I’m the world’s oldest bodybuilder at 90 – my simple diet keeps me in shape but there’s another secret you can’t ignore
AT the age 90, Jim Arrington is the world’s oldest bodybuilder.
He was officially given the title by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2018, and has maintained it since then.
On top of sticking to a high protein, moderate carbohydrate and fat diet, Arrington has revealed exactly how he has stays in shape in later life.
Arrington’s workout regime is “constantly changing” depending on his goals, the 90-year-old said.
Currently, the bodybuilder’s training schedule includes full body workouts for just over an hour twice a week.
“Just about anything works for a while, then your body adapts and requires new challenges,” he told Guinness World Records.
The great-grandfather has competed in over 62 competitions, and has won 16 of them.
When he was younger, Arrington was nicknamed “skinny bones” by his peers.
Years later, he has proved them wrong with his impressive physique.
In September of 2022, Arrington posed nude for an issue of Men’s Health called “Every Body is Perfect.”
He has made it his goal to spread a message to other seniors about fostering a healthy relationship with their bodies, he told the magazine.
“At my age, your body’s a lot more fragile,” Arrington said.
After surviving a hip replacement, ruptured appendix, and hernia surgery, Arrington won the 2019 IFBB Pro Masters Championships in Pittsburgh, PA.
The bodybuilder has big plans for the future.
“I’ve entered the IFBB Legion Master Pro in Reno, I entered in the over-80s, but I’m trying to convince them that they should have an over 90s!”, he told Men’s Health.