Man Continues To Hit The Gym At The Age Of 90, Becomes World's Oldest Bodybuilder

As a child he was “very unhealthy” and frequently ill and was suffering from asthma. However, in 1947, aged 15, Jim decided that he "couldn’t do that anymore," and he began lifting weights.

Jim Arrington of America is the oldest bodybuilder in the world. The 90-yer-old retired sales professional and great-grandfather has spent decades sculpting his body. According to Guinness World Records (GWR), Arrington first entered the record books as the world’s oldest bodybuilder in 2015, at the tender age of 83. Now aged 90, Jim is still going strong and still winning bodybuilding competitions.

He recently competed in an IFBB Professional League event in Reno, Nevada, placing third in the men’s over-70 category and first in the over-80 category, the records keeping company reported.

“Jim Arrington last performed in a bodybuilding competition in 2022. At the age of 90, he has no plans to retire," read the caption of the YouTube video posted by GWR.

In the video Arrington speaks about his childhood days and what motivated him to walk on the path of bodybuilding. He also speaks about his health regime in the video.

 

Arrington has also posed nude for Men's Health last year with his incredible physique but this wasn’t always the case. According to GWR, he was born one and a half months prematurely, weighing just 5.5 lb (2.5 kg). Arrington's parents “struggled and struggled” to save him.

As a child he was “very unhealthy” and frequently ill and was suffering from asthma. However, in 1947, aged 15, Jim decided that he "couldn’t do that anymore," and he began lifting weights.

Over seven decades later, weightlifting is still Jim’s biggest passion in life. He hits the gym three times per week, with each session lasting two hours.

Owing to his age, Arrington has changed his diet from foods like milk and beef to consuming more olive oil, mushrooms, and other similarly healthy produce.