Willie Gaultâs healthspan: training or genes?
May 3rd, 2009
Good article here, an inspiring article, on Willie Gault. He was a world class sprinter and NFL wide receiver in his 20s. He still is a world class sprinter in his 40s. Pretty amazing.
I don’t know what to make of the 1500 crunches - conventional wisdom says a little variety would be nice. He benches 225 x10 (and does 3 sets) which is pretty good for a guy who is 175-180 pounds.
Obviously anyone who gets on an Olympic team has good genes but clearly some of Willie’s success comes from his training regimen. I just wish we had more details.
We know he eats organic food, not too much, and eats fish but not meat. He works out 4 days a week with HSI - apparently a professional track club. He does less weight training than the younger sprinters but does at least benches and squats. And we know at least once in a while he does a rediculous number of crunches.
That’s more than we know about Brian Leetch, the last athlete I thought I’d use for inspiration.
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