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.
