How PNBA Bodybuilding Hall of Famer Michael Ferencsik Lost 40 Pounds

Michael Ferencsik was 40 pounds heavier at 40 than at 59.

Typically, as we age, we lose muscle mass and gain fat – it’s a law of nature. However, you can still be in fantastic shape with the proper diet. Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA) Hall of Famer Michael Ferencsik went to social media to demonstrate how good nutrition can transform your physique (he lost 40 pounds), no matter how old you are. 

Michael Ferencik competes in the PNBA Men’s Bodybuilding Grand Masters division. He’s been a PNBA athlete for 20 years in the PNBA Hall of Fame. Also, Ferencik is an overt vegan and animal rights activist. In an Instagram post on March 18, 2022, Ferencsik shared an inspiring transformation photo detailing the difference between his physique at age 40 versus age 59. Ferencsik claims he’s forty pounds lighter now and attributes his diet. Ferencsik asserted:

“Nineteen years separates these two pictures. Picture on left was me at forty years old, on the right me today at 59 and forty pounds lighter.

Believe it or not, at forty years old and forty pounds heavier my workouts back then were just as insane, intense and consistent as they are today, I never missed a workout, EVER! The difference, a ton of alcohol and a conventional diet.”

Michael Ferencsik’s transformation photos and complete statement on IG are below. 

Michael Ferencsik’s Lost 40 Pounds Via Diet

Michael Ferencsik said his workouts didn’t change during this nearly twenty-year age difference. As Ferencsik confessed, he kept his workout intensity and consistency the same, but it was straying away from a conventional diet and avoiding alcohol that paved the way for him to lose 40 pounds. 

Michael Ferencik eats a vegan diet. On social media, he’s made clear that no matter what diet you follow, being in a caloric deficit is imperative to improve your body composition. He says you can do all of this without animal products. Ferencik affirms that you can get all the protein, calcium, and omega-3 you need without meat, milk, or fish. 

Michael Ferencik isn’t the only top natural vegan bodybuilder. 2021 Natural Olympia Classic Physique Masters champ and the first vegan to sign a multi-media contract, Tamerk Barakat, is also a blatant vegan. 

Natural Bodybuilding Reverses Aging 

Studies show that the older you get, muscle is replaced with fat. The phenomenon is known as sarcopenia. (1) Nevertheless, natural bodybuilders in the INBA PNBA league prove that age is just a number when you structure your workouts and diet correctly and, above all, swear off doping. 

Natural bodybuilding leagues like the INBA PNBA ensure the safety and health of their competitors by drug screening each competitor. Any INBA PNBA athlete who fails to adhere to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) guidelines will be stripped of their title, banned from competing, and thrown into the Hall of Shame.

Recap

Ditching a conventional diet and going vegan helped PNBA Hall of Famer Michael Ferencik lose 40 pounds, despite being 19 years older. Ferencik attests that even though losing muscle mass and gaining fat is inevitable as we age, adequate nutrition can counterbalance the effects. 

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Reference

1 – Walston J. D. (2012). Sarcopenia in older adults. Current opinion in rheumatology, 24(6), 623–627. https://doi.org/10.1097/BOR.0b013e328358d59b