AGING with STRENGTH®

AGING with STRENGTH®

Saturday coffee: The myth of the ripped old guy

Plus: 5 books on "healthy aging" | Time magazine's imperfect aging series | clinical trials

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Paul von Zielbauer
Nov 22, 2025
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This is by far the sexiest photo in this entire post.

Good Saturday morning, people. I’m not sure why AI-generated images of jacked old dudes are all over the internet nowadays. But clearly advertisers believe there’s a willing audience for ads suggesting that you, too, can become an overmuscled oldster with washboard abs.

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