Scott "Old Navy" Hults

Many people get the bug to enter their first bodybuilding competition in their late teens. Testosterone pumping through their veins, naturally low levels of body fat and all of the gifts of youth bundled like dynamite into a tightly honed physique. Others wait for time and experience to chip away at fragile nerves as confidence grows in proportion years of training and discipline.

For others still, years pass by as the call of life and call of duty conspire to require unbridled energy and attention, for with great authority comes also great responsibility. Therefore it is with respect that we introduce you to retired U.S. Navy Captain and Lift for Life Model of the Month and Scott "Old Navy" Hults.

Scott joined the U.S. Navy Reserve as a junior in High School eventually entering the service as a recruit in 1960. While on active duty, he served on board an aircraft carrier operating off of Vietnam.

After leaving active duty, Scott went on to college earning his Bachelors and then Masters degree. Upon the receipt of his Masters degree, the Navy offered him a commission in the Navy Reserve, a call which Scott accepted serving humbly for the next 27 years and retiring as Navy Captain in 2003 one rank below Admiral.

While an officer in the Navy, Scott was no stranger to fitness, working out regularly for more than 15 years. Consistency has its benefits and Scotts physique was showing the progressive rewards of unbending will and dedication to a healthy lifestyle.

Our society thrives on stereotypes in which people of various age groups are expected to both look and act in accordance with the expected "norm". Scott Hults was different, he didn't "look" like a man his age, he stood out from the crowd, and what ever it meant to go gently into the "golden years", Scott would have none of it. His body rivaled his mind and both were made of steel.

"You should compete", said his wife of 26 years. The comment came just as unexpectedly as did the response, "Ok, I will".

Scott was 61 at the time, an age where most people have already begun to coast, watching life pass by as spectators instead of active participants.

He trained with a renewed vigor and enthusiasm. March of 2005 was the culmination of a ten month highly focused training program which led him to the NPC Northern Kentucky Bodybuilding Championships. Competing in the bantam weight and Grand Master (50+), Scott nervously took the stage with both of his classes. Though he didn't walk away with a trophy, he claimed something far more valuable, knowledge.

"I didn't do too well in my first contest, finishing six of six in bantam weights and 10th of 11 in grand master 50+. But I sure learned a lot."

Experience is priceless, and it didn't take Scott long to prove it.

I learned enough that, two-weeks later, in my second contest, I placed 3rd in the novice men's lightweight class, 3rd in the open men's short class and 1st in the super grand master 60+ class at the 2005 FAME Georgia S.N.B.F. in Marietta, a drug-tested contest. I tuned 62 three weeks after the show.

Thus began an uninterrupted string of competitions which has taken Scott Hults to over 32 weight, height or age titles, including Best Poser and over three Masters Pro cards.

Scott continues to train and compete showing others that age is a state of mind, and that mind is a state of being.

Because of his commitment to drug free physical excellence and for leading by example, Lift for Life is honored to feature Scott "Old Navy" Hults as a Natural Bodybuilding Model of the Month.

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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT
FAME WNSO, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge
Train Hard. Train Natural.

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