While the bodybuilding world yearns for some good news in the sphere, a former bodybuilder has made their wish come true. After a series of heartbreaking death updates that have left the community overwhelmed with grief and sadness, retired IFBB pro Albert Beckles’ 93rd birthday happened to be the light at the end of the tunnel for the fans.

A popular page dedicated to the Golden Era bodybuilders took the initiative to share a post for the icon on his birthday. The note in the caption for the athlete left the fans emotional and content upon hearing the good news. Therefore, several fans took to the comments to share their thoughts on the instance.

Albert Beckles celebrates his 93rd birthday

Only hours ago, the page took to Instagram to add another update on one of the golden era greats, Albert Beckles. The 15th of July marked his 93rd birthday, which drew riveting comparisons with the present generation of athletes. “A living legend. One of my biggest inspirations EVER,” the caption hinted.

A few days ago, the bodybuilding world was shaken after the sudden death of notable fitness influencer and bodybuilder Jo Lindner, aka Joesthetics, surfaced. He died of an aneurysm at 30. Following this news was the drowning death of 30-year-old Romanian athlete Catalin Stefanescu in a lake.

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However, that was not even all for the heartwrenching updates. The latest news of prominent bodybuilding icon Gustavo Bafell passing away owing to heart issues left the community in disbelief. Therefore, fans flocked to the birthday post for Beckles with similar comparisons. They pondered over the young bodybuilders dying, whereas a 93-year-old legend is still in impressive form.

The bodybuilding community in hopes of good news

The post displayed a couple of intriguing pictures of the former Mr. Universe posing with IFBB greats like Lee Haney and Tom Platz. His superior conditioning urged them to rethink the lifestyles of the current generation of athletes. One fan wrote,” How can the golden generation bodybuilders still be among us until today, but the modern generation die so early?!” Similarly, another fan stated,” After all those years of bodybuilding Albert has his 93 birthday, while so many bodybuilders don’t even make it to 50!” 

A fan, elated by the news, claimed this was the best news they’d heard in weeks. “Didn’t know he was still alive. That’s the best news I’ve had all week! Happy birthday Mr. Beckles!” the comment read. Another comment recalled their fond memories from childhood and wrote, “Happy Birthday… I looked up to you as a 15-year-old… and always honored you when I had my own gym, and won my first division in the Arnold“

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The list of bad news this month concerned the bodybuilding world over the shocking deaths of several athletes. However, Beckles’s 93rd birthday derived staggering comparisons of the past and the present, further uplifting the good energy of the sphere.