Being fit even in the 50s is a great achievement. Despite being 55, four-time Mr. Universe, Mike O’Hearn, is achieving this goal very well. Even at an age where people shift to lighter exercises at the gym, the former Mr. California still loves lifting heavy.
In a recent video uploaded to the Titan’s official YouTube channel, he was seen having a shoulder day with his old gym partner, Douglas Fruchey, aka Big Doug. O’Hearn gave his insights on why he believed heavy lifting was important.
The Titan asks fitness enthusiasts to emulate Doug
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In the video, Titan and Big Doug were performing one of the most challenging shoulder exercises, standing behind the neck barbell shoulder press. While watching Fruchey lift, the former powerlifter was impressed by the range of motion that Fruchey was engaging in. He said, “Watching him lift is great, and it makes me excited to watch that healthiness for a young cat like himself. I wish you guys would pick up on that.”
The former Mr. California explained the difference between Fruchey and others and said, “Instantly see him do that going; oh my shoulders hurt well; that’s because you got bad shoulders; oh my lower back hurts; oh cuz you got lower back problems, or you’re going to, or you are just mentally fragile.”
The former powerlifter emphasized separating yourself from the norm by changing your approach and thinking outside the box. He added that you need to follow the regime bodybuilders did in the 40s, 50s, and 60s that kept them healthy and fit instead of getting scared of it. He reprimands social media for people trying to be different without moving a muscle. His belief was to continue to train like Big Doug, O’Hearn exclaimed, further moving on to do some heavy lifting himself.
O’Hearn never backs down from guiding the younger generation on the right path and giving them important fitness tips. Previously, he shared how to stay injury-free while having a leg day.
Stay injury-free by following Titan’s advice
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The former powerlifter shared a globally rising challenge. The fact that even people in their 30s have bent knees. He explained how this was caused by people only going through the motions. According to him many were neglecting the importance of form while performing each rep and were not working on their weak areas. The Titan never overlooked these factors; that’s what kept him injury-free.
The former Mr. California also gave one more piece of advice. He said filming your sets and analyzing your flaws from the video can help you work on your weaker areas. He added, “So it’s just those little details of the game film; watch it over and over and be honest with yourself.“
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As the former Mr. California shares some valuable fitness insights that might not sit well with everyone, what are your thoughts on it? Should he stop being this harsh on those from the current generation? Let us know in the comments.
