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Title: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: hipolito mejia on August 10, 2007, 06:58:01 AM
From all "sports" I've seen  great champs  (any sports) specially "baseball" looking in really good shape after 50,60 etc years of age example Felipe alou he's 70 plus !! saw him last year in great shape.....

so my question is

Are pro bodybuilders the worst when it comes to aging gracefully??

Ironic when thats the activity that relies 100% in physical Appearance.

Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: wisconsinBB on August 10, 2007, 07:02:28 AM
retired NFL players have more problems than any other sport.  ALOT of these guys are a real mess.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: hipolito mejia on August 10, 2007, 07:12:59 AM
retired NFL players have more problems than any other sport.  ALOT of these guys are a real mess.

more than bb?

 
I know, O.J Simpson etc,  but Im not talking about those "crazy ass problems".
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: 2big4u on August 10, 2007, 07:45:08 AM
bill grant looks better at 62 than any other guy from any sport his age.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: 240 is Back on August 10, 2007, 07:48:28 AM
retired NFL players have more problems than any other sport.  ALOT of these guys are a real mess.

anyone have the life expectancy stats for NFL players?  I think they die a lot sooner - avg age 50s, if i recall correctly.  I might be wrong tho.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: wisconsinBB on August 10, 2007, 07:56:13 AM
Alot of the retired NFL guys have knee/hip/shoulder/back surgeries and are a total mess.  Not just the really old ones either.  Some of these guys in their 40s can hardly get out of bed or get their clothes on. Congress is holding hearings regarding the NFL and their disability payouts.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: 240 is Back on August 10, 2007, 07:59:16 AM
It's no wonder the average life expectancy of an NFL player is 55 - about 22 years less than the average American.

"You don't see too many 80-, 90-year-old guys walking around that are 300 pounds," Morris said.

It's a difficult dilemma for many players: Is playing football worth putting that many risks on your health?

"If you can be thinner and skinnier in your life so you can be a $30,000-a-year criminal justice major, or you can stay where you are and make $300,000 in the NFL, how do you weigh that?" Monroe said.
http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=32211
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: hipolito mejia on August 10, 2007, 12:50:05 PM
I don't know but pro bodybuilders so called "genetically gifted" when they reach 50 + they look really Damaged and older compared to others retired pro...
Im not talking about mass monters over 300 pounds those are still under 50 years of age...
Im talking about 95% of bb over 50 years of age !!

 look at Frank Zane, he's 64, but  he looks 80!!!  i know people his age that look way way better than him and he wasn't even a 200 pounds bb!!
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: wisconsinBB on August 10, 2007, 01:39:28 PM
Take a look at all the guys who were in pumping iron.  Most of them still look pretty decent for however old they are. 
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: emn1964 on August 10, 2007, 01:44:24 PM
Is it legitimate to call pro bodybuilders pro "athletes"?  Are they really athletes?  They don't compete in an athletic competition.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: CARTEL on August 10, 2007, 01:48:30 PM
Is it legitimate to call pro bodybuilders pro "athletes"?  Are they really athletes? 

No.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: Nuge on August 10, 2007, 01:52:37 PM
Robbie Robinson looks amazing...
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: emn1964 on August 10, 2007, 02:16:46 PM
No.

So we should re-title this thread "Of all matured pro athletes and former beauty pagent competitors. . ."
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: wisconsinBB on August 10, 2007, 02:26:55 PM
ESPN had some articles the other day about people arguing as to whether golf was a sport or not.  People can make the argument that aynthing that is judged and doesnt involve head to head competition ....gymastics, diving, figure skating etc..  is not a sport
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: Rami on August 10, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Eating makes you older.
Title: Re: Of all matured pro athletes....
Post by: emn1964 on August 10, 2007, 02:28:54 PM
ESPN had some articles the other day about people arguing as to whether golf was a sport or not.  People can make the argument that aynthing that is judged and doesnt involve head to head competition ....gymastics, diving, figure skating etc..  is not a sport

Is the Miss America Pagent a sport?