346: Stay Strong, Middle Age & Beyond - Why Muscle Matters
Age Less / Live More
Lucas Rockwood
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2019
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
When we think of strength and muscle mass, we typically imagine physique-obsessed bodybuilders staring at themselves in the mirror and clanking weights around in the gym.
But what if there is more to the story? What if lean muscle is more than just aesthetics, particularly as we age?
My guest on this week’s show is a trial lawyer who represented two former presidents. He’s an avid skier and a gym rat who still skis at Vail with his granddaughter, still tries cases, and remains as sharp as ever at 86 years old. It’s a remarkable story, and Fred Bartlit credits his health to a lifelong commitment to pumping iron. Don’t miss this show—it’s an eye-opener.
Listen & Learn:
- How sarcopenia can cause a loss of 1% of strength per year after middle age
- How your telomere length might predict longevity
- How a lack of exercise correlates with early death
- How to “die living” not “live dying” as you age
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ABOUT OUR GUEST
Fred is a former US Army Ranger and trial lawyer who has represented two former presidents. Co-founder of StrongPath, demonstrating that frailty doesn’t need to be an inevitable part of aging, Fred says he’s stronger now at 86 years old than he was in his 20s thanks to a lifelong commitment to good exercise habits.
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| 0:00.0 | Sarcopinia is defined as the degenerative loss of muscle mass, of muscle strength and quality as we age. |
| 0:11.1 | After the age of 40, most people are affected. After the age of 50 just about everyone is affected. |
| 0:16.0 | It's usually a 1, even a 2% loss of strength year on year. |
| 0:20.0 | This idea of getting old, fragile, and weak, it's directly associated with |
| 0:25.6 | Circopinea, something that not enough people are talking about. |
| 0:28.9 | Our guest on this week's show is 86 years old, he's skiing, he's a high-powered lawyer, he's a trial lawyer, and he's also |
| 0:36.4 | the author of a really interesting book and the founder of a really interesting movement, |
| 0:41.2 | older people staying really strong, lifting lifting lead and this guy can still |
| 0:44.6 | lift a lot of weight, still extremely active and very, very sharp as you'll see at |
| 0:49.1 | age 86 and really inspiring. We have had a lot of longevity experts on the show talking |
| 0:54.8 | about food and lifestyle, but nobody really talking about lifting weight to |
| 0:59.2 | stay young. I've been really interested and excited to share this episode with you. |
| 1:03.8 | Love to hear your questions, comments and feedback. |
| 1:05.9 | Get in touch with me at podcast at yoga body. |
| 1:08.9 | Enjoy the show. So hello and welcome everyone welcome to the Lucas Rockwood show |
| 1:18.3 | today show is called Stay Strong Middle Age and Beyond I am here with |
| 1:22.4 | Fred Bartlett Fred is a former US Army |
| 1:24.9 | Ranger and trial lawyer who represented two past presidents. He says he's now |
| 1:29.1 | stronger in his 80s than he was in his 20s and he rejects the notion that fragility is part of |
| 1:33.9 | aging while we're chatting today you can learn more at his site which is |
| 1:37.3 | strong path.com Fred welcome to the show |
| 1:40.7 | thanks for inviting me, Lucas. |
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