{"id":320,"date":"2011-05-24T03:21:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/?p=320"},"modified":"2011-05-24T03:21:11","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T15:21:11","slug":"middle-age-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/bodybuilding-2\/middle-age-sucks.php","title":{"rendered":"Middle Age Sucks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Man I love sports – weight lifting – I used to be an infantry soldier 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

7 years back I tested for re-entry and passed with flying colors at 35. So a couple of years back at 40 I tried again expecting to ace it as I am actually much stronger now. I failed dismally on both the medical and fitness. Turned out I had Iron overload and ended up having venesections to clean it out of my body.<\/p>\n

So I cant run any more as I am too big but I am still fit and very strong – men increase in strength into senior years if they keep training but lung capacity and cardio usually decline.<\/p>\n

Then there is the belly fat.<\/p>\n

Then there are all those little injuries that add up and take longer to heal.<\/p>\n

Basically middle age has a few advantages and many disadvantages. Hormonal decline is like drinking poison everyday. Without those elevated hormone levels your body decays a little every moment. And then there are the telomeres.<\/p>\n

So many therapies are in the very near horizon such as myostatin, telomerase, already you can improve your hormonal profile very beneficially.<\/p>\n

Middle aged people still want to be athletes and soldiers – I do. They still want to sprint like they were 20 years old.<\/p>\n

Its a huge huge market. Aging sucks, I hate it. I don’t want to get old and die a sick miserable death.<\/p>\n

Hormonal therapies exist now and could easily be smartified – such as smart implants that regulate hormone levels.<\/p>\n

What we want now are myostatin and telomerase therapies to complement more advanced hormone therapy.<\/p>\n

As for the mind – neurofeedback and hypnosis can take you a very long way when applied correctly with the proper vision and skill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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