100-year-old WW2 veteran bench presses 100lbs on his birthday

A man who recently turned 100 years old celebrated his birthday by bench pressing 100 pounds.

Werner Schlaupitz is a World War II veteran.

He credits his trainer for helping him stay fit and for lifting his mood when he’s down.

His instructor says Schlaupitz never misses a workout session, and now he’s working toward another goal.

The veteran is planning to participate in the Senior Olympics this October.

“I feel very rested. I don’t feel tired or worn out or anything,” he said. “I feel energetic like I could continue going more.”

Schlaupitz said if you want to live a long and healthy live, stay active, don’t smoke and don’t drink.

[leon.benedict]

Willl be great to see him bench 200lbs at 200

[KillianDefaoite]

Most centenarians probably can't press the bar. Exercise is the fountain of youth.

[YahyaOnYT]

Shining example for the rest of society

[fitwithrico]

What do you want to do when you are 100?
Me:

[Shonade_Malik]

I'm proud of him. A guy who's been living for an exact century can bench press 100 lbs for reps!

[kenthefele]

What’s even more remarkable is how sharp he is. Completely lucid and mentally keen.

[AVSTYLESAVS]

Bro at this point there is no excuse not goin to the gym

[niromanti]

I can't stress how important exercise and staying active is in your senior years. The main thing is it keeps your bone density high and you join, ligaments and tendons strong. Seniors who exercise often have 4x the bone density of those who don't, so a simple fall may not result in a life threatening injury like a broken hip if you stay active.

[JAMESOLTE]

absolute legend. we must all learn the importance of health and fitness both mentally and physically from him.

[NeillWylie]

What a lad!! Incredible specimen of a man.

[fuster]

Best health to this man, great work from him, and you for spreading positivity!

[rogeliosoto]

Even that first rep was the cleanest rep I've seen in most of these YouTube videos. You can tell he is strong by how sharp he can still communicate.

[KrimsonStorm]

I hope to be as energetic as this guy in 70 years! Wow, what an inspiration!

To a hundred more, fine sir! Beautiful job

[TheEgyptian]

Being in that age and be able to serve yourself is a gift

[bilak]

Freaking awesome! More of these stories need to be in the news.

[musicsucks]

Ancient Chad shows us the path to immortality

[matthewfernandez]

This man's mind is REMARKABLY in-tact and sharp to speak that clearly and quickly at his age. God bless.

[burningchrome]

their are not alot of WW2 veterans still with us, he is truly a hero in our midst

[ProdgoodNAME]

Extremely impressive, props to the guy

[williambrinkmeier]

Funny to think he is still stronger then most women at bench even at this age.