Good Morning, guys. I started Book of Muscle / Advanced this morning. A real workout for the shoulders and I got to thinking about getting older (not old, older) and this news item that I tucked away came to mind.
I heard this story on the local news several weeks back and found this guy to be a real inspiration. He is living proof that you can carry fitness far into your golden years. If he can do what he does, how can we slack off. Have a great week.
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100-Year-Old Man Still Running Races
UPDATED: 6:14 p.m. EDT May 31, 2002
CLEVELAND -- Everett Hosack is 100 years old, and he's living proof that age is nothing but a number. He holds national and world track and field records in his age category. First, he stretches out and then he hits the track for some sprints.
At 100, Hosack of Chagrin Falls is one of the oldest track and field athletes. He's also one of the best.
He holds state, national and international track and field records, and he plans to keep going for the gold in his golden years.
Hosack believes that if you're feeling good then your quality of life is high. You have a desire to live and exercising sure pays dividends for the quality of life.
Hosack was the oldest athlete to compete at a recent track and field event at Baldwin Wallace.
"Young athletes say, 'You're an inspiration.' everywhere," he said.
Despite his dedication to fitness, he will occasionally indulge in one of his favorites -- a hot dog with a lot of relish and onions.
Source Material: TheWGALChannel.com
In Fitness & Friendship,
Mahler (John)
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Thanks for the motivator Mahler - I'm getting my fix late today, as I was too busy this morning for my regular routine of news/forums/email, etc.
This reminds me of Jack LaLanne. He is truly an inspiration, and hilarious as well. I remember seeing a interview with him on the news, and the interviewer was saying "wait a minute, you don't drink milk?! I thought milk was supposed to be good for you." To which LaLanne replied "Milk is for suckling cows. Do I look like a suckling cow to you?".
Maybe avoiding milk is a little over the top, but the guy is living proof that if you treat your body well it will serve you well for many, many years.
Thanks, Johnka.
I don't think the public at large has caught on to the fact that all the nutrition (or lack thereof) in the world is not going to give them the quality of life they seek if it is not partnered with exercise. You have to use the body and with use it maintains itself.
Mahler
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______________________________ __________________________ There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
Now that I'm eligible for the Senior Olympics, I was looking for an event to participate in but nothing yet. Do you think they have one for FITNESS FORUM POSTING!?!
Damn, mahler!! You don't know how muchI really needed this motivation, not just on Monday, but so far all this week! Because of my schedule lately, I haven't been getting to the gym as much as I'd like to. I will renew my efforts tomorrow.
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Check out this one from the thread Quercus linked:
From: Hieronymus Boaz (c-24-5-149-108.client.comcast.net)
Subject: Milk hormones and homosexuality
Date: November 19, 2003 at 1:04 pm PST
It has been well documented that the hormones used to boost milk production in cows cause premature development of young girls. Girls have been known to develop several years early due to the presence of the female bovine hormones transfered in the milk.
If little girls are being made to develop into women faster than they otherwise would, what effect are those hormones having upon little boys? Heavy doses of female hormones in a developing boy must have an effect. What would that effect be?
Is it possible that the growing homosexual population is at least partially the result of several years of hormone enhanced milk production? Does anyone know if studies have been done on this subject?
It would be worth knowning if there is a connection.
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Now that's comedy!
I drank a lot of milk growing up (every meal and sometimes in between) and my wife says I don't have a sensitive bone in my body or fashion sense. I'm also a terrible listener most of the time.
I know people who believe the growth hormone in food stuff. It's an interesting theory, but dunno how much water it holds. How close are bovine hormones to human hormones? Could they even survive the pasturization process intact?
I'm only going close enough to that homosexuality idea to say I'm not going anywhere near it...
But anyways, while I don't necessarily buy into all that hormone stuff, I drink Horizon organic milk. It tastes soooo much better than the other milk in the grocery store. The 2% tastes like other brands' whole milk. Delicioso! And the Horizon orange juice tastes as close to fresh squeezed as I've had from a grocery store. I can't wait to pick up some of their yogurt and cottage cheese!
another thing I just realized, Lou's repost is similar to the complaint against soy: "Female" hormones in the plant depressing T-levels in men.
So, if the hormones that they use to make cows produce more milk do survive the pasturization process and are found in all of our dairy products, shouldn't we be just as concerened over that as we are the plant estrogens (or whatever) found in soy? Not that I'm trying to vilify dairy (I drink milk daily, eat lots of the curd, yogurt, cheese, whey, etc), but to be consistent in our avoidance of "stuff bad for men's T-levels" shouldn't we take this into consideration?
Of course, the hormone thing could be complete nonsense, and I'm just talking outta my butt...
This ties into the way our culture deals with technological advance. We embrace it, become dependent on it, and fear it, all at the same time. It's an intriguing phenomenon.
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