Courtesy Kabuki Strength
For Rudy Kadlub, 71, “I’m too old” is one of those “defeatist internal dialogues,” he says. The trouble is that it doesn’t allow room for “one of mankind’s most incredible features—the capacity for growth and self-realization.”
Kadlub started lifting when a ski injury landed him in physical therapy in his mid-50s. Since then, he’s set more than 60 national and world records for his age and weight. He’s currently the defending International Powerlifting League world champion, 70-74 age group. And in November 2020, he squatted 430 pounds, bench pressed 303 pounds, and deadlifted 518 pounds at the United States Powerlifting Association’s North American Championships.