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🧵 How to Be Athletic For Your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, with Example of Each Age…

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30s

Me

Reached my 20s having never grabbed the rim.

Long list of knee problems.

Had always followed the exercise advice I was given:

“No knee over toes, and no full range of motion.”

Thanks to Charles Poliquin, who helped athletes win 26 Olympic gold medals across a variety of sports, I became OBSESSED with knee over toes and full range of motion.

Now they’re my greatest strengths, and I’ve been living my 30s as a great athlete.

Also 30s

My wife had to give up figure skating in her teens due to ankle problems.

I had shin and ankle problems of my own. When I saw my knees could be solved, I became obsessed with ankles, too.

It’s priceless to now be able to help her.

She’s 35 and has more knee and ankle ability than when she was a teenager!

40s

Stefan Holm

Olympic gold high jumper

What’s of particular note is that he was able to compete more often without injury than any high jumper ever.

And he was “unusual” in that he trained full range of motion.

And he still does.

And he’s still crazy bouncy in his 40s!

Also 40s

@Mr1nf1n1ty1

He’s been my training partner for the better part of my 13+ year journey with these subjects.

He’s 45, and sets the example I want for my 40s.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 50s

There’s only one man under 6 foot tall and DUNKING…

Kadour Ziani!

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 Kadour told me he never believed the advice of no knee over toes and no full range of motion.

Instead, he embraces ability for his entire body, rather than limiting it.

@Kadour_ziani

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani 60s

I started training my mom in 2018 when she was 64.

Her hips were becoming a major problem.

I used the exact same system, but at her level.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani Now she’s flying!

Her mobility with my kids is incredible.

She’s a SuperGrandma.

It’s painful to watch how the bodies of other grandparents are deteriorating.

It doesn’t have to be that way. At least, not as broadly as it is when we limit the body.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani 70s

George Hackenschmidt was 74 when this picture was taken.

He reportedly could jump over chairs all the way to his mid-80s when he moved on.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani George is one of the all-time great knee over toes and full range of motion pioneers.

His favorite exercise was holding weights behind his back and squatting all the way down while balancing on his toes!

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani Conclusion:

Full range of motion has been suppressed for millions of people.

It felt like a duty to share what I learned, so I dedicated my career to this.

But I do NOT put down any form of exercise.

I support the WHOLE range, and ANY exercise you enjoy.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani If you’d like to see broad medical data supporting this, check out:

But what’s been missing the whole time is:

REGRESSION

Rather than avoiding ability, I seek to figure out how to exercise it at a level that feels good for you. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23821469/

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani Life ain’t supposed to be magic and rainbows.

But it ain’t supposed to be an epidemic of joint replacements and painkillers either.

You CAN be athletic for your age, as you age.

And that can feel pretty magical.

@Mr1nf1n1ty1 @Kadour_ziani Maybe your greatest limitation now, is where you have the most potential.

Yours in Solutions,
Ben

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