows what he's talking about.

[@rattlerd]

The other "cultural" thing to consider here is that this guy maintained his lifestyle in an environment where the accepted level of alcoholism is insane. Amazing willpower.

[@PeteRubish]

Going to touch base with you when I get back from Denver buddy! Heading out tomorrow!

[@popdanish4969]

I think he’s a guy who has never stopped training. Just done enough to keep most the muscle around consistently. Can totally see that. Obviously genetically gifted too.

[@ClayHales]

He gives me the impression that he loves the process. The numbers on the bar don't matter as much as moving the bar. I can completely see him being natty.

[@kettlebellcoachmiki]

He is natural. 50 years of working out. I know a lot of guys over 50 in shape like his. The key is consistent training, healthy life style. No shortcuts, no drugs, no magic pills. I'm one of those. 56 years old.

[@Veritas1992]

Speaking as a former wrestler, there is an absolute chance he’s natural. It is by far the most physically demanding sport I’ve ever been a part of. I didn’t do anything special in high school and I was pretty jacked and I wasn’t even that great of a lifter. In fact I was pretty terrible with my strength training however just like BBJ, wrestling requires high intensity general athleticism.

[@anthonymarconi761]

totally agreed. I actually have no doubt he's natural. I lived with my grandpa who's been a bodybuilder all his life. He was born in 1927, and I could see all he ate all day, to him whey protein was already doping (old school, different times). I kid you not, he looked like this guy - even buffer - entering into his 80s before he quit training to take care of my dying grandma. If I had not seen it with my own eyes it would be hard to believe, but I had an example of utter dedication and disciplined life each day, so now I just can't ignore such people do exist and they are not all on the juice.

[@AaronHoward81]

I'm not sure how a 58-year old competing in the most physically demanding sport leads you to the conclusion that he's natural, but okay.

[@jon-kd5st]

He's not natural. Been around wrestlers at all levels and ages. 58....gable wasnt that level of cut at 58

[@НиколайТобиас]

@@AaronHoward81 he competes IN HIS AGE CLASS

[@deadliestlift]

I'm really happy with the quality of the top comments in this video. Speaks well to the quality of Zack's community.

[@richardpeterson4440]

Hey Zack as something weightlifting adjacent I would be awesome to see you react to the behind the neck jerk from this years worlds strongest man.

[@32srt32]

I suck3d at pull ups my whole life but finaly worked on them and now they are a staple in my programing. Luv hate relationship but gotta do them!

[@zoidsfan12]

This dude is an absolute inspiration and exactly the kind of guy I wanna be when I'm old. Legit that is part of my reasoning for working out, so that when I'm old I'll still have function of my body. Straight up this dude is living the lifestyle. Note on the diet thing. As someone that has always been big, has worked out my whole life, but am only now really actually trying to put on muscle mass now that in a sumo wrestler. I legit was raised on the worst diet imaginable. Instant dinners, fast food, and junk food. Literally there wasn't fruit, veggies, etc in the house until I got into working out. So I'm in the crowd that knows dick all about how to get the right macros. However, the change that started me actually gaining muscle and losing weight was by getting enough food. I started not caring about how much I ate and just deemed it a case that you can eat as much as you want as long as you put in the work. And yeah, I started eating healthier and healthier and was eating as much as I wanted. Because I would figure out by trial and error what was worth eating and what wasn't. Of course I knew I needed to get protein, but slowly but surely things like eating a whole bag of chips just seemed disgusting. All the lazy ways I would eat food just seemed disgusting. I started wanting to actually cook dishes myself. So yeah, even those with no understanding of proper diet because they've been on the most unhealthy one possible can get amazing results from just enjoying yourself with eating. Like nowadays I physically can't stomach the kinds of over the top dishes I used to order at restaurants. At the restaurant I work at we sell burgers that are 1/4 lb and 1/2lb. I used to only buy the 1/2lb burgers and would voraciously down it. Now I can't stomach even half it. The issue was that I would not eat for long stretches, then gorge myself. Because I was just that lazy. I was working out but my literal thought process revolved around avoiding doing work as much as possible. So the effort it would take to get food was too much until I was literally starving, and then I'd end up downing like 3000 calories in one go. All this was probably due to being addicted to games, KZbin, and in my adult life weed. Every waking hour was spent on games and KZbin, the working out would be impulse for the longest time until I started doing penance sets. IE I would play a game or watch an episode then go do a set. If it wasn't for getting obssessed with strength and working out I would still be spending 10 hours a day on games everyday and literally accomplishing nothing with my life. I'm still trying to cut out KZbin. And internet cleanses have been the best way of doing so. I guess my reasoning for typing all this out is to give you the other side of it. Whereas you are the guy that was sports obsessed from the beginning, I'm the type that was literally disgusted by sports because I was so distracted by games. But then fell in love with them due to my love of fighting. (And when I say I hated sports it was bad, like I made a distinction at one point that combat sports athletes wouldn't fair good in actual fights. Because I scoffed at the restrictions and padded gloves. I was a fucking moron that hadn't put in the work. I didn't realize that once you are a trained fighter you are on such a high level compared to normal people that you don't even risk fighting untrained people for fear of killing them.)

[@brettgarsed]

Hey Zack, you should interview my friend Bobby Rock who now plays drums for Lita Ford. He's 100% natural (absolutely guaranteed) and has been a vegan for over 30 years. He just turned 59 and is in amazing shape having been a dedicated lifter since his teens.

[@FIGGY65]

I work with a 63 year old Ukrainian who has a smaller build, but he is a calisthenics beast and can do flagpoles all day. He’s lighter, but has had very physical jobs his entire life. He has eaten very CLEAN his whole life and trains daily, and he’s TRT free. Cool video!

[@scottantczak9615]

I believe 58 and jacked vid. was great! I can relate to hard training as Im also 58. I believe this Russian Trainer is drug free. He has worked out his entire life! His natural level of testosterone is what it is from genetics and work ethic. My background is powerlifting 1987/1988 Collegiate National Champion Drug free and now do more Power FIT type workout. Hill sprints, pullups, dips, kickboxing, tire sprints and Deadlfits and Olympic squats. in WI senior games did a no belt, no suit paleo raw 585# deadlift. No drugs never have been. It can be done! My best Deadlift age 32 700# with belt.

[@ummalucoqualquer5771]

you are an absolute beast!

[@mayb8876]

Hey Zack! You should check out Manohar Aich, he was India's second mr. Universe in 1953. It's highly unlikely he took steroids. But what's incredible about him is he carried his muscle mass almost till he was 90 years old. He died in 2016 at the age of 104.

[@dominikduchovic5816]

We can see that this man is an elite wrestler. The body composition match his needs, his joints are mobile af, and even more, he has a lot of muscles. That´s a beauty of wrestling. My friend, young guy is doing the same combo, lifting weights and doing wrestling. He is natty and trust me, pretty big dude.

[@hercules8156]

Love your vids bro, keep up the good work!

[@jamessmith-hq5mr]

I'm 51 and am more jacked than when I was 24. I'm not shredded like I was, but I'm a lot bigger and stronger. I just weighed in at 228.8 and am around 15% body fat. I am not nor have ever been on any hormones or anabolics, though I have nothing against that. I drink alcohol and eat fast food almost every night. My point? A man's physical prowess doesn't have to end after 35. Genetics is a huge factor, but so is consistency in training. Train hard, stick with it and good things will happen.

[@toomuch9762]

I literally just followed that guy on Instagram a few days ago. Great timing for this video. I need that shirt he’s wearing its cool as fuk

[@JeewanthaBandara]

Zack going for that Miles Teller mustache

[@frankb5728]

I'll hold judgement on natty or not but I do lean towards something exogenous, probably just test. It's true that lifestyle accounts for a lot but past a certain point you just can't sustain the same lifestyle ( activity intensity/volume ) you did in your youth.

[@slee2695]

Dont discount genetic outliers

[@John-xi7ej]

this dude is a unit

[@LatimusChadimus]

Your music is great

[@yoeyyoey8937]

My gpa is in his 70s and he looks and feels like he’s chiseled out of marble. His in laws are in their 80s and not lean but super thick and powerful. Gpa was an athlete, big long distance runner into his 60s and the others are all third world farm boys. I also worked with a guy in his 70s in the states and he was not super Lean but very fit, jacked and active and is a lifter. My take away is good attitude, diet and consistent training and not giving up after getting injured is the key to longevity and health/fitness into advanced age. It’s a mindset bro. None of these people took test, 100% sure, but they all act and live like young men.

[@onemanswrld405]

I'm only 25 and I'd love to look like this guy, what a beast! World's fittest grandpa

[@kevinboueri1051]

I don't care if he's natty or not. Even if he is on gear (high chance that he is) , it takes nothing away from what he is doing training and lifestyle wise. This is inspirational.

[@LibertyJefferson]

My old Judo coach was mid-late 50's when I first met him. Short, not huge, but still very well built and defined for his age. Lifted weights 3 days a week during his lunch break, ran before work, grappled almost every day, and had a small farm (he raised horses). Stuck to a pretty strict diet, and supplemented with protein shakes (he actually taught me how to make them). He told me he had stuck to some kind of a regiment since he was 12 or so. I don't know if this man is natural, but I know my Judo coach most likely was, so I'd say it's possible. I also don't care either way. Dude's a beast, and I hope I'm the same way when I'm his age.

[@patrik2199]

remeber we dont have so manny that train alot from like young until 60y old i think he is natural and i think alot off ppl stop training at older age so becuse of life *kids etc* would be nice to see some more ppl train alot after 40 i think we would se alot of trained older ppl.

[@timthemaranta3148]

Like an older Ross edgley with the variation and the everything mentality

[@jkarpov3634]

His name is....Kim Shashok Now I have goals for the next 14 years...44, 1 stripe blue belt, rolling 3x a week, construction worker and I lift weights 3-6x a week...comrade is my motivation

[@kevintek]

This guys is goals

[@nischal711]

I would say it is most likely he is natty. Back in Nepal, I had a great-granduncle who at 71 would carry the 100kg rice bags up the hills(about 1km above sea level) to his home. He was a former Gurkha and was ripped and muscular till his death. My own granddad before he lost nerves in his leg was a beast. He could do 24 chin-ups Gurkha standard and would do hundreds of push-ups as he retired when he was like 56. Even at 76 years of age, he still has a built body even though he can't exercise as much. I have met many Gurkhas who are ripped even in their 50s as they have maintained a good training regime. In the military, they need to be able to hexbar deadlift 300lbs for at least 3 reps.

[@Cenot4ph]

that guy has the numbers that are my goal numbers, I'm not even close

[@cheapR1]

Funny thing is Zack said a tidbit here is sometimes arch rival from far NTX said

[@ash6415]

I bet this guy would smash crossfit.

[@Fillegubben]

So much anecdotal cope in the comments about their uncle’s wife’s cousin’s grandmother’s elite fitness from working a regular physical job in X poor country. If you could post pictures here they’d look nothing like this guy. This guy isn’t just some random guy working a physical job

[@djdasko8798]

IMO, his natty claim is likely true. When he finished the marathon and was standing next to the man in the suit, you could see that he's not that big. We all know that a pound of muscle on a lean physique looks like five pounds, and he looks like he's relatively short, and that also makes each pound of muscle look like more.

[@danielclemens3477]

I think he might actually be natural considering he worked out his whole life and is eating well The physique is impressive for his age but not so crazy that one would say that it is impossible However i think the numbers he claims to be doing especially on pullups are just not right There is no way he is doing 700+ pullups/hour and 40 pullups with 18kg seeing the pullups he did For the SBD numbers i would say maybe but form/depth is still a question The most believable claim is the 100k run He is still strong dont get me wrong but not as strong as he claims I just think that his numbers might be inflated and or are numbers he used to do at one point All things said i still gotta tip my hat to this guy I think that the combination of physical activity he is doing is the pinnacle for training He is doing the best of everything that every man should do Deadlifts pullups Squats Bench/pushups Kettlebell exercises Running And some martial art/combat sport

[@Gladiatorat]

This is the good stuff.

[@nicolasbraun2642]

I feel like he is natural. Culturally it is more appropriate to not comment on drugs than to lie about it. Look a Klokov, he's never spoken to the positive tests and I'm sure he never will. I like this guy, he is salt of the earth small town Russian guy: his dialect is almost impossible for me to understand I only get maybe 10% of it. Seems in his community they use tonnes of archaic church Slavonic vocabulary? Usually in a Russian video In would get at least 60% from their speach (rusty here nobody speaks Russian) and learn a few words from the English subtitles. Here it is almost like hearing another language altogether. Very cool guy. Live to train, train to live

[@mario8833]

Damn now I want to go to the gym. But in Italy it's 11.18 PM

[@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433]

This guy is a beast 100% but the true inspiration i take away from this is......I need me some juice!

[@nathanielhegge5582]

He’s probably all natural. I got shredded during my best years of track. I could deadlift 300lb and I ran 4’38 for the mile doing 50mi/week. Peeled. I ate everything all day. Ice cream almost every night. It’s only now that I’ve stopped running due to foot injury and I’ve taken up weightlifting that I put on some fat. This guy just works his ass off.

[@Zaeyrus]

Hope you had a great workout!!

[@y0gokvlt]

keyword is consistency, all my homies either farmers or lumberjacks, those are manual physical job., they didnt even touch gym, let alone calisthenic

[@andrewrobinson4019]

Damn. I gotta go to the gym.

[@scottessery100]

The real liver king… strained yoghurt king 👍🏽😊

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

He can be definetly natty, but those claims of his are total bullshit for the camera. He was gased out after 10 pull-ups, who on planet earth does 900 of those in an hour? maybe if you weigh 20kg. Just like Mike Tyson saying some stupid shit like doing 5000 air squats in a day :))) bro what? But winners write history. He is 58, honestly not all that impressive if you look at this overall (he is not a complete utter freak). jacked arms with abs, but the rest of the body is meh. But he can claim whatever because of his age.

[@hiebrantsify]

It is called figure of speech.... Dumb dumb... would your fragile sensibilities would have been spared if he said. You do more pullups than you could ever imagine? Because some people dont believe you can deadlift 720lbs. or bench 500lbs. etc. There are plenty of insane things people can do.... Now i am not saying the figure is correct. It was probably a figure of speech for doing a shit load of pull ups to an extent a normal person wouldnt imagine possible. So untwist your panties whiner

[@williamkuhn9409]

I’ve not been subscribed for a long time, I compete in CrossFit but I also played lacrosse and still coach lacrosse along with CrossFit today, where did you play in college? I really enjoy your content and the passion you put into your videos

[@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293]

yo he invited us out where is his gym i wanna go. Where is he at?

[@Steve-sp4rx]

As far as his nutrition goes, sounds like he does intuitive eating. I haven't counted a calorie or macro in a few years. Only thing I really pay a little bit of attention to is my protein intake and have made strength gains while keeping my physique pretty lean. Not saying counting is bad...Its helpful for beginners and necessary for like bodybuilders or maybe professional athletes, but i am neither of those things.

[@berzerkfury1459]

Wrestling the hardest sport period.

[@scottessery100]

Remember average test range can be 8 to 35 mmol and If that chaps up there and a hyper responder and trained all his life. Why not. Old man strength

[@marcoenot6677]

he is talking shit when said he's able to do 800-900 pullups hour!

[@danworthpants8619]

That's 13-15 pullups a minute

[@beefcakesensei]

I've been doing Jiu jitsu for 5 months and I have been getting submissions on mid level blue belts. I have done Olympic lifting for 12 years and I think that this has played a huge factor in me taking it to guys that are more skilled than me. Also, I would not be surprised if he was natty.

[@beefcakesensei]

@kebab REMOVER I do not, I try to stay fit in general, so once I figured out my pacing I haven't had any issues.

[@Brekke_and_Bekfast]

Could you add a link to this video or spell the guy's name in your description? Can't find him on the youtubes because I have no idea how to spell his name 😞

[@Jaysthudandblunder]

I get the feeling he's natural, comes across as a no-BS sort of fella, for example, his powerlifting numbers. He's not proud or ashamed of them. They just are.

[@MJ_Bass]

Totally agreed. I think if he was your typical fake natty type, he would have greatly inflated his max lifts.

[@signs80]

I think there's a solid chance he's natty considering he has been doing significantly more sports and activity than 99% of people his age for decades. He is definitely pretty muscular and lean for his age but I think natty is a possibility. We can't know for sure but if he's not lying about his past then I lean towards believing him

[@chrisdawson9312]

He’s jacked as shit, don’t get wrong. But he doesn’t look 58, he looks like he’s 72 haha

[@cond.oriano7083]

I’m going to measure my gains in pull ups per hour from now on

[@ste_fan2126]

The human body is resilient as hell. Were not fraile eggs who immediately decay past 35. I think that with all the time, energy, and passion he's put into fitness why couldnt he be natural? as you said sbd isnt insane. you can very plausibly train pure strength and hypertrophy for a while and get pretty strong, then do more endurance, thendo all, then do more wrestling, and retain a good level of all of them.

[@ArrggghhhhJohn]

If its not PEDs, its hard work, knowing his grid and in this case it is VERY much his genetics but I would bet PEDs and Genetics. PED's or not, all the power to him, he seems like an interesting guy.

[@mr.fit2]

is natural. My grandfather is 68, very strong

[@dgriswold93]

How much do you think this guy weighs?

[@ElreyRayo]

I'm almost 60, lifestyle and less numbers than him but look just as good, so it's very possible

[@jasonscheffler9813]

As a 57 year old I can say without a doubt it's very possible he's natty

[@Melatonine1987]

Damn can’t even get to the gym is it’s 1 am 😐

[@wilbergomez197]

Anyone else think that was Scooby on the thumbnail?

[@r.walker6577]

Only he knows for sure. I will say that it is possible to be that jacked at his age. Remember, most people that age do not train that much.

[@FrankO-ek1ec]

Natural or not you still Have to put the work in which most people are not willing to do .

[@izzygarcialionibabaloipici6293]

You only did 12 pullups throughout all of college?

[@alpan2000]

People in the states when they see men over forty, fifty who look strong are on trt, guys in countries not as bless as USA, Canada, etc, dont even think in using gear, it is expensive for them unless they are a bodybluiders

[@michaelclarke3485]

Did you actually go to the gym straight after? I wouldn't be surprised, that guy inspires fitnes.

[@axelvekemans6750]

1:27 iron curtain gym culture

[@MBHAYSTACKS]

I'm 57 and average 3hrs+ per day in the gym, 100% natty, no TRT. People I meet sometimes think I'm 30's, or 40's top (insta training log "30or50").

[@1baby]

I had a look at your Instagram but I was more surprised by the fact that you’ve studied at Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford!

[@IsaacMorgan98]

Nothing about the man's physique says he uses gear, nothing about his strength says he uses gear, nothing about his endurance says he uses gear. Now he's definitely impressive in all of those areas! 100% the man's a beast! But there's just nothing about him that would suggest steroid use taking anyone of those things into account. Look at the guys from the pre steroid era, Arthur Saxon, Herman Goerner, George Hackenschimidt. George specifically was huge, strong as a bull and could wrestle in a single match for hours. I say hes natural, just a man that loves training, built a great body young and has kept it because he just never stopped demanding of his body that it stay the way it is.

[@alpinebreed1774]

I come from a Russian community in Australia an there are guys that just do labour jobs and have a six pack, a set or arms and a chest on them just because... and it's not like one guy either it's friken wierd tbh. And non if them go tomthe gym. Tho alot of them did alot of sport when they were younger but still it's rediculous.

[@hbriem]

I'm 60 in a few weeks. I've been lifting and coaching since I was 41. Lifetime drug-free. I injured my knee recently (not lifting) so I'm just working upper body at the moment, but I've recently squatted 187.5kg, benched 136 and deadlifted 230kg. I currently hold 14 national masters records. Training with weights is the best thing in the world for us old guys. I admire this guy and his training regimen. Very impressive and I think quite possible without drugs.

[@gilbertnuijten]

Was is your PR overall? I started lifting at age 40, two and a half years ago now. Currently 181.5 for squat, 135kg for bench and 210 for dead

[@hbriem]

@@gilbertnuijten The squat is my best really. I did 195 in knee wraps 10 years ago. I benched 140 and deadlifted 242.5 around then, too.

[@gilbertnuijten]

@@hbriem These are respectable number, roughly my personal goals (200sq, 240dl, 150b) What would be your advise for someone that started lifting at age 40 and wants to reach these kind of goals? I am around 83kg/180lb in weight btw

[@scottmorton7023]

Hey man are you perfect 😂 What a specimen

[@bambambam9572]

Does he talk about diet.? I'm guessing where he lives it's pretty fresh and pretty healthy.

[@BXBZ88]

Love the topic, the guy is awesome . HOWEVER with the beeping to censor to make it ad safe, maybe use something else. Insert animal noises, stupid sound effect... something else because the beep is ANNOYING AND LAME.

[@joseluis7118]

What's his name?? OP should put his name on the title.

[@manatoa1]

Is it just me or does this guy look a lot like Marius Pudzianowski?

[@justaguyfromreddit]

Look at Yuri Chechi and what he looks like and can still do athis age

[@yesblyat7234]

This guy is the end game of the fitness journey.

[@memevarg2530]

Awesome guy but he's on TRT for sure

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

I sincerely think he's natty. He may look peeled but his shoulders and neck do not look out of this world.

[@tariqo16]

i think he is natty i've seen guys like him before

[@LatimusChadimus]

Your cells&DNA are also in constant decay so protein helps maintain that, carbs too

[@lev8541]

it is hilarious how quickly people scream not natty nowadays - this guy probably did his fair share of manual labor growing up. Genetically gifted and hard working - doing tons of volume in particular - will make you jacked and look great. edit: forgot to mention how the food is likely more quality where this man is

[@jeangove01]

That diffidence comes from there being a LOT of enhanced athletes / bodybuilders who claim natty. In those cases, it's mostly because they depend on income from natty clients and they think, maybe correctly, that they have more selling points if their natty clients believe they can achieve their enhanced physique. It wouldn't make a lot of sense for someone like this guy to lie though.

[@НиколайТобиас]

@@jeangove01 he's a coach too though

[@przemyslawskoczylas5183]

You guys also need to understand these people, eastern Europeans of that generation cook their food. No, they don't buy shitty ready meals full of sauce and rice. I'm talking real food from dawn to dusk. Meats of all sorts. I played rugby with that generation and we all were always wondering HOW THE HELL THESE GUYS(POLAND) STILL PLAY IN THEIR LATE 40TIES when us, in our twenties had torn shoulders and ligaments. Hard work from young age and consistent approach with the whole culture surrounding physicality. Also humble take on performance and PRs. Feel good and set no goals, just train for day to day aspects of life.

[@MKGPerformance]

Ye mate pull ups certainly do be the finest upper body exercise. I did a 30 day 200 pull ups a day challenge a while back and I must say my back and arms got very swole

[@DiamorphineDeath]

Weighted pull ups and chins, along with dips will do absolutely wonders for the upper body; couple that with the thick handle of the kettlebell, for high rep work with heavy weight, swings, presses, and you get what pavel calls the “what the hell effect,” where everything just seems to improve and get better. This is how I train, basic compound lifts, but a focus on unconventional aspects for accessory work; Manila rope climbs in the backyard, gymnast rings, macebell swings, kettlebells, sledgehammer forearm work. Builds myofibrilar hypertrophy, which is what you see with this dude, a muscle density, versus western sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which is just water retention in the muscle which does not carry the same aesthetic. Loaded carries with odd implements, kettlebells intelligently programmed, solid diet, this is completely doable, just can’t be nonsense isolation and machine aesthetic muscle aspects; gotta be integrated and always using compound approaches to muscularity whenever possible.

[@beauchamphuberville1355]

Juicy