Lee Labrada made waves during his bodybuilding tenure and has made a successful foray into fitness nutrition as of late. In a recent post on social media, Lee Labrada shows off his longevity with side-by-side pictures depicting his physique at 28 years old and again at 51 years old.
For seven consecutive years, Lee Labrada managed to place in the top-4 at Mr. Olympia. Despite it being a quarter of a century since he last competed, Labrada has no intentions of letting his physique go. He maintains a busy schedule in retirement, and still lifts plenty of weights to stay in shape.
Other than his aesthetic physique, Lee is known for his incredible attention to detail when it comes to posing. Last year, Lee met with two-time Arnold Classic champion Terrence Ruffin and practiced posing together. One unique area of concern that Lee emphasized was the importance of matching timeless music with any subsequent posing routine. In addition to helping the next era of bodybuilders, Labrada has always made the necessary sacrifices to preserve his physique. Decades later, his commitment to a healthy body has not changed.
Lee Labrada Advocates for Healthy Lifestyle in Retirement
In a recent Instagram post, Lee Labrada shares a motivational photo depicting his physique during two periods of his life.
“The echos of a golden age; Photo on the left taken in 1988 at age 28 by my friend Art Zeller in Germany; photo on the right taken in 2011 at age 51 by my friend Alex Ardenti @alexardenti in Houston, Texas.
Bodybuilding is the closest thing we have to the fountain of youth. Exercise regularly, eat clean year-round, get lots of rest… live the lifestyle.” Lee Labrada shared.
Despite being in his sixties, Labrada maintains a very active lifestyle. With the experience he’s gained in the sport, he often provides guidance to his fans for optimizing performance and living healthier. For instance, Lee stresses making proper dietary choices that maximize muscle restoration. Labrada believes eating whole food meals, consisting of carbohydrates and protein 90-minutes before a workout is best when looking to increase muscle mass.
Lee remains committed in the gym and shared an inspiring physique update at 61 years old. With his son Hunter Labrada following in his footsteps, Lee is able to impart the wisdom he’s collected throughout his bodybuilding tenure. Judging by his father’s accomplishments in the sport, Hunter has a bright future ahead as an IFBB Pro.
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Labrada’s dedication to living a long and healthy life is a continued effort. After sharing his physique in a side-by-side layout, it’s great to see Lee inspiring others while enjoying retirement.
Published: 26 March, 2022 | 12:52 AM EDT
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Not the fountain of youth. More like the mirror of Dorian Gray
More like lots of test and other drugs along with clean eating, rest and the gym daily. Let’s be honest Lee, you were never natural in the younger years and you still aren’t natural. Own it buddy.
But there will come a day when it all turns to flab and folds of loose skin.
? Not necessarily? It doesn’t mean because he’s ripped that he’s taking any steroids or any supplements. If you eat extremely lean, and I mean exaggerate no fat or very very little fats and you work out extremely hard and eat clean you can maintain physique like labrada. All you assholes think that everyone takes steroids that look like him and others and your f****** wrong.. there are people that naturally have low test and take testosterone replacement therapy which is legit and that helps them as well maintaining their levels other people are fine and they focus on a diet and an extreme exercise regimen which maintains their physique. If he was 400 f****** pounds and a water buffalo of course he’s going to lose some of that and that might be due to supplements. Most people go to that extreme for competition. But labrada is current state energy levels is work out regimen does not mean that he’s taking any type of supplements. So all of you out there before you comment don’t be assholes know what you’re talking about? Takes a lot of hard work and many years to get ripped to be lean and to have muscle mass many years of hard work regardless whether you take or you don’t take. And you have to have a very clean diet. I wish lebrada and all the rest the very best.
Having a mesomorph genetics sure helps! But it takes a LOT of work and self discipline.
I challenge the naysayers to take steroids and see if they just magically look like Lee Labrada. Dumbasses. I’m a physician and I see patients daily who take steroids and are still fat and out of shape. Just because your too lazy or stupid to get off the couch. Throw your jealousy somewhere else.
Reading some of these comments?! Just amazing on the haters and envy involved !!! Good for him !! A true motivator.
Exactly! I believe it was Tom Platz who at a seminar said if it all could be accomplished by taking a pill or this or that supplement, then we would have a healthier society walking around…but we don’t. Supplementation was like the wax on a corvette…it helps make the car look good but it didn’t make the car.
I am 59 years old.i have memberships at gyms for 33years.Git my first set of weights at age 13.
To get a physique like that at some point in time in your career a person had to have taken steroids I would say at least one six week cycle at some point in their lives.
I am all natural.I have a 50 +inch chest.And 18inch biceps.
I have always trained hard.A man starts loosing testosterone at age 27.I have never gotten a testosterone shot from my doctor.I am not a believer in that man’s body being all .natural.
Lee labrada is awesome he always has been and I believe he always will be I competed in the ’70s ’80s and 90s and only one small contests I competed natural and juiced up the difference was the size I’m 61 spend my money on my kids and believe anyone can be cut up if they eat 12 cans of tuna fish a day and cut everything else out that’s what works God’s first everything else will fall in place labrada you’re awesome
This can absolutely be done by cutting out carbs and doing a Keto centric approach. As well as supplementing TRT to keep you at normal levels so you you can maintain what your body is supposed to be at. Not taking steroids. But clean eating, TRT, and doing the work.
This is the fountain of youth. Most just don’t want to put in the work to be this healthy.
I am 61 I wont say I am anywhere near looking like him .but not 2 bad 4 age.you just have 2 put the work in not easy so good on you my man😊
Yes you have to work hard regardless but it is so sad in our modern day that men of all ages are being held up against images of “healthy” men who are taking illegal supplements. They run u tube video’s, sell supplements, are in movies (were not that dumb The Rock) all with bodies that can never be achieved naturally. I have been working out naturally for 35 years and it took me a long time to realise I was not going to look the same unless I took steriods/HGH etc. But really what are we teaching the men of today AND how ‘healthy” is all this really?