Sylvester Stallone turns 80 on July 6, and instead of slowing down, he’s out here reminding you that he’s still Rambo and Rocky. The actor dropped a selfie-style workout video that puts most gym mirrors to shame. Tattooed biceps. Veins doing their thing. The kind of arms that someone half his age dreams of.
Stallone didn’t pretend it’s easy. He spelled it out in the caption on Instgram. “Every year it gets harder and harder, but that’s why you gotta push harder and harder. Blood, sweat and tears,” he wrote.
He trains at home, calling his gym a “sanctuary” and even a “church.” He talks about how lifting isn’t about looking jacked. It’s about mental toughness. Confidence. The ability to deal with whatever nonsense the day throws at you.
The comments section quickly filled up with disbelief and praise, including messages from Mario Lopez, Robert Patrick, Kim Fields, and Randall Emmett. This hit harder because not long ago Stallone was spotted using a walking cane at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. Some people worried. But clearly, this man still has plenty in the tank.
What’s wild is that while he’s training like a prizefighter, his past keeps finding new life. The 2013 comedy Grudge Match with Robert De Niro just climbed into Paramount+’s most-watched list in the U.S.
There’s also real interest in I Play Rocky, directed by Peter Farrelly, which tells the story behind the 1976 film that changed everything. Stallone has said more than once that Rocky was never about boxing. It was a love story. The emotion mattered more than the punches.
At almost 80, Sylvester Stallone is still showing you the work doesn’t stop.
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