Rippling his muscles and flashing a toothless grin a former Mr Universe known as the 'Pocket Hercules' celebrates his 100th birthday.
And what has been the key to long life for the super-fit centenarian who has battled poverty, a stint in prison and a minor stroke - not taking life too seriously.
Heyday: The muscular Manohar Aich shortly after being crowned as Mr Universe back in 1952
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Sunil do you remember there use to be an ad about a skinny guy at beach, and he kick some sand by accident towards a muscle guy. The ad use to be in the magazines we got back home.
I remember those ads.
Those were at the back of the comic books weren't they?
I found it. 
This page is unquestionably the single most iconic comic book advertisement of all time. It ran in comics for sixty years in one form or another, starting in the '40s and continuing until at least a few years ago, when I saw one plastered on the back cover of Savage Dragon. They managed to outlive even Atlas himself, and the only real change was the addition of the URL for CharlesAtlas.com, where you can learn the first few secrets of Dynamic Tension for free. As far as comic book imagery goes, this thing's right up there with Superman's cape, a word balloon and a big ol' burst that says "POW
Amral is one outa dem 2 guys on de beach 
ditto
I found it.
TI, did you also get the chest to pin that certificate on?
I remember that ad said something about dynamic tension, maybe TI can explain what it was about.
It's the ninja's way of holding in a fart
Cain right! You had to pull your muscle and press yuh palm against one another. But it did give tips how to tear a telephone book in half. Manohar looking good for 100
Those comic book ads were hilarous, I remember there was one about increasing your height, I used to believe it was possible, but never got around sending for the product.
All he had to do was pump iron all day. Any idea what he was in prison for.
He was in prison for taking a stand against colonialism . He exercised without equipment in prison . Using your own bodyweight , push ups , dips , pull ups and squats are great exercises to get started in bodybuilding .
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