Bill Hartman

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Push-ups, Jack Lalanne, and Aging

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One of my fitness idols has always been Jack Lalanne.  He turned 94 last month, but I got some sad news today.

No, Jack didn’t kick the bucket.  Will he ever? (I hope not)

His record was beaten.

Back in 1956, Jack did 1,000 push-ups in 23 minutes to set the record for the Guinness Book of World Records.

Just recently, Ryan Bonfiglio did 1,000 push-ups in 20 minutes and 50 seconds to break Jack’s 52 year old record.  That’s truly an amazing physical accomplishment.  He also did 507 chin-ups in an hour back in 2004.

Ryan is 30 years old.

When Jack set the record he was 42.

Age is a state of mind.  Jack proves it.

Bill

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