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Despite a Lot of Hate Coming His Way, 54-YO Bodybuilding Adonis Remains Calm on Questions About His Ageless Look

Published 08/31/2023, 1:30 PM EDT

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Mike, O’Hearn has got it all, the looks, the height, and even the chiseled Greek god Adonis’s body. Even at the age of 54, he maintains a flawless, aesthetic body full of muscles and abs. However, this did not come without rigorous, hard work and a proper diet. The four-time Mr. Natural Universe winner has been in the bodybuilding industry for more than 45 years. So he both has the experience and knowledge of how to stay young and increase one’s longevity. 

The man who is a social media sensation, not only for his bodybuilding but also for memes, is sometimes disregarded. This is because some people cannot fathom how the 54-year-old could still stay so flawless and young. This was one of the topics that he discussed with Chris Van Vliet in the latest podcast on Chris’s channel.

Mike O’Hearn does not get affected by criticism

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The podcast was all about Mike’s life as a bodybuilder, his sensation as the creator of amazing memes, his experience working with ‎Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many other topics. One of the topics touched on the fact that many people disregard all the hard work that he did and simply put it on genetics.

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Chris asked, “There’s a lot of people who wanna look at what you have accomplished and just wanna write it off to ‘ah it’s just great genetics. I’d look that good too if I had great genetics.’ Why does everyone discount all the hard work that you have put in?”

O’Hearn was very calm about the allegations that people put on him and answered, “I guess it’s just, they see a photo, they see all moment in time.” Mike even admitted that he was astonished by watching his teenage self, and said, “ I’ll see these videos of me as a teenager competing and I’m like ‘ Wow that; that, wow ok it’s been a long time.’ it’s hard to comprehend. I’m just that guy that never gave up.”

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Mike handled the criticisms very maturely and he keeps on advocating for one aspect that can increase longevity and that is consistency with exercise. The fitness model has always advised people about longevity.

O’Hearn advised on looking younger

During a Q and A session, a fan had asked Mike O’Hearn if they had been going to the gym for 15 years. However, even at the age of 35, they do not look as young as their age. To this O’Hearn replied, “If your visual age looks worse than your actual age, the goal here would be always you should and that’s when the body’s running fine and you’re healthy and blood markers are good and you’re eating right, you’ll usually always look younger than you are.”

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Mike also advised the band to get his bloodwork and said that this could happen if there was a thyroid or a nutrition problem. O’Hearn has always given proper advice to his followers and fans and has never hidden anything about his fitness lifestyle. What do you take from his mature answer to people who underestimate him? Tell us in the comments below. 

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Tanushree Bhowmick

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Tanushree Bhowmick is a Bodybuilding writer at EssentiallySports. She holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from an eminent university. Gymnastics, Football, and Fitness have always intrigued Tanushree and inspired her in her professional writing career and lifestyle.
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Parth Sharma