The Challenge Competitor Mark Long Talks His Best Fitness Tips And Staying In Shape At 51

People is likely to be stunned to see you are 51 and nonetheless competing and successful towards youthful folks. 

What’s loopy is I’ve by no means actually … Listen, I do know I’m 51 years outdated. I’m not going to cover from that, however I by no means equated that with how it’s best to really feel if you’re 51. I’ve by no means bodily felt my age when it comes to breaking down, or being much less aggressive, or not having the vitality or motivation to go train. If something, I train now greater than I did in my 20s as a result of I really feel so good after I do it. Unlike again then, I used to be exercising, attempting to look good and to have ladies discover me on the seashore and really feel cool. Now, it is a completely completely different change for me. I train now as extra of a psychological launch. It’s my psychological remedy, my psychological church. When I’m within the gymnasium, and I put my earphones in and take into consideration work or take into consideration various things in my life, it is positively a launch.

Do you continue to look good in your Under Armour uniform? Sure. But it isn’t about that anymore. It’s extra about how I really feel nice. That’s why I train — and consider it or not, if I do not train for a couple of days in a row, I truly really feel unhealthy. My physique begins feeling unhealthy; not that I really feel sick, it is simply that I’m not operating at tip-top how my engine ought to run if I’m not exercising. We simply did this reunion factor, all of the solid in Kansas City, and I took two days off of exercising. When I landed on Sunday, I couldn’t wait to go train as a result of my thoughts works that approach.

Again, that is not a factor of self-importance; it is extra of a factor of sanity to maintain my thoughts contemporary. But I’ve by no means felt my age. No one normally guesses my age. I had a man within the gymnasium the opposite day go, “Yeah, effectively, I’m 47.” I mentioned, “Yeah, effectively, I’m 51.” He’s like, “No. Go away.” He’s off form. I all the time get that. 

But even on this previous problem, you noticed Jordan [Wiseley]. He was 20 years youthful than me, 30 years outdated. He known as me out, and I despatched his ass residence. The 50-year-olds all over the place went loopy and applauded and cherished it. I can severely say I really feel assured, at my age, bodily going into any kind of … whether or not it is a problem or elimination. I really feel like the opposite guys know that now. They know that I’m very assured today. I’m sort of the larger man in the home, so possibly he’ll assume subsequent time when he tries to name me out, however I really like Jordan.