At 69, and hubby at 70, we are concentrating on healthspan, not lifespan. Keeping fit, maintaining and building muscle, maintaining balance, eating right, being happy, getting enough sleep.
One problem with eating with others is you get influenced by their bad habits/choices. I like talking to people without including food. Just some coffee is enough.
Exactly…talk over coffee or tea…I’d rather do that than fumble with food in my mouth and trying to hold a conversation while being distracted by the food on the table.
Mike I’m not at sure what you are comparing, my wife and I (both 58 years young) have been doing OMAD for over 6 years and love it although I’m one of the rare breeds that can eat enough food at one sitting to gain weight! Having said that I’m now doing OMAD carnivore and my wife is more OMAD KETOvore, she has no problem staying skinny as she doesn’t gain weight unless she eats multi-meals a day. Having said that we drink our tea in the morning (no food) and we discuss what we are both doing that day, what will have for dinner, walk the dogs several times as we enjoy the sun, each other, then we both go do our work on our ranch. At “lunch time” we will have a bulletproof decaf cap with our body ketones roaring then work for several more hours til dinner where we eat our days food. We do not sacrifice together time as a result of only eating once a day, we are both retired and now more than ever getting together with neighbors for a meal, church function meal, a dinner out with friends, is what we look forward to but don’t intake all those extra junk calories that multi meals represent that put extra weight on. In fact we had our pastor and family over last night for dinner and the pastor who along with his wife eat the SAD lamented at how tired they were and they eat several times a day! lol I think blaming “OMAD” for lack of social interaction is like blaming cow flatulence for global warming! Keep the great content going!
I done OMAD for 6 months. I really enjoyed it as I love food. I like a meal to be alot of food and not stressing about portions etc. I had to stop though. Even though I was getting 200g of protein in I couldn't gain any muscle at all. I was training hard 4 times a week and eating in a small surplus. I done a dexa scan before and after 6 months and my muscle mass never increased at all. I was kinda upset as I really did enjoy OMAD. I just feel like training hard 4 times a week only to maintain mass is such a waste. I stopped OMAD and now do intermittent fasting. 2 meals a day. First meal at 1pm and another meal around 7-8pm. I also done this for 6 months and my lean mass went up by 6lbs. A huge difference. Omad is great for staying lean and dieting. It will maintain your muscle mass but you don't gain any. 2mad for me works much better. I still remain lean but I am getting mtor spikes twice a day now and this is now allowing me to build mass. I have all my results if anyone wants to see them. The dexa scans 6 months apart.
@@LL-hs4jo I did a DEXA in February, I was at the top of my age category for lean muscle mass (149 lb) and bone density (7lb) but my total fat was 60 lb. You didn’t say what percentile your lean muscle mass was, the tech said my lean muscle mass was awesome but that I needed to lose fat which is why I do OMAD carnivore. Were you told you needed to put on more muscle by the tech? Or do you just wanna get bigger?
Thank you again for your soild advise. A few months ago you menitoned the push-ups for men so I started doing them for woman, I'm 70. I now do 30 a day, feeling great and moving constantly!!.
In the past month Ive made one change and as a result: I have lost 3 inches off my waist, I am no longer taking 2 sleep aids + 24 mg of melatonin every night. I am finally sleeping 5-6 hours straight instead of 3. And I finally have normal blood pressure (110/62) for the first time in my life instead of 170/120. The one change I made: I stopped avoiding sunlight during the day.
Wow! My family have a history of heart disease but my CAC score is 0 and I believe it’s because I worked outside my whole life and continue to get daily sunshine in retirement!
Yeah im starting to take my glasses off and look in the general direction of the sun for a few minutes. Plus a few minutes walking around with my shirt off. Im still keeping it off my face though since i dont want wrinkles
Also... the longest lived people have 3 major things in common... 1 good stress management ... 2 they consume animal foods 3 they stay active Stress Management, Sleep Health, Real Food and strength/movement I think are pillars
Don’t forget fasting. My grandmother died at 117. She was a devout Christian. Dry fasting twice a week and eating only once or two meals daily. Majority of the time once. She had no specific diet, she just mainly ate whole foods and stayed away from deep fried foods, or sugary foods like cookies she mainly ate rice, beans and some kind of protein. Although I’m aware one size doesn’t fit all. Fasting has been shown to have tremendous health benefits
He's monetised the concept and raking it in. Do you want the truth. Ok here it is. There are nine identified hallmarks of aging and we are nowhere even close to solving even one.
Yeah definitely. So long as you strength train and stretch. It can be rough on the neck/ body. So you need some muscle to protect yourself. Other than that, your age is no factor. Go for it 💪😎✨
@@BellofattoBrewsbe careful with bjj. I currently have a leg injury from an open mat. Open mat is when you just show up and roll with different people. I think if you maintain mobility, strength train, and sleep well, youll be alright. But avoid rolling with younger less experienced people. You're likely to get an injury when rolling spazzy white belts. Also avoid anyone too aggressive.
Cannot wait for your book. Mike you’re at the top of the pyramid when it comes to this stuff. I can only wish you massive success. Have been a happy follower since 2020
Love this concept! Doing weight training 3x/week and have recovered my physique from my 20s in my 50s! The results truly surprised me. Muscle fibers knows no age!!!
I have been lifting weights since I was 17, that was back in the 80s too. I was usually the only girl in the weight room back then. I gained weight out of the blue during perimenopause and fasting is this only thing that took it off. I still lift weights but now I do two weight workouts a week, heavy weights and walk. You need to figure out what works for you!
First, I love your videos. I’m 68 years old and have totally turned my health around. Following a whole food lifestyle, with minimal carbs, seed oils, and processed foods. I exercise daily including strength training. I hike 3 to 5 miles daily. My weight is ideal now and feel better than I did 40 years ago! I’m on ZERO meds and my doctor is really impressed. He’s actually listening to what I do. He bought the Peter Attia book “Outlive” that I recommended. I like your approach that includes both diet and exercise. I really think you need both for healthy longevity. Looking forward to your upcoming book. I’ll be sure to share this with certain friends and family who listen to what I say. 😊
Centenarians don't strength train, drink protein drinks, and they live healthy, disease free to 100+ just fine. Keeping their IGF_1 growth hormones very low. Exercise is great, bodybuilding not so much. You have to make a choice, longevity or bodybuilding.
Most all centenarians aren't walking anymore. They've lost their balance & strength. There is more to being 100 than strength training, you're right about that. But, there's also more to life than living to 100...
I am on your team. Bryan J loves the attention, but his "hacks" are not accessible to most of us. And he really does not look younger. He looks like he is trying to look younger. Asprey is another good example.
If you’re obese and need to loose body fat you need to listen to Mike. That being said you obviously need simple tools like fasting as you learn about nutrition. Doing 24-48 fast are essential to lose the dangerous body fat. Once you can get down to the healthy weight keep focusing on protein and exercise to build muscle. The first thing you must do for health is to remove large amounts of body fat!!
It just depends on the person, though. As a 50 yr. old female trying to get at a healthy weight. If I do that length of fasting, my cycle will dysregulate, and cortisol will surge. It can really be helpful in many instances, but just not where I am in life right now. I tend to go with a classic 16:8 fasting schedule, which serves me well, so long as I get about 120-130g of protein in. This comes from trying different lengths of fasts over the last several years and realizing the potential of each type but landing on what serves me best.
@@andrewrivera4029 That's what I do and it works out really well. Plenty of eggs, fish, Greek yogurt, high quality beef and chicken when I can get it. My sleep, energy, hormones, mood, digestion are all great!
At 76 I walk at least 10,000 steps a day, to feel good. I've had 2 falls this year and have had no injuries thanks to my lifestyle of exercise and good nutrition. Balance is the key to longevity. Thanks for the inspiration and good advise.
Commenting early, but I still think there’s probably some value in using fasting. Definitely there’s at least some kind of cost/benefit type of application that would say it’s great for super big fatties to use it to knock off fat early, and then rebuild their healthy tissues later.
Totally agree with fasting. We all know fasting is uncomfortable at times. Now the logic seems to be muscle mass over fasting (because old people and these reports of people that are not locked in a metabolic ward for their life) It seems like an excuse to not fast. Like we are going to shrivel up and lose muscle if we fast. If I sound annoyed, it's because I am.
@@wheelofcheese100 … Yeah I sort of feel the same way. Have been confused by the sudden massive shift in narrative. I think I’m going to get high protein when I do eat but still fit in some occasional fasting for 24-36 hours. Maybe as I approach 80 I’ll start crushing higher protein. ::shrugs::
great show today, I really think walking in groups is underrated , it is great for the social needs if you are losing out by fasting as you do that solo and walking can be done with anyone
My mom is 74. I’ve been working on my squat form for about a year and I’ve improved so much. I asked her to do a squat and wow! She can squat low and looks so strong. At 74!!!
That's an exciting thesis to work on about "musclespan" as muscle is so critical for living well at any age, not just old. My dad tried to squat one time a few weeks ago to pick up his dropped tissue and his quad +hamstring muscles were so weak that he collapsed to the ground and couldn't get back up until he found a pole to pull himself up. I can hope he follows my strength training program to build those muscles, but, everyone, train your muscles! (FYI sorry that I missed your talk at the Health Optimisation Summit, Mike - hope to get to meet you at another chance in the future)
The last time I started a stricter IF regimen to reset some habits, I made the edict ti myself that my meals had to be intentional. I.e. no eating in the car, no eating in front of the TV/computer, minimum 15 minutes to complete a meal, sat down at a place where eating is supposed to be had, among other things. It really helped with compartimentalizing eating but also not snacking because I simply wasn't allowed to consume in those environments of mindlessness.
Only point I disagree on is the part about doing compound multi joint exercises instead of isolation work. Isolation work trains specific muscles through their full range of motion and if the correct equipment is incorporated you can achieve the ideal force curve.
I'm a kidney transplant patient (5 yrs.) And have been on OMAD For the whole time. Ive also gained 10 lbs. In muscle mass and held it. 68 yrs. Old. This can be done. I also sleep GROUNDED.. This repairs your body and protect your immune system better THAN ANYTHING!!!. THIS GUY NEEDS TO GET EDUCATED ON GROUNDING. ITS THE ULTIMATE ANTI-OXIDANT. NOTHING TO SELL HERE EITHER!!
I read about Bryan Johnsons diet and lifestyle and I’m not sure why you would even wanna live forever like that to be honest, he subsists off of leafy greens, nuts and berries and a sh!t ton of supplements 😂 with the occasional blood transfusion from his son. Creepy af.
He’s testing aging reversal for his motto “don’t die” He’s using his body as a Guinea pig He NEVER says “live like me” You ppl that do surface level research and then cast judgment make me laugh
I suffer from Chrome / colitis, ME, fibro, arthritis,frozen shoulder , interstitial cystitis, anxiety, depression,...my mind and body are two different entities 😅 i got tired of not being able to live( i cant keep a job) ive lived in 23 different places in 10 years because i keep ending up in the hospital every year...i cut out all sugar, most carbs , dont drink alcohol anymore, and after awhile i found that i could go for walks, ride my motorcycle, now ive been lifting weights ❤now all that stuff will put me out for days but its better than nothing, they said i was gonna die from falling one day and i refuse to be that person...i also started taking vitamins and minerals ( big difference) if i had income i would be doing so much more,,, but unfortunately my 75 year old mother takes care if me...
Daily exercise is key to as healthy life. Ride a bicycle to school, work or for fun. Riding a bicycle is a great way to exercise. Ebikes are bringing many older adults back to cycling. Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan. Be healthier and happier. Ride a bicycle regularly. Make a bicycle your transportation option for short distance travel.
Carnivore 5+ years ;) I do not think I kook as old as I am but more important I do not feel as old and its as simple as just eating strcit carnivore for me :) And agree many of these folks do not look so healthy and spending insane amounts of money is NOT needed IMHO
I completely agree that exercise, diet, sleep, and current supplements won't enable us to live to 130. However, if we do reach that age and beyond, it will be due to medical breakthroughs and advancing AI technology.
Working the gluteus is not for show; it is for continued stabilization and a spring in your step. Skipping leg day is the path to a wheelchair. Avoiding carbs, fruits, sugar, and other poisons is also key.
69 years young, no prescriptions, and still fairly strong due to martial arts since age 29. Adding in some weight training to keep bulk. Keto/Carnivore with an emphasis on meat from White Oak Pastures. Hoping to be still cranking at 100.
You can just movie Your eating window according to when Dinner Plans! Sometimes I can eat for 2 to 3 hours when having friends over, You can eat 2,000 to 3,000 calories, So as far as OMAD being hard to do long term, I disagree, Your Wife who I believe was doing OMAD, was incredibly Muscular and Ripped, So You can mold it to Your Goals like a Powerful lever, Oh maybe YOU are loosing to much weight well just incorporate another meal until You gain the weight you want back, or Maybe getting to Ripped just and more Calories or a meal or shorten Your eating window, Once your are Metabolically Flexible and You are happy the sky is Your limit, Pulling different Levers when Your preferred desire is REACHED, So I love this Concept.
You are strong and that’s a good start. I’d rather squat than pushups at that age, legs go first as we get older. Bulgarian squat is really a good exercise that you can do at home
@@drott150had a feeling someone would say this. I’ll be happy to post a video on my channel to show my pushups. Also I’m never trying to impress anyone with my workouts.
@@drott150 Oh ok I get it now. You’re the definitive word on what one should or shouldn’t post on YT. Also if nobody cares, why comment? It’s funny that it bothered you that much you felt the need to comment instead of just moving on. You made an accusation that I was willing to back up with a video. It will always be the main thing about the internet that makes it the shithole it can be. Those who always want to tell others how to think, act, feel or post. BTW you have a lot more posting to do seeing how others here have also said how many they can do and you have yet to tell them nobody cares.
Mike, when Your Metabolism is not working Properly you will have to be stricter on maybe your fasting window or low carbs, But when YOU have healed Your Metabolism like being Metabolically Flexible then You can change a whole bunch of Variables, like how long to fast what You can eat and on and on.
Wow Mike I just noticed how massive your channel is getting. Congratulations! We need more realness and less megalomaniacal obsessives. I shall live forever! 🤨 What?…
Recently, I see many news articles saying that walking is a good exercise. It depends, I think. If a person can walk at a moderate pace, say 3 mph, it would have some benefit. But if a person can barely walk at 1 mph relying on a walker, walking is not a good exercise. In such case, they need to, first, build muscle to be able to stand straight, keep balance, and squat and work on upper body strength training..
Push ups is a poor surrogate for heart health from my eperience. I worked with a 60 year old guy who could knock out 50 reps no problem.. Had a quadruple bypass a few weeks after we discussed this very research!
He was a very clean living guy, never smoked, drunk very little. Body weight etc on point. People forget by far the most important predictor of longevity....our genetics!
Good perspective to the overall longetivity. Talking about Bryan Johnson, he is bit of a special case.. 1st of all he eats 3 meals in the morning, not 1.. He does eat in the evening when in the social environment as it makes everyone else uncomfortable (his words)., but what he is really doing is more an experiment, what is humanly possible, giving the latest science knowledge.. I dont think he wants to set a trend. I give him credit as I dont think that many of us would be able to follow this sortof strict lifestyle.
I've been eating the same thing since I was.26 every day , being thought of as a looser by other people and now I'm 40 😊😊😊 , and it looks like most people I train in their mid 20s, mid 30s , mid 40s , Jesus these people are defeated physically
Peter Attia no longer doing 3+ day fasts-losing muscle. Is there also a possibility of excessive expenditure of telomeres from frequent multi-day fasts?
The grim reaper taketh, on his schedule, whether you're ready or not, lads and lassies. 👀 🙄 Live for today, and improve your health and fitness for the quality of life, for today, instead. Be happy!
I dont believe over emphasis on biomarkers is helpful(Johnson's approach). Think about Schrodingers experiment on measurement. They have a place, but i wish people would connect deeper to their own internal voice of what makes them feel good. Fasting is a tool that helped teach me to learn to listen to what my body needs. I love what you said about meals and community building! Agree with your thoughts on prioritzing strength, and would add a few components to that. Physical, mental, and spiritual stregnth are keys to healthy humans. Thanks and good luck with your book!
He recently traveled somewhere and got his genes altered or something. I’m interested to see how it goes but I don’t think I’ll live long enough to find out the results.
@@swamphawk6227 He got follistatin gene therapy. He added follistatin encoding genes into his body (we have it already but this means more follistatin produced). More follistatin means more muscle as it binds to myostatin signaling (what turns off muscle growth). It extends mice lifespans by 32% and injectable follistatin is being looked at as a treatment for sarcopenia (age related muscle loss). If it works out it's a massive boon for healthspan. Your body just wanting to have muscle as you age instead of losing it. We shall see.
This makes me feel better. At age 51 I'm 5' 10.5 in height at 200 lbs but I have a 17 inch neck for example, so I'm pretty muscular. Sadly I'm also chubby (25 % body fat) since I struggle with thyroid disease.
Mike Your times should change around depending on activities, Some days I eat after fasting 20 hours next day we have and earlier dinner with friends so I only fast 16 hours , then next day may fast 22 hours , Just depending on what activities You have going on, I think You forgot that Your fasting times can Vary daily to Incorporate family &. Friends.
Father Josiah Trenham, from the youtube channel Patristic Nectar, has a video entitled "Cheating Death?" which is a realistic response to this trend among millionaires.
Omad only raised my husband and my A-1C a lot from the cortisol spike that comes from IF FASTING even 16/8 did it ! So we stopped all longer IF WE only do 12 hours now and our A-1C dropped and stayed down 4.6 my husband and 4.7 myself 60 years old and 56 . Stress from IF is not good !
Quality content! And great examples of the bad actors in the space. That guy looks like he died and came back; what he is doing is unnatural and thats the main problem.
Well, you should at least give it a try, shouldn't you? So it's good that there are people like Bryan Johnson. And it's also a fact that the progress and findings in the field of longevity are remarkable. I mean, they've literally turned old mice into young mice again. That's almost old hat, but it's remarkable that this is even possible in living beings, isn't it? And who knows what other possibilities there are, especially through the use of AI.
That is exactly what they all strive for - healthspan. Living well, not just surviving. Sorry, not a new concept bro - and what are you saying there's no money to be made off hawking supplements and exercise?! It's literally a +200 billion dollar industry.
So much common sense! I have a question about the 8000 steps, I average about 4000 steps a day. The AHA recommends doing 150 mins of zone 2-3- or 75-mins zone 4-5. If I can do that, would that compensate for less steps? I did intermittent fasting and keto briefly, I lost 9 # very quick! Gave up my toast twice a day. When I say this to people the response is, "that's great". I'm thinking do you do not see me. I weight 99#! That's how programmed we are that wt loss must be good. I am back up to 108#. I did it to cut carbs because my A1c was 5.9. Try to eat more protein now and don't fast on purpose per Dr. Lyons and Don Layman since I am >60 so too old for that! I am working on the push-ups.
I like your way of thinking. My Heart Attack Diet is all about being healthy and strong and then one day you get a life ending heart attack. Maybe you can live to 100, but if you cannot take care of yourself you are already dead. Eat lots of fatty meat, live natural and be strong. That's the goal.
At 69, and hubby at 70, we are concentrating on healthspan, not lifespan. Keeping fit, maintaining and building muscle, maintaining balance, eating right, being happy, getting enough sleep.
I pray you have a long a fruitful remainder of your life! You could easily have another 30 years, i don't doubt that one bit.
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One problem with eating with others is you get influenced by their bad habits/choices. I like talking to people without including food. Just some coffee is enough.
Exactly…talk over coffee or tea…I’d rather do that than fumble with food in my mouth and trying to hold a conversation while being distracted by the food on the table.
I just drink water and talk and just be honest with ppl. If im fasting or restricting eating out i just say that. No one seems to mind.
True, I v had situations where I was pressured to drink alcohol and eat junk.
If only big pharma sold a "fasting kit" there would be hundreds of scientific journals touting the benefits.
Unfortunately Valter Longo does sell such a kit.
Imagine the profit margins on an empty box!
@@gstlynxprobably works much better than the yucky new pharma suit icles #fast4health #carnivorewisdom
Amazon sell a 'Fasting kit'...they send you a pack of lmnt for 80 dollars per month.(1 grm of sodium per packet ! ).
Scam-a-lam-a-ding-dong! 😂
So true. My grandmother died falling in the shower. So this strikes home.
Mike I’m not at sure what you are comparing, my wife and I (both 58 years young) have been doing OMAD for over 6 years and love it although I’m one of the rare breeds that can eat enough food at one sitting to gain weight! Having said that I’m now doing OMAD carnivore and my wife is more OMAD KETOvore, she has no problem staying skinny as she doesn’t gain weight unless she eats multi-meals a day.
Having said that we drink our tea in the morning (no food) and we discuss what we are both doing that day, what will have for dinner, walk the dogs several times as we enjoy the sun, each other, then we both go do our work on our ranch. At “lunch time” we will have a bulletproof decaf cap with our body ketones roaring then work for several more hours til dinner where we eat our days food.
We do not sacrifice together time as a result of only eating once a day, we are both retired and now more than ever getting together with neighbors for a meal, church function meal, a dinner out with friends, is what we look forward to but don’t intake all those extra junk calories that multi meals represent that put extra weight on. In fact we had our pastor and family over last night for dinner and the pastor who along with his wife eat the SAD lamented at how tired they were and they eat several times a day! lol I think blaming “OMAD” for lack of social interaction is like blaming cow flatulence for global warming!
Keep the great content going!
This is so good to hear. You describe a very full and socially connected life ❤
I done OMAD for 6 months. I really enjoyed it as I love food. I like a meal to be alot of food and not stressing about portions etc.
I had to stop though. Even though I was getting 200g of protein in I couldn't gain any muscle at all. I was training hard 4 times a week and eating in a small surplus. I done a dexa scan before and after 6 months and my muscle mass never increased at all. I was kinda upset as I really did enjoy OMAD. I just feel like training hard 4 times a week only to maintain mass is such a waste.
I stopped OMAD and now do intermittent fasting. 2 meals a day. First meal at 1pm and another meal around 7-8pm. I also done this for 6 months and my lean mass went up by 6lbs. A huge difference.
Omad is great for staying lean and dieting. It will maintain your muscle mass but you don't gain any.
2mad for me works much better. I still remain lean but I am getting mtor spikes twice a day now and this is now allowing me to build mass.
I have all my results if anyone wants to see them. The dexa scans 6 months apart.
@@LL-hs4jo I did a DEXA in February, I was at the top of my age category for lean muscle mass (149 lb) and bone density (7lb) but my total fat was 60 lb. You didn’t say what percentile your lean muscle mass was, the tech said my lean muscle mass was awesome but that I needed to lose fat which is why I do OMAD carnivore. Were you told you needed to put on more muscle by the tech? Or do you just wanna get bigger?
"I intend to live forever. So far so good."
- Steven Wright
Thank you again for your soild advise. A few months ago you menitoned the push-ups for men so I started doing them for woman, I'm 70. I now do 30 a day, feeling great and moving constantly!!.
In the past month Ive made one change and as a result: I have lost 3 inches off my waist, I am no longer taking 2 sleep aids + 24 mg of melatonin every night. I am finally sleeping 5-6 hours straight instead of 3. And I finally have normal blood pressure (110/62) for the first time in my life instead of 170/120.
The one change I made: I stopped avoiding sunlight during the day.
Wow! My family have a history of heart disease but my CAC score is 0 and I believe it’s because I worked outside my whole life and continue to get daily sunshine in retirement!
Yeah im starting to take my glasses off and look in the general direction of the sun for a few minutes. Plus a few minutes walking around with my shirt off. Im still keeping it off my face though since i dont want wrinkles
Wow!
I lay on a cotton towel in the grass most days for 5-7 minutes on back then stomach… sun and grounding!
Why would you avoid sun light to begin with
Also... the longest lived people have 3 major things in common... 1 good stress management ... 2 they consume animal foods 3 they stay active
Stress Management, Sleep Health, Real Food and strength/movement I think are pillars
Don’t forget fasting. My grandmother died at 117. She was a devout Christian. Dry fasting twice a week and eating only once or two meals daily. Majority of the time once. She had no specific diet, she just mainly ate whole foods and stayed away from deep fried foods, or sugary foods like cookies she mainly ate rice, beans and some kind of protein. Although I’m aware one size doesn’t fit all. Fasting has been shown to have tremendous health benefits
Bryan Johnson does 1 hour weights per day. I dont think he's ignoring strength
Yeah. As he’s fine tuned his protocol, he’s looking a lot better.
The Liver King?!?!?!?!?!
@@Magneticlawno, the longevity guy.
He's monetised the concept and raking it in. Do you want the truth. Ok here it is. There are nine identified hallmarks of aging and we are nowhere even close to solving even one.
This is why I prioritize the gym in the morning and make myself go to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu three times a week and get my 10k steps everyday!
Is BJJ something I could start doing at 60, soon to be 61, years of age?
Yeah definitely. So long as you strength train and stretch. It can be rough on the neck/ body. So you need some muscle to protect yourself. Other than that, your age is no factor. Go for it 💪😎✨
@@soulfire. thanks
@@BellofattoBrewsbe careful with bjj. I currently have a leg injury from an open mat. Open mat is when you just show up and roll with different people. I think if you maintain mobility, strength train, and sleep well, youll be alright.
But avoid rolling with younger less experienced people. You're likely to get an injury when rolling spazzy white belts. Also avoid anyone too aggressive.
Ya, BJJ…for longevity….that makes sense lol
Cannot wait for your book. Mike you’re at the top of the pyramid when it comes to this stuff. I can only wish you massive success. Have been a happy follower since 2020
Love this concept! Doing weight training 3x/week and have recovered my physique from my 20s in my 50s! The results truly surprised me. Muscle fibers knows no age!!!
I have been lifting weights since I was 17, that was back in the 80s too. I was usually the only girl in the weight room back then. I gained weight out of the blue during perimenopause and fasting is this only thing that took it off. I still lift weights but now I do two weight workouts a week, heavy weights and walk. You need to figure out what works for you!
So true. My goal is to stay healthy until the day I die.
Thank you for the reminder of the importance of strength.
First, I love your videos. I’m 68 years old and have totally turned my health around. Following a whole food lifestyle, with minimal carbs, seed oils, and processed foods. I exercise daily including strength training. I hike 3 to 5 miles daily. My weight is ideal now and feel better than I did 40 years ago! I’m on ZERO meds and my doctor is really impressed. He’s actually listening to what I do. He bought the Peter Attia book “Outlive” that I recommended.
I like your approach that includes both diet and exercise. I really think you need both for healthy longevity. Looking forward to your upcoming book.
I’ll be sure to share this with certain friends and family who listen to what I say. 😊
I don't want to be alive to 180. I want to live healthier and stronger as long as I'm meant to be here. Thanks for this!
Centenarians don't strength train, drink protein drinks, and they live healthy, disease free to 100+ just fine. Keeping their IGF_1 growth hormones very low. Exercise is great, bodybuilding not so much.
You have to make a choice, longevity or bodybuilding.
Most all centenarians aren't walking anymore. They've lost their balance & strength.
There is more to being 100 than strength training, you're right about that.
But, there's also more to life than living to 100...
I think there’s a world where you do both.
This is not true
I don’t wanna live forever. Hope to make it to 75 and can still do muscle ups up to that day. Thanks for your info you share.
You say that but just wait till you're 74😀
@@6140LIBRA true.
Wisdom!
I like how you provide info that focuses on practical health vs radical extremes designed to sell programs/products.
Eating differently and kinda late wrecked my sleep.
I am on your team. Bryan J loves the attention, but his "hacks" are not accessible to most of us. And he really does not look younger. He looks like he is trying to look younger. Asprey is another good example.
If you’re obese and need to loose body fat you need to listen to Mike. That being said you obviously need simple tools like fasting as you learn about nutrition. Doing 24-48 fast are essential to lose the dangerous body fat. Once you can get down to the healthy weight keep focusing on protein and exercise to build muscle.
The first thing you must do for health is to remove large amounts of body fat!!
It just depends on the person, though. As a 50 yr. old female trying to get at a healthy weight. If I do that length of fasting, my cycle will dysregulate, and cortisol will surge. It can really be helpful in many instances, but just not where I am in life right now. I tend to go with a classic 16:8 fasting schedule, which serves me well, so long as I get about 120-130g of protein in. This comes from trying different lengths of fasts over the last several years and realizing the potential of each type but landing on what serves me best.
@@DiS5064women benefit from upping the healthy fat saturated percentage in the diet too. Very good for hormones.
@@andrewrivera4029 That's what I do and it works out really well. Plenty of eggs, fish, Greek yogurt, high quality beef and chicken when I can get it. My sleep, energy, hormones, mood, digestion are all great!
Hrt really helps
The word 'strengthspan' contains six consecutive consonants - that's rare in English.
He has chosen to write it as one compound word. Really it is two. So not that rare. Regardless, Mike is awesome!
At 76 I walk at least 10,000 steps a day, to feel good. I've had 2 falls this year and have had no injuries thanks to my lifestyle of exercise and good nutrition. Balance is the key to longevity. Thanks for the inspiration and good advise.
Yep, I'm 50 and I can feel it bearing down on me... If I make past 80 I can only imagine that it will be grim living! Good luck to us all.
50 also. Doing 10k steps, strength training & IF.
Commenting early, but I still think there’s probably some value in using fasting. Definitely there’s at least some kind of cost/benefit type of application that would say it’s great for super big fatties to use it to knock off fat early, and then rebuild their healthy tissues later.
Autophagy rebuilds healthy cells and tissues through fasting. It tightens skin, too. Dramatically.
Fasting is key. For health in so many ways.
Totally agree with fasting. We all know fasting is uncomfortable at times. Now the logic seems to be muscle mass over fasting (because old people and these reports of people that are not locked in a metabolic ward for their life) It seems like an excuse to not fast. Like we are going to shrivel up and lose muscle if we fast. If I sound annoyed, it's because I am.
@@wheelofcheese100 … Yeah I sort of feel the same way. Have been confused by the sudden massive shift in narrative. I think I’m going to get high protein when I do eat but still fit in some occasional fasting for 24-36 hours. Maybe as I approach 80 I’ll start crushing higher protein. ::shrugs::
@@swamphawk6227 lol, agreed (laughing about the older part and prioritizing protein because it is so true)
You're crucial and an important man Mike. Keep doing what you do!
great show today, I really think walking in groups is underrated , it is great for the social needs if you are losing out by fasting as you do that solo and walking can be done with anyone
Thanks Mike. I really like how you, a supplement seller value truth. Looking forward to the new book.
My mom is 74. I’ve been working on my squat form for about a year and I’ve improved so much. I asked her to do a squat and wow! She can squat low and looks so strong. At 74!!!
Avoid sleeping when food is still in the stomach.
Why
Why?
That's an exciting thesis to work on about "musclespan" as muscle is so critical for living well at any age, not just old. My dad tried to squat one time a few weeks ago to pick up his dropped tissue and his quad +hamstring muscles were so weak that he collapsed to the ground and couldn't get back up until he found a pole to pull himself up. I can hope he follows my strength training program to build those muscles, but, everyone, train your muscles! (FYI sorry that I missed your talk at the Health Optimisation Summit, Mike - hope to get to meet you at another chance in the future)
The last time I started a stricter IF regimen to reset some habits, I made the edict ti myself that my meals had to be intentional. I.e. no eating in the car, no eating in front of the TV/computer, minimum 15 minutes to complete a meal, sat down at a place where eating is supposed to be had, among other things. It really helped with compartimentalizing eating but also not snacking because I simply wasn't allowed to consume in those environments of mindlessness.
Only point I disagree on is the part about doing compound multi joint exercises instead of isolation work. Isolation work trains specific muscles through their full range of motion and if the correct equipment is incorporated you can achieve the ideal force curve.
I would say the No. 1 thing for health and life span is to get the seed/bean oils out of your diet. Read those ingredient labels.
I'm a kidney transplant patient (5 yrs.) And have been on OMAD For the whole time. Ive also gained 10 lbs. In muscle mass and held it. 68 yrs. Old.
This can be done.
I also sleep GROUNDED..
This repairs your body and protect your immune system better THAN ANYTHING!!!.
THIS GUY NEEDS TO GET EDUCATED ON GROUNDING. ITS THE ULTIMATE ANTI-OXIDANT.
NOTHING TO SELL HERE EITHER!!
I read about Bryan Johnsons diet and lifestyle and I’m not sure why you would even wanna live forever like that to be honest, he subsists off of leafy greens, nuts and berries and a sh!t ton of supplements 😂 with the occasional blood transfusion from his son. Creepy af.
He’s testing aging reversal for his motto “don’t die”
He’s using his body as a Guinea pig
He NEVER says “live like me”
You ppl that do surface level research and then cast judgment make me laugh
Just eat alot of rare steak and water.... 🤣👍💯 Stop Eating fake food drugs all day carbs sugar.
Great content. Thank you, Mike 👍🏻
I suffer from Chrome / colitis, ME, fibro, arthritis,frozen shoulder , interstitial cystitis, anxiety, depression,...my mind and body are two different entities 😅 i got tired of not being able to live( i cant keep a job) ive lived in 23 different places in 10 years because i keep ending up in the hospital every year...i cut out all sugar, most carbs , dont drink alcohol anymore, and after awhile i found that i could go for walks, ride my motorcycle, now ive been lifting weights ❤now all that stuff will put me out for days but its better than nothing, they said i was gonna die from falling one day and i refuse to be that person...i also started taking vitamins and minerals ( big difference) if i had income i would be doing so much more,,, but unfortunately my 75 year old mother takes care if me...
Daily exercise is key to as healthy life. Ride a bicycle to school, work or for fun.
Riding a bicycle is a great way to exercise. Ebikes are bringing many older adults back to cycling.
Cities need to do more to encourage people to ride bicycles. Safe protected bike lanes and trails are needed so adults and children can ride safely. Speak up for bicycles in your community. Bicycles make life and cities better. Ask your local transportation planner and elected officials to support more protected bike lanes and trails. Children should be riding a bicycle to school and not be driven in a minivan. Be healthier and happier. Ride a bicycle regularly.
Make a bicycle your transportation option for short distance travel.
A bike accident is too dangerous.
Carnivore 5+ years ;)
I do not think I kook as old as I am but more important I do not feel as old and its as simple as just eating strcit carnivore for me :)
And agree many of these folks do not look so healthy and spending insane amounts of money is NOT needed IMHO
I completely agree that exercise, diet, sleep, and current supplements won't enable us to live to 130.
However, if we do reach that age and beyond, it will be due to medical breakthroughs and advancing AI technology.
Great points! Looking forward to reading your book.
Working the gluteus is not for show; it is for continued stabilization and a spring in your step. Skipping leg day is the path to a wheelchair. Avoiding carbs, fruits, sugar, and other poisons is also key.
💪🏿Cannot wait to read your book!💪🏿
Ty for covering longevity
Looking forward to the book.
Please fix your link to the Blood work cheat sheet. The email never shows up in the inbox or spam folders. Thanks!
69 years young, no prescriptions, and still fairly strong due to martial arts since age 29. Adding in some weight training to keep bulk. Keto/Carnivore with an emphasis on meat from White Oak Pastures. Hoping to be still cranking at 100.
You can just movie Your eating window according to when Dinner Plans! Sometimes I can eat for 2 to 3 hours when having friends over, You can eat 2,000 to 3,000 calories, So as far as OMAD being hard to do long term, I disagree, Your Wife who I believe was doing OMAD, was incredibly Muscular and Ripped, So You can mold it to Your Goals like a Powerful lever, Oh maybe YOU are loosing to much weight well just incorporate another meal until You gain the weight you want back, or Maybe getting to Ripped just and more Calories or a meal or shorten Your eating window, Once your are Metabolically Flexible and You are happy the sky is Your limit, Pulling different Levers when Your preferred desire is REACHED, So I love this Concept.
Just did 40 pushups in 50 secs. I’m 60, 5’8” 175. I’m guessing that decent?
That’s great 🤟
You are strong and that’s a good start. I’d rather squat than pushups at that age, legs go first as we get older. Bulgarian squat is really a good exercise that you can do at home
@@Dad_Life13yeah that one kicks my ass all the time.
@@drott150had a feeling someone would say this. I’ll be happy to post a video on my channel to show my pushups. Also I’m never trying to impress anyone with my workouts.
@@drott150 Oh ok I get it now. You’re the definitive word on what one should or shouldn’t post on YT. Also if nobody cares, why comment? It’s funny that it bothered you that much you felt the need to comment instead of just moving on. You made an accusation that I was willing to back up with a video. It will always be the main thing about the internet that makes it the shithole it can be. Those who always want to tell others how to think, act, feel or post. BTW you have a lot more posting to do seeing how others here have also said how many they can do and you have yet to tell them nobody cares.
Mike, when Your Metabolism is not working Properly you will have to be stricter on maybe your fasting window or low carbs, But when YOU have healed Your Metabolism like being Metabolically Flexible then You can change a whole bunch of Variables, like how long to fast what You can eat and on and on.
Wow Mike I just noticed how massive your channel is getting. Congratulations! We need more realness and less megalomaniacal obsessives. I shall live forever! 🤨 What?…
Recently, I see many news articles saying that walking is a good exercise. It depends, I think. If a person can walk at a moderate pace, say 3 mph, it would have some benefit. But if a person can barely walk at 1 mph relying on a walker, walking is not a good exercise. In such case, they need to, first, build muscle to be able to stand straight, keep balance, and squat and work on upper body strength training..
You couldn’t pay me to follow Brian Johnsons lifestyle
Push ups is a poor surrogate for heart health from my eperience. I worked with a 60 year old guy who could knock out 50 reps no problem.. Had a quadruple bypass a few weeks after we discussed this very research!
Does he drink?
Does he smoke?
What does he eat?
He was a very clean living guy, never smoked, drunk very little. Body weight etc on point. People forget by far the most important predictor of longevity....our genetics!
Good perspective to the overall longetivity. Talking about Bryan Johnson, he is bit of a special case.. 1st of all he eats 3 meals in the morning, not 1.. He does eat in the evening when in the social environment as it makes everyone else uncomfortable (his words)., but what he is really doing is more an experiment, what is humanly possible, giving the latest science knowledge.. I dont think he wants to set a trend. I give him credit as I dont think that many of us would be able to follow this sortof strict lifestyle.
I've been eating the same thing since I was.26 every day , being thought of as a looser by other people and now I'm 40 😊😊😊 , and it looks like most people I train in their mid 20s, mid 30s , mid 40s , Jesus these people are defeated physically
Peter Attia no longer doing 3+ day fasts-losing muscle. Is there also a possibility of excessive expenditure of telomeres from frequent multi-day fasts?
I could have told him that, but he’s the expert…
I’ve noticed in the longevity space there is not much talk about the spiritual side to health...imo it is the most important...Jesus is The Way!🙏❤️
The grim reaper taketh, on his schedule, whether you're ready or not, lads and lassies. 👀 🙄 Live for today, and improve your health and fitness for the quality of life, for today, instead. Be happy!
Yep, we are all on the clock. Live the best you can, and don’t fret about that clock. It is what is.
Based! Refreshing to see like this in the longevity space.
Life-saving information. Thanks again brother 🙏🇺🇸💣🇺🇸💣🇺🇸💣🇺🇸🙏
Squats squats squats. Largest muscle
I dont believe over emphasis on biomarkers is helpful(Johnson's approach). Think about Schrodingers experiment on measurement. They have a place, but i wish people would connect deeper to their own internal voice of what makes them feel good. Fasting is a tool that helped teach me to learn to listen to what my body needs. I love what you said about meals and community building! Agree with your thoughts on prioritzing strength, and would add a few components to that. Physical, mental, and spiritual stregnth are keys to healthy humans. Thanks and good luck with your book!
With long COVID I lost so much muscle mass .. do you recommend strength weights training for that?
You also need fibre to lower cholesterol so instead of low carb, carbs should be fibre dense like vegetables.
Which Brian Johnson are we talking about? The lead singer for AC/DC? The Liver King? Somebody else?
The one who looks like a mime.
Bryan Johnson
😂 that Brian dude says he's going to live to be 200 hahahahahahaa!
He recently traveled somewhere and got his genes altered or something. I’m interested to see how it goes but I don’t think I’ll live long enough to find out the results.
@@swamphawk6227 He got follistatin gene therapy. He added follistatin encoding genes into his body (we have it already but this means more follistatin produced). More follistatin means more muscle as it binds to myostatin signaling (what turns off muscle growth). It extends mice lifespans by 32% and injectable follistatin is being looked at as a treatment for sarcopenia (age related muscle loss).
If it works out it's a massive boon for healthspan. Your body just wanting to have muscle as you age instead of losing it. We shall see.
Of course, he will. He is from the future already. Startrek that is👽
Yes eating a drug diet carbs and pills lol😂
This makes me feel better. At age 51 I'm 5' 10.5 in height at 200 lbs but I have a 17 inch neck for example, so I'm pretty muscular. Sadly I'm also chubby (25 % body fat) since I struggle with thyroid disease.
Is Brian Johnson plant based or.. an industry plant? Let ask Peter Thiel who gave him $800M
Exactly.. George Burns lived to 100 up to 20 cigarettes a day😂
Hell yeah! ‘Ol Smokezilla! He was a funny dude.
AMEN! There is nothing else to say!
Don’t you think with the advent of AI we may be on the verge of truly groundbreaking discoveries around longevity?
Missing the forest FOR the trees
Good video MYOXCIENCE man.
Aye good video, 100% agree about keeping your strength.
thank you! always so good and sharp info from you!
At 66, I managed to get myself to do 8 sets of continuous100 push ups.
Dang! That’s impressive!
Bryan Johnson is fairly strong. He benched like 245 lb.
Mike Your times should change around depending on activities, Some days I eat after fasting 20 hours next day we have and earlier dinner with friends so I only fast 16 hours , then next day may fast 22 hours , Just depending on what activities You have going on, I think You forgot that Your fasting times can Vary daily to Incorporate family &. Friends.
Drop me a message when the book is out and about - do a podcast? (ZA based… but exercise is medicine all over the world)
Zero carbs. Zero seed oils.
carbs seem to create problems ketones seem to be better
Father Josiah Trenham, from the youtube channel Patristic Nectar, has a video entitled "Cheating Death?" which is a realistic response to this trend among millionaires.
Daily exercise and eating healthy natural younger.
You are natural younger
Peter Atia says almost the same exact thing.... seems fitness and muscle supercedes everything else
EXCELLENT video Mike! Right ON!!! 👍from 🇨🇦
Omad only raised my husband and my A-1C a lot from the cortisol spike that comes from IF FASTING even 16/8 did it ! So we stopped all longer IF WE only do 12 hours now and our A-1C dropped and stayed down 4.6 my husband and 4.7 myself 60 years old and 56 . Stress from IF is not good !
"Strength -span." I like that.
Ya, Dave Aspry (?) seems to be aging faster and I've only been "watching" or aware of him for less than 10 years.
Quality content! And great examples of the bad actors in the space.
That guy looks like he died and came back; what he is doing is unnatural and thats the main problem.
Well, you should at least give it a try, shouldn't you? So it's good that there are people like Bryan Johnson. And it's also a fact that the progress and findings in the field of longevity are remarkable. I mean, they've literally turned old mice into young mice again. That's almost old hat, but it's remarkable that this is even possible in living beings, isn't it? And who knows what other possibilities there are, especially through the use of AI.
what about monks ie. Dalai Lama - 98 years old , and his exercise routine is...... I assume very very low and mostly focused on stilness
Consider that monks do meditation. Meditation can help slow the heart, thus allowing it to rest a bit. That could help.
Consider that monks do meditation. Meditation can help slow the heart, thus allowing it to rest a bit. That could help.
That is exactly what they all strive for - healthspan. Living well, not just surviving. Sorry, not a new concept bro - and what are you saying there's no money to be made off hawking supplements and exercise?! It's literally a +200 billion dollar industry.
So much common sense! I have a question about the 8000 steps, I average about 4000 steps a day. The AHA recommends doing 150 mins of zone 2-3- or 75-mins zone 4-5. If I can do that, would that compensate for less steps? I did intermittent fasting and keto briefly, I lost 9 # very quick! Gave up my toast twice a day. When I say this to people the response is, "that's great". I'm thinking do you do not see me. I weight 99#! That's how programmed we are that wt loss must be good. I am back up to 108#. I did it to cut carbs because my A1c was 5.9. Try to eat more protein now and don't fast on purpose per Dr. Lyons and Don Layman since I am >60 so too old for that! I am working on the push-ups.
I like your way of thinking. My Heart Attack Diet is all about being healthy and strong and then one day you get a life ending heart attack. Maybe you can live to 100, but if you cannot take care of yourself you are already dead. Eat lots of fatty meat, live natural and be strong. That's the goal.
Yup.. I’m 67 and I work to crease muscle every day. 🤗
Awesome message!