79-Year-Old Powerlifter Crushes V-Ups Like Deadlifted Dad Bod
KEY POINTS
- •Tom Rauscher, a 79-year-old award-winning athlete, performs 300 V-ups, 100 push-ups, 75 squats, and three-minute planks daily.
- •His morning routine takes 12 to 25 minutes and helps him maintain core strength and balance, essential for powerlifting.
- •In 2025 at the National Senior Games in Iowa, he deadlifted 275 pounds, winning third place against younger competitors.
- •Rauscher’s motivation comes from his pole vaulting background and a decade-long goal to complete one million V-ups.
Tom Rauscher, 79, is body-shaming Father Time daily with his insane routine: 300 V-ups (because clearly 50 thrice isn’t enough), 100 push-ups, 75 squats, and a plank to end all planks. When he’s not nuking his core in a brisk 15-minute blitz or pausing to wallow in the news, he’s setting personal records, like a 275-pound deadlift at the 2025 National Senior Games—beats guys a decade younger, no sweat. Award-winning athlete, former pole vault champ, and CrossFit’s unofficial V-up king, Tom’s goal was ONE MILLION V-ups over a decade. Mission ✅ hardcore grandpa vibes achieved.
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(1 of 3)79-year-old Tom Rauscher just deadlifted twice his weight then did a million V-ups because apparently retirement means 'go Hulk.' Meanwhile, I bend over to pick up my phone.
If you can’t do 300 V-ups before breakfast, are you even aging right? Tom Rauscher just ghosted Father Time.
Beating guys 10 years younger at deadlifting 275 pounds? Tom Rauscher’s flex is why our ‘midlife crisis’ is just anxiety naps.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/17/2025 | Author: Jessica Orwig,Sarah Andersen
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