I don’t doubt that you’ve done a lot of hard work in your life towards your end goals, and amassed knowledge and experiences worth sharing during that time.
I don’t doubt that you look good for your age and continue to be strong and active.
I do doubt your stats, that’s just me being honest. If you’re indeed 66, 6’1 and 260lbs of shredded muscle at 5% bodyfat, then I would eat my words and apologize but I just simply don’t think it’s possible. Certainly not in a healthy way, even if drugs could push you to that.
Maybe some jealousy here as I’m 6’3” and 265lbs but nowhere near 5% body fat, lol. Prove me wrong though!
I guess I should say thanks........but have to to correct you I am 65 not 66. That means a lot right now.
Unfortunately you will just have to take my word. I don't know you and will probably never get a chance to meet you. Nothing personal as you are no doubt a cool person. All I can tell you is that I am very experienced at using a skin fold caliper been doing it since 1993 professionally.....1mm abs, 1mm chest, 2mm thigh. You can find a bf calculator on the internet and plug in the numbers. I use the Jackson/Pollock 3 Caliper Method . Now do I have competition abs? Hell no, I have a bad case of diastasi rectus. From years of squatting and deadlifting well over 700lbs every week. The only way to correct mine is surgery. So I will just live with it. But the distension is not caused by any kind of fat I can assure you. Had a DEXA done a few year back to check for visceral far. There is none.
SAD, I did a research study in my graduate work doing measurements of a Division I-AA football team, I also was an assistant coach there at the same time. One of the players was named Terrance Shaw, corner back, he went I believe, 1st round to San DIego. The kid was really that good. He was a typical East Texas guy from a small town who didn't have a clue about nutrition. Athletes do not have special meals and instead eat from the college cafeteria just like everyone else (against NCAA rules). So needless to say, his diet was SHIT. He has a BF of 3%. I asked him what he did to get so lean and he said NOTHIN' COACH. Some people are just blessed with a very high metabolism. I still eat about 6000 calories a day and have a very hard time gaining any weight. 5000 cal a day and I lose weight quickly.
SAD, how old are you? How long have you been doing this? Not to be critical at all, but there is a lot of difference in the muscle of a younger lifter and the density of an older lifter. This density also affects metabolism greatly. This is why so many Mr O's are in their late 30's and you can see from the pictures that many of them even look more dense as older lifters. No doubt we probably have completely different metabolisms. SAD, I have been a competitive athlete since I was in elementary school in baseball.....tall and thin for my age. I left high school and into the service weighing 140lbs. I never weighted more than 200lbs until I was about 30. My waist then was 26". Still to this day I have a 36" waist. When I was 260 I was only 16% BF and got a little worse as I went up to 300. Unlike this stupid fuck Gunglinger, I went from 300 to 230 over a period of a few years. I didn't want to have saggy skin like a worn out bitch. I felt I looked sick at 230 and went back up to 260. So yea, I am pretty damn critical of my self too, nothing for me is good enough. We judge physiques pretty harshly in this family and my wife is even worse than I am.
Would you believe me that 5 years ago I did 480 on the flat bench 8 times with my wife spotting me? 435 on the incline with no spotter for 10 reps. I was 60 years old then. Is that kind of not normal for someone my age? Hell I have never been know to be a good bencher. I can't squat any more but still can leg press. 20 plates on the dang thing for 12 reps. Anyway you look at it, that is over 1000lbs including the carriage.. Not so bad for a 65 year old but then who would believe that? My wife can do 10 plates.
I put the video up as you probably realized, JUST FOR YOU. To help you understand that just because you get old you can still do as much as the younger guys. Just because I am 65 doesn't mean my metabolism slow to the point I can't lose fat. I still do HIIT 4 days a week on top of my 1.5 hour training. Sorry bro, my word on this is going to have to suffice. You see from videos that it can be done. People that have been in this game for a long time and use to looking exceptional do no allow themselves to go to shit. I started being serious 41 years ago. Maybe it is an addiction.