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Spring - Summer 2025 Spring - Summer 2025 “One Hundred and Beyond a BY SHILOE STEINMETz R PH NGA MEDICAL ADvISOR
NGA PRO BODYBUILDER SHILOESTEINMETz@YAHOO COM
There are some some remarkable people people in in in in in in the the the world today It is mind blowing to to read about some of the the things people have
achieved in in in their lives The The story I am going to to share with you is is one that is is not only remark- able able but frankly quite unbelievable if it it it were not for the the numerous people who know this legend personally I have
been around the the bodybuilding world for almost 30 years and and have
have
seen many many things and and have
have
met many many people people There are some people people that just leave an an impression and impact the sport forever Andrew Bostinto is one of those people I first met Andy back in in in in 1997 at the the Arnold Classic in in in in Columbus Ohio I I was was was walking around the the the expo when I I was was was approached by this guy who was was was one of the the most sincere and and generous people I have
ever run into He talked to to to me about bodybuilding and and and drug free com- petition petition and and sparked my interest in in in in in branching out out out into competition outside of the the the NPC which was the the the only opportunity where I I lived at the the the the time Little did I I know this man was was not only the the the the President and Founder of the the the NGA he he he he was was a a a a a a walking legend in in the the the sport When tasked with the daunting privilege of of writ- ing ing an an article on on someone of of Andy’s caliber I I sat and and thought about what to write Do Do I I I list all his accomplishments and and life experiences? Do Do I I talk about his bodybuilding career? His His military service to our country? His His life as a a a a a a a a a a a a youth and how he he he became the the man he he he he is is is today? Those are all all great topics but I really wanted to to to to know what the the secret was to to to to his Happy 100th Birthday!
Francine and Andy Bostinto NGA Founder Senior Mr America 1977 “Trainers to the Stars” and more impor- tantly a a a a a WWII Army Combat Infantry veteran who served in Europe success success What made Andy who who he is is is what his advice is is is to to to to anyone who who wants to to to to be successful in fin life I I couldn’t decide decide which route to to to to go so I I finally decided to to to to do a a a a a a a little of both After all all this man just turned 100 on Janu- ary 11th 2025 and is is still going like the energizer bunny Just some interesting facts about Andy just 3 days after after his his his 100th birthday he he had his his his second pacemaker installed and after after a a a a a a a a a a a a short recovery he he he found his his his way back into the the gym He has been bodybuilding for over over 87 years years and started the the the National Gym Association (NGA) in in in 1979 This was just 2 years years after he he he won the the Senior Mr America title in in in in 1977 Because of his his vast experience in in in in bodybuilding and and accolades he has been friends with guys like like Jack LaLanne and and and Arnold Schwarzenegger and and and has trained stars like like Cyndi Lauper Regis Phil- bin Al Pacino and and Patrick Stewart just to name a a a a a a a a a a a few 20 NGA NATURALmag NGA NATURALmag