Dave Draper aka The Blonde Bomber Dead At Age 79

[Poppy]

Dave Draper died in November. I had no idea. He was always one of my favorites and was one of the big names back in the day.

 

[TG1]

Damn. I didn’t hear about it either. I used to look up to this guy as a kid.

 

[TG1]

Lived his life as a beast.

 

[Poppy]

I used to look up to this guy as a kid.

I did too

 

[Rusty]

Wow wow wow. Bro is jacked even as an old man

 

[JB_rD81]

That is too bad to hear, I always liked the build of the older guys, Dave, Frank Zane, Franco, Mike Mentzer, etc.

 

[Dirtnasty]

Most people do why I think classic is the future.

 

[JLee]

This guy was a beast up to the very end.

 

[Jonny]

Classic does seem to be gaining momentum.

 

[Poppy]

I kind of equate the ifbb mass monsters with the multiply powerlifting… lots of folks like to see the unusually big numbers that just don’t make sense to the ordinary person.

Those dudes on stage at a completely ripped 280 plus pounds or a 1000 lb bench press.

But I agree… I think the classic division is coming on strong to get back to the “art” of bodybuilding and not just the cartoon-ish humongous body mass. Like powerlifting strayed away from the multiply in general back to the original raw lifting.

I, personally, like it all. It all captures my interest for different reasons.

 

[Poppy]

I also put Dave Draper in a way different category than others.

As you can see he lived the lifestyle way into his senior years. He maintained his body comp perfectly as an old man.

He just went on my personal mentor list.

 

[Jonny]

Yes I agree. You don’t see many 79 yr olds that jacked. I don’t believe Dave was a mass monster though. I wonder if we’ll see and of the current mass monsters live to be 79.

 

[Poppy]

Time will tell brother. I won’t live long enough to see it.

 

[Poppy]

I agree he had that classic golden era physique.

 

[Dirtnasty]

With never being overly big it’s probably asker to keep up with physique. I think the issues arise with the mass guys trying to stay huge or they just say fuck it and lose it all. I have ola. For downsize but I also know I have all
Or nothing mentality so I can also see when I’m done just loading all the muscle and saying fuck it