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Mark Bell's Power Project

How to Sprint Into Your 80s (Fast Over 40 Coach Explains Longevity, Speed, and “No Jogging”)

Mark Bell's Power Project

Power Project Studios

Health & Fitness

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Cynthia Monteleone (@FastOver40) breaks down why sprinting is one of the highest ROI tools for longevity, body comp, and performance, plus how to start safely without wrecking your joints. We get into her dad starting sprinting at 82, competing 12 weeks after bypass surgery, her own comeback from a 1:30 400m to running faster than her college PR, and the training principles most people miss: recovery, intent, periodization, and neurological “signal quality.” We also hit nutrition strategy (eating for neurotransmitters), why she’s anti “chronic cardio,” how sprinting may support brain cleanup (glymphatic system), and practical beginner progressions like hill walks, drills, and bike/rower sprints.Special perks for our listeners below!🥩 HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN! 🍖 ➢ https://goodlifeproteins.com/ Code POWER to save 20% off site wide, or code POWERPROJECT to save an additional 5% off your Build a Box Subscription!🩸 Get your BLOODWORK/TRT/PEPTIDES! 🩸 ➢ https://marekhealth.com and use code "POWERPROJECT" for 10% off Self-Service Labs and Guided Optimization®.🧠 Methylene Blue: Better Focus, Sleep and Mood 🧠 Use Code POWER10 for 10% off!➢https://troscriptions.com?utm_source=affiliate&ut-m_medium=podcast&ut-m_campaign=MarkBel-I_podcastBest 5 Finger Barefoot Shoes! 👟 ➢ https://Peluva.com/PowerProject Code POWERPROJECT15 to save 15% off Peluva Shoes!Self Explanatory 🍆 ➢ Enlarging Pumps (This really works): https://bit.ly/powerproject1Pumps explained: https://youtu.be/qPG9JXjlhpM?si=JZN09-FakTjoJuaW🚨 The Best Red Light Therapy Devices and Blue Blocking Glasses On The Market! 😎➢https://emr-tek.com/Use code: POWERPROJECT to save 20% off your order!👟 BEST LOOKING AND FUNCTIONING BAREFOOT SHOES 🦶➢https://vivobarefoot.com/powerproject🥶 The Best Cold Plunge Money Can Buy 🥶 ➢ https://thecoldplunge.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save $150!!➢ https://withinyoubrand.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off supplements!➢ https://markbellslingshot.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off all gear and apparel!

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0:00.0

I don't just push sprinting because I love sprinting and I'm familiar with it. I push it because it actually

0:05.0

creates the best version of yourself. And when did your dad get into sprinting?

0:09.2

82. Last year, 82. Really? Yeah, 82 years old. Jogging teaches that fiber optic signal to be dial-up.

0:18.2

I'm telling you, it's that detrimental. High-intensity work like sprint intervals

0:22.0

properly polarizes the channel better than any other kind of exercise. So you're actually helping

0:27.4

clean your brain out by sprinting. People think it's everyday, all-day grinding. No, it's just

0:33.3

smart training. You'll see Instagram and you'll see the, you know, the girl doing the glute

0:37.5

stuff and it's whatever the algorithm wants to show you, you know. People are copying exercises

0:42.3

without realizing that periodization is what's really most important. Cynthia Mionte Leone?

0:51.5

Oh my God. We just went over this. You did that on purpose. Okay.

0:55.4

C. Manteleone. Montalione. This is how that we say it in Italy. Yeah, my husband's Italian. I'm Navajo, Apache,

1:03.8

on my mom's side, Spanish. She's a firecracker, 85. And then my dad is 100% German. So. And when did your dad get into sprinting?

1:13.4

Oh my gosh. At what age? Did he decide to start?

1:15.5

82. Last year, 82. Really? Yeah, 82 years old. Any other sports background or I mean, when's the last time?

1:22.8

He played basketball in high school in the 50s when the original converse came out and when's like the last

1:29.4

and then nothing in between between the 50s and 2000 any idea like the last time he just like jogged or

1:36.1

anything uh no he would build fences if he needed to or like go up a ladder he was very he's always been

1:41.4

very active but um yeah there he is uh look at hisMO. I'm so proud in that clip. And there he is at Team USA. It's 12 weeks after bypass surgery, by the way. And he competed in sprinting. Yeah, he competed at the world championships. Look at him go. What, uh, what he did? The form looks great. It looks natural. He doesn't look stiff. He looks like he's

2:02.9

cruising right along. Yeah. Well, actually, I'm curious. Not even to take an aside here,

2:09.5

but like just the aspect that your dad kept moving, like that must have played a role in

2:15.2

helping him get to this point where he can, because like,, most people, even if they move, it would be difficult.

2:19.6

But how big of a deal is that? Like, just basic, some basic movement ideas. Yeah. He looks fit. Yeah. So he did start, well, he wasn't always that fit, though. I'd say somewhere after 40s, you know, he started to get the quintessential dad bod with the beer belly type thing.

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