#7 Lee Sheftel - Breaking Climbing Records, Biohackery, Celebrating Daily Wins, and Training Smarter Not Harder
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🚀 A dynamo of focus and tenacity – Lee Sheftel is 77 and has been crushing it since forever. At almost 60, achieving 5.14, a 99.9% percentile grade in rock climbing, completing the Grand Teton traverse at 70 – Lee's rewriting the book on aging with power. But here's the kicker – he's not your typical climbing prodigy. Lee spills the beans on his secret training sauce, from biohacking his diet, to experimenting with performance enhancers. Oh, and did I mention he's a piano virtuoso too? 🎹  Join us as we unravel Lee's extraordinary journey and discover: 🔄 Lee’s routines and habits that allowed him to keep progressing in his 50s and even his 60s⚡ Continuing to train for power, contrary to accepted wisdom🥗 Different diets (raw vegan, anyone?) and what worked, what didn’t?🏋️‍♂️ Mobility, exercise, and physical rehab that has helped Lee bounce back from career-ending injuries💊 Controversial enhancing supplements and whether they helped🔍 And finally, radical acceptance - accepting the outcome but continuing the fightTune in to be inspired and informed! 🎧 💧All podcast links 💧Spotify 💧Apple Music Oh yes, on social media: 💧Instagram 💧Facebook Blogroll 💧Substack Blog Comments, questions, who do you want to invite to the show?! Write to me [email protected]
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