Losing nearly 30 kg, adopting a strict diet and undergoing intense sports training to become a bodybuilder after 60: this is the improbable but successful bet accomplished by this grandmother with an iron will.
It’s never too late to go on a diet and gain Olympic form, even after 60. The proof with this American grandmother who became a bodybuilder.
The physical transformation of this 60-year-old granny
Ilene Block has been in the news lately due to her impressive physical transformation. At the age of 60, this grandmother who lives in Hawaii decided to completely change her lifestyle in order to become a bodybuilder. It was after her career as a lawyer that the woman followed her dream of competing in this discipline. “I always wanted to do a bodybuilding show but because of my busy career as a lawyer and the education of my children, I could not commit to doing it during my thirties because the preparation is intense”, she told the British site Mirror.
This is how in 2020, retired, Ilene Block begins her transformation, not forgetting to document her journey on her Instagram account. Results in 2023: an impeccable muscular body and 29 kilos less! A phenomenal bet which, however, had not convinced all those close to him. “A friend of mine told me that women become invisible after 50, and I totally disagree with that. I want to prove that stereotypes are not true and that women can do whatever they want at any age“, said Ilene Block.
A strict diet and an intense sports routine
To achieve this grandiose result, Ilene Block called on a specific trainer who perfectly met her physical needs as a mature woman. “I decided to contact a coach who had helped groom women in their 50s and asked if he was willing to coach a woman in her 60s to work on a show and it all went from there.“, declared the American who is preparing her third participation in a show of bodybuilders. Thanks to a strict diet and workouts six times a week emphasizing the dumbbells, Ilene Block flaunts a fantastic physique. “It’s amazing to feel so fit and healthy at this age. I’m now fitter and healthier than I’ve ever been in my life.“, underlined the grandmother who proves to us that women are capable of anything, even after 60 years!