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01-17-24, 12:29 AM | |
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Article - At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging
Interesting article about Richard Morgan, a man who started exercising at 70. Yes genetics are probably a contributing factor, but still very encouraging those of us as we age.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/oth...ng/ar-AA1n3CkD |
01-17-24, 10:03 AM | |
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The article mentions that he has creaky knees and that his performance is less than it was 15 years ago, even 5 years ago. It also said that genetics is a factor as rowing prowess runs in his family.
They mentioned that he had a simple routine: consistency, easy/moderate/intense training, weight training, and high protein diet. His weight training was according to his ability, he did reps until his muscles were tired. Also, 70% of his training is easy, 20% is more intense but tolerable, and 10% is all out intensity. What I got out of the article was that consistency is key, whatever level you’re at.
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01-17-24, 08:32 PM | |
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I do agree with multiple people that bodies differ--that's why I don't favor citing age as a categorical reason to stop doing certain exercise-related things without adequate evidence. (Yes, what I've seen on VF has been more "I don't do X anymore because of my age" instead of "people my age shouldn't do X," or "you shouldn't do X anymore because of your age," but the leap isn't large.)
I also find these stories interesting. I'm wary about drawing personal or general recommendations from a single person's story, especially in a problematic way ("what's your excuse" and all that), but these stories can offer meta-lessons if we're careful. (Multiple VFers use signatures about preferring wearing to rusting As We Age, but can't I avoid both extremes? )
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01-17-24, 11:21 PM | |
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I don’t think people at VF are saying they don’t do certain exercises because they are now a specific age. They don’t do the exercise because they can no longer do them without discomfort. And the discomfort is because of age. For example, I can no longer do high impact, it becomes painful. I might say I can’t do high impact because of age, but it’s because it has become painful as I’ve aged.
Hopefully, I’m making sense! If not, I’ll blame it on age lol.
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01-18-24, 06:42 AM | ||
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