“This is incredible! Thank you so much for
alerting me to it. You have likely done something with your life that no one
else in the world has ever done or probably ever will. Through unfailing
life-long consistency and careful documentation you have shown the role that
high intensity exercise, endurance, and excellent nutrition can contribute to
the maintenance of maximum human physical function throughout the life span.
Your life is a superb case study that will probably be referred to forever.
Congratulations, and thanks!”
Waneen Spirduso, Professor Emeritus, The
University of Texas at Austin, Co-author Physical Dimensions of Aging
(Human Kinetics, 2005)
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Clarence at 15, the beginning
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At 19, Olympic Lifting |

At 24, nails squat snatch |
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Age 27, Olympic Lifting Builds Muscle Mass
(BY WAYNE
GARDNER)
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Age 36, with son Matthew at age 2
(BY BILL VOLLENDORF) |

Age 36, starting to think about physique competition
(VOLLENDORF) |
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Age 40, Mr. America Past 40, Short Class
(RUSS WARNER) |
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Age 41, Most Muscular Man,
Mr. USA Past 40 (KEN SPRAGUE) |
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Age 42, Sandia Mountains
(ALLEN HUGHES)
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Age 43, Albuquerque park (BILL REYNOLDS) |

Age 44, California beach (BILL REYNOLDS) |
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Age 44, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV (DENIE WALTER) |

Age 45, California studio (JOHN BALIK) |

Age 46, our Albuquerque Gym (WAYNE GALLASCH) |
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Age 50, Sandia Foothills (APPELMAN) |

Age 51, running on treadmill
(APPELMAN) |

Age 52, squatting in our gym (APPELMAN) |
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Age 53, setting personal record on rower (CAROL
BASS) |

Age 54, California beach (CHRIS LUND) |

Magic
at
60 (PAT BERRETT) |
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More at 60 (PAT BERRETT)
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Still got it at 65, in studio (PAT BERRETT) |

Showing his stuff at 65 (PAT BERRETT) |
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Clarence
at 70 (PAT BERRETT) |

Biceps and more at 70 (LASZLO BENCZE) |

Ripped to the bone at 75 (LASZLO) |
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How about those abs at 75? (LASZLO BENCZE) |

75 and happy, after day-long photo shoot (LASZLO
BENCZE) |

Age 77, who says old guys don't have quads? (CAROL BASS) |
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Everyday condition at 78 (CAROL BASS)
Everyday condition at 78 (CAROL BASS) |
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Everyday condition at 80 (by Carol Bass)

Torso and Quads at 83 (by Carol Bass)

Arms at 84
(by Carol Bass)

Legs at 85
(by Carol Bass)

Torso at 85
(by Carol Bass)

Curls at 86
(by Carol Bass)

Presses at 87 in 2024
(Carol Bass)
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Clarence and Carol after foothill intervals |
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