80 Year Old Runner Shares His Secrets | Anti-Fragile Lifting Club | Ep 5: Bob Blenis

0:00 - intro
0:30 - getting started at 67 years old
1:03 - Bob's weekly routine
1:45 - Bob's strength training
2:23 - rehabbing torn hamstring at 79 years old
3:51 - importance of social support
5:20 - modifying training for a torn meniscus
6:10 - running the day after heart surgery
7:21 - 40 mile ultra-marathon at 75 years old
7:53 - Bob cut his fingers off?
8:24 - you are never too old
8:37 - advice to the youth
10:46 - Bob's diet
11:12 - how Bob quit smoking
12:03 - recovery and warm-up tips
13:36 - Bob's experience with Spartan Race
14:44 - Bob's broken ribs
15:48 - Bob's resting heart rate
17:29 - struggling with motivation

[vasco_medina]

So cool to see your grandad's mindset and approach at 80 ❤

[sh]

Man, it is super interesting to see the difference in how your granddad carries himself and compared to some of my relatives and in-laws who are younger than him but don't exercise. If he put a ski mask on I would not be able to tell that he's his 9th decade of life. Inspiring stuff.

[smacc]

Insane! Your grandpa is a true inspiration. Keep it up Bob

[JoshuaDe]

This is too cool. We should all aspire to become like bob!

[nosho]

I don't care how fast I can run when I'm 80, but having Bob's mental sharpness would be sick. Somehow I feel it'll correlate with how fast I can run though.

[rickmanning]

Thanks, Alec, you are both inspiring.

[crystaleller]

Your grandad is absolute inspiration! I can’t believe he’s 80! I feel more encouraged than ever about my future🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤💪💪💪

[melb]

Mindset carries him a long way... lots of dedication and hard work over time. Inspiring!!

[anthonylarsen]

Amazing. I've been feeling a bit over the hill at 40 lately. This really helps reframe that

[elizabethwilson]

Very cool! I started running at 68 and at 74 I'm planning my first marathon for 2025. Did my first half last year. It's given me back all the energy and mobility I'd been losing the last couple of decades. Can't imagine life without it now.

[roymcelwee]

Very inspiring to see this. I have subbed. Thank you for sharing your grandfathers journey. I just lost my GF at 87 years old and I wish he had been this active in his past years.

[markham]

Incredible mindset - I hope to be the same at his age!

[crystaleller]

Seriously I cried a few times watching this 😭🙏🙏🥰💪🫶🏼

[runJANGOrun]

Mr. Bob, Coach Bob, Mr. Summerville!

[harmonytodd]

Also a good excuse to hang out with grandpa!

[crazymusicman]

This man reached bad ass, and then kept going. Not sure the English language has an appropriate word for him.