S12 EP1: Think You’re Too Old? Watch This
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Need a lift? Meet Ginny Maccoll. Ginny is an actress, dancer, and competitive athlete in both Ninja and swimming. She began strength training, inspired by her daughter, Jessie Graff, who has gone farther than any female on American Ninja Warrior. At 63 years young, Ginny did her very first pull up and later competed on American Ninja Warrior, making history at age 71 as the oldest person to complete an obstacle. Besides being a badass, she’s delightful and listening to her voice just makes you want to get up and do better. Ginny’s here to tell you that the best is yet to come! It just takes a little time out of your comfort zone.
(00:01:14) Welcome Ginny Maccoll to the podcast.
(00:03:33) Ginny talks about her generation’s limitations on women athletes.
(00:06:00) Ginny’s first pull-up was at age 63. What started her on this path and why.
(00:10:00) Ginny compares her generation to her daughter Jesse Graff’s.
(00:18:55) How Ginny’s training differs from that of a 35 year old athlete.
(00:25:21) The message Ginny wants you to hear: it’s not too late.
(00:29:04) What a typical day of eating looks like for Ginny.
(00:36:08) How Ginny prioritizes sleep for recovery.
(00:39:14) Ginny describes what it’s like being on 3 seasons of Ninja Warrior.
(00:48:15) Where to hear more from Ginny.
Ginny’s Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@ginnymaccoll996
www.instagram.com/ginnymaccoll
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| 0:00.0 | It is not too late. |
| 0:02.5 | And you're never too old. |
| 0:05.1 | And we do have evidence out there. |
| 0:07.5 | It's just not enough. |
| 0:09.1 | We have to have those role models that show you, hey, no, I'm not too bulky. |
| 0:15.5 | No, I can do this. |
| 0:16.9 | I'm not too old. |
| 0:18.2 | And you're right. |
| 0:19.0 | We need to see more of this and people need to hear it more. |
| 0:22.7 | But when you hear what happens if you do nothing, I'm hoping that that may inspire people. |
| 0:34.6 | Hey, everybody. We've had some of the most incredible guests coming to you these past couple of months. The amount of expertise and knowledge on these cutting edge topics is something we really hope that you enjoy. And if you do, it would make a huge difference to us if you could rate, review and subscribe |
| 0:55.9 | the podcast. It helps us to get more guests, better experts, and talk about all of the |
| 1:02.2 | things that are really important to you. So give us a love, give us a lot of love, and don't |
| 1:09.4 | forget to subscribe so you get all our new episodes. |
| 1:13.2 | Hi, guys, and welcome back to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:18.0 | I'm Rachel and I have the woman today. |
| 1:23.8 | The woman you've been waiting to hear from. |
| 1:27.2 | I am so excited. I've been looking forward hear from, I am so excited. |
| 1:29.0 | I've been looking forward to this interview for like a week, Jenny. |
| 1:32.6 | It's so awesome to have you here. |
| 1:36.4 | Well, thank you very much. |
| 1:37.8 | That's what a great intro. |
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