Yeah… no!
That’s not the physique- body of a 40 year old guy… looks like 90 to me. Just say’in. I want to hit 100 looking better physically.
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You have a superficial streak in you. I’ll put you on a rowing machine - put you through a workout where you won’t look 1/2 as good.
This is him not gassed.
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True… true… middle of workout not great. Have to say… but at end of my workout is when I take my gym pics… got my pump on… blood flowing … color good. Bit of sweat on the temples and in the hair. See my avatar.
He’s not bad… but still not a 40 year old physique… maybe a good mid’ 70’s look. Just trying to knock down the hyperbole of the media. Lol.
What’s wrong with looking 20 years younger-ish. I like to think I can realistically pass for early 50’s at almost 67. But not 50 years younger… physique of a late 20’s year old dude… nah!
Oh and yes… I wont argue… I have a very superficial streak… and aging doesn’t help it at all. Hahaha.
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He looks late 60s to me. So, 30 years younger.
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50 Year old gymnast doing really well:
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Celebrating big 70 - I think I was the oldest skating there 
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That’s crazy, if I saw you on the rink I’d honestly think you’re in your 30s…
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How sweet! Believe it or not, but that’s what rapamycin does.
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Great video! You don’t look or act like you’re 70. I think this is proof that Rapamycin works.
How long have you been using it now?
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Almost for 15 years. Seems too long, but it does work for me.
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What has your dosage protocol been?
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Just your typical 72 year old, out for a row…
Source: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1897315022197678182
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(Loughborough University)
At 77, she’s as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging.
Most runners see substantial performance losses after they turn 70. Not Jeannie Rice, who just turned 77 and ran the Boston Marathon on Monday.
She has broken world women’s records in the 75-79 age group for every distance and, at times, beaten the fastest men in that age group. At the Boston Marathon, according to unofficial results, her time was 4 hours, 27 minutes and 17 seconds. It was very slow for Rice, but she still placed first in her age group.
Researchers are studying Rice to understand how humans can stay fit as they age, regardless of natural ability and the reduced physical activity often seen in older people, said Bas Van Hooren, assistant professor in nutrition and movement sciences at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and one of the study authors.
Rice, a retired real estate agent, proves “it’s never too late to start exercising,” Van Hooren said.
Full article (paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/04/20/healthy-aging-exercise-benefits-jeannie-rice/?utm_campaign=wp_must_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
Non-paywalled articles on Jeannie Rice:
Six days after she set a new age-group world record in the marathon, running a time of 3:33:27 (averaging 8:08 miles), Rice agreed to visit an exercise lab in England where she underwent body fat measuring, treadmill testing, and other running and jumping assessments. In the resulting case report, which was published last month in the Journal of Applied Physiology, the authors shared that Rice has the highest V02 max (47.8) ever recorded for a woman aged 75 years or older, and a surprisingly high max heart rate of 180.
And a longer interview with Jeannie:
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I may have missed it but did anyone find her actual VO2 max?
Her VO2 max was measured at 47.9 , the highest ever recorded for a woman over 75,” Zanini says. “That would still place her among the best 10 per cent of 20 to 29-year-old females.
Here is the paper: A case report of the female world record holder from 1,500 m to the marathon in
the 75 1 age category
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16.02.This is the best podcast I’ve listened to in a long time. This story, about an 83 year old super athlete, is amazing. I suspect people of all ages may be able to learn something from this guy. I may not want to ever live in a bus, but he does prove that longevity and health can be achieved on a pretty minimal budget.
The limitless mind and body of an 83-year-old super-athlete
“Never let anyone tell you that you’re old,” says Dag Aabaye, an 83-year-old super athlete who defies age. He runs two to six hours daily in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley, where he lives alone on a mountain. For him, running is “life itself." Blizzards, heat waves, even running 24 hours straight
Until he met Aabaye, Brett Popplewell used to dread growing old. But now the sports journalist says he has reframed his thoughts about life, death, and the limits placed on us as we age. Popplewell chronicles Aabaye’s life from childhood to being a stuntman and extreme athlete in his book, Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past — winner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Last month, Popplewell accepted his literary prize and delivered a public talk at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
The speaker here in the podcast has written a book about the guy (10 years ago) - and it sounds really good, so I’m going to read it. Details below:
A video on the guy:
Some stories about Dag:
He doesn’t get lonely up on the mountain, says he’s too busy to. He’s up at 4:30 every morning and his days are filled with running, chopping firewood, reading and clearing his trails.
“It gives you an inner thoughtfulness,” he says. “You become a person that enjoys your own company.”
He eased into this simple life as one might relax into a pair of old boots.
The Book:
British Columbia has long been a magnet for eccentric new settlers with mysterious backgrounds who come here seeking to reinvent themselves. Thanks to an investigative journalist from Ontario, we now have another whose fascinating back story has been captured for the record: Dag Aabye, a ruggedly athletic, 82-year-old mountain man from Norway who lives in a school bus on a forested hillside near SilverStar outside Vernon—a man who, until he was 75, competed as a long-distance runner in the brutal, 125-kilometre Canadian Death Race.
Buy on Amazon: Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past: Popplewell, Brett: 9781443457859: Amazon.com: Books
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I am such a slacker…
Jerry Leo is more fit than most, even at 100 years old! But holding a 3-minute plank isn’t her only secret to healthy aging.
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