It’s hard to believe that I have been training six days a
week for six years. Yet here I am starting my seventh and last year of this Muscle Marathon. I started out at age 72 and I am now 78 and still training. That in itself is
quite an accomplishment. Most men my age
are living a sedentary life eating as much of whatever they want and doing as
little as possible. I’m sorry to say
that is how “retirement” is defined here is the USA.
As you know if you have been following my yearly updates, I
have been putting more emphasis on the spiritual side of my journey and less on
the physical these past few years. However,
I still train just as hard and I still use the same poundage I started using on
year four for my routine. I found just
enough poundage for each body part so as not to cause injury but still enough
weight to keep my muscles working hard so that muscle atrophy doesn’t set
in.
My diet has stayed the same for year six as it was for year
five. I still take my whey protein
isolate with breakfast and lunch but I no longer take it with dinner. I found that 50 grams of added protein works
the best for me – not too much and not too little. My body weight has stayed right around 160
pounds all year. I believe I look the
same now as I did in year five with no marked difference. Since I have been putting the emphasis on the
spiritual side of my marathon I decided not to take any posing photos of my
physical self this year. I do have one
of me on the beach on Half Moon Kay in the Bahamas when my wife and I were there
on a sea cruise in April but that’s about it.
I continue to do bamboo and tree blossom painting with
Chinese characters added plus some small landscape paintings.
As for my yearly physical checkup I am happy to report that
my Doctor E-mailed me, ….“keep up what you are doing. You are in great health”
So in year seven, the final year of my marathon, I will
follow my doctor’s recommendation and continue training and eating as I have been
doing. Be sure and check back next year,
March 1, 2016, as I complete my seven year marathon and sum up the experience.
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