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Dude's 45, the lighting here is good (is he wearing makeup?) so I might think he's 30, but looking at other pictures, if I saw him in person I would probably think "damn that guy's like 50 with oddly soft skin, he looks weird." Sure, he has the style and build of a college kid, so from a distance he probably passes as young, but sure as hell not up close. It's like a middle aged man wearing the skinsuit of someone my age. My parents are his age and look younger than him honestly.
Also all these photoshoots are creepy as fuck
My dad looked way better at 45 than this guy and all he did was cycle a lot
My dad looked way better at 45 than this guy and all he did was cycle a lot
Sure maybe, but should there also be a chance for people who made a lot of mistakes in their lives (bad diet, smoking, lack of exercise, poor sleep) to change that? Should we really condemn people for "bad choices," especially when a lot of these "choices" are the result of environmental factors like where you grew up and what people you were surrounded by (like smoking/drinking culture in blue collar jobs because they can be brutal)? Not everyone is fortunate to live a fully organic, vegan, biking lifestyle. I like to think of anti-aging research as akin to the poverty alleviation that AES countries are doing right now. Of course it goes without saying that it should be freely available to all and not just the rich.
Sure maybe, but should there also be a chance for people who made a lot of mistakes in their lives (bad diet, smoking, lack of exercise, poor sleep) to change that?
The guy hits 4/4 on that one. I'm pretty sure it's either he got incredibly lucky or cycling is a a panacea to ail ills or something, biased towards the latter one for obvious reasons.
I like to think of anti-aging research as akin to the poverty alleviation that AES countries are doing right now. Of course it goes without saying that it should be freely available to all and not just the rich.
Tbf there is a lot of "anti-aging" reasearch and it all points towards "don't become a couch potato" which my dad expertly avoided doing. Millions of factors that should've gotten that guy in the hospice for one reason or another, lack of movement wasn't one of them.
That is to say, I'm well aware my da' being in great physical fitness at 45 because $reason is no indication for anything, but neither is being a psychopathic blood vampire to your own children
Meh I dunno, I've seen people in their 20s look like they're 40-something. If he's gonna spend millions then hopefully that knowledge can be used for the rest of us. He shares his protocol and all his data on his website (Blueprint). He has a huge team of doctors monitoring all his vitals, levels, etc. at the macroscopic and molecular level. And according to the data, he has reduced his epigenetic age and also reduced the rate of future aging. As for him looking creepy, it's probably because he's white with smooth skin (and probably doesn't expose his skin to the sun because it will damage it, which tbh is a fair concern). If he were black or brown, people might say "black don't crack" or something like that.
Tbh there's a lot of cope in the comments here. Like getting older isn't just about looking older. It's also not being able to recover from injuries and being at higher risk of things like cancer, etc. because your cells become less efficient at killing damaged cells and regenerating healthy ones. Try being 16 and tearing a tendon vs being 40 and doing it. It's honestly not fair, and tbh youth is kind of "wasted on the young."
And this problem affects societies as well. Every developed nation has an aging population and the child birth rates are declining as well. I'd rather extend my youthful time on this planet than be in constant pain due to aging. If people are delaying childbirth, then having healthier parents at an older age is also nice, especially if you want to play with an active kid. And yes I know "diet, exercise, sleep" is important but tbh it sounds like a capitalist saying "you just need to buckle down and find a job." Like I fucking know that stuff is important but it's not gonna fix everything.
If anti-aging research was being done in Cuba or China the comments would unironically be "damn gimme some of that youth energy Xi!!!!" All the angry sentiments in the comments here come off as libertarian-bro contrarianism (for contrarianism sake).
EDIT: Just to be clear, I do not support or condone exploiting young people as blood bags. I was talking about anti-aging research in general. I thought we just had a big thread about how people need to stop taking the worst possible interpretation of comments here. Jesus...