Strauss Zelnick - Becoming Ageless: The Four Secrets to Looking and Feeling Younger Than Ever

This book proposes a program of diet and exercise recommendations for the reader to follow. However, you should consider a qualified medical professional (and, if you are pregnant, your ob-gyn) before starting this or any other fitness program. Please see your doctors advice before making any decisions that affect your health or extreme changes in your diet, particularly if you suffer from any medical condition or have any symptom that may require treatment. As with any diet or exercise program, if at any time you experience discomfort, stop immediately and consult your physician.

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Published in the United States by Galvanized Media and distributed by Simon & Schuster

Hardcover ISBN: 9781940358178

eBook ISBN: 9781940358192

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SHAWN PERINE

The ultimate exercise regimen for getting lean, reducing stress, and feeling energizedfor life

No matter your body type, acquiring more muscle is the foundation for an ageless body that performs as good as it looks.

Use dynamic stretches, foam rollers, and yoga to improve flexibility and increase strength.

Know the science behind high-intensity workouts, how to ease into them, and how best to build your own explosive routine.

The best foods for getting lean, fit, and muscular

Heres how, when, and what to eat to ensure that youre loading up on all the perfect foods for building muscle and feeling great.

The path to a cleaner and healthier lifestyle requires the right drinks in the right amounts at the right times. Follow this crystal-clear guide to perfect hydration.

Maximize your results and motivation by intelligently indulging in your favorite foods.

How to prevent illness and disease and stay healthyforever

Enlist all the health-minded preventive measures you can today to ensure youre in top form tomorrow and beyond.

Looking great is the worlds greatest confidence boostperiod. Heres how to put your best body forward, always.

How to discover a deeper connection with yourself and those you love

Theres no better way to increase accountability than by surrounding yourself with an ensemble of trusted and highly motivated individuals.

Whatever you believe, becoming a calmer, more patient, and more tolerant person is a huge step toward not only self-fulfillment but also great health.

Make sure you always have enough gas in the tank to work hard, excel, get ahead, be strong, and stay focused every day.

Strategies for eating and working out that support health, longevity, and your goal of a leaner and more muscular body

Learn to develop better eating habits and discover healthy and delicious recipes to prepare for any mealeven dessert.

Your 12-week guide to being stronger and fitter eases you into training in the gym three days a week.

L EGEND HAS IT that a reporter once asked Albert Einstein what mans greatest invention was, and the scientist, after a long pause, didnt respond with any of the usual answers, such as the wheel, the printing press, or even the theory of relativity. Instead, the man who forever changed our understanding of the universe simply replied: Compound interest. Whether or not he actually uttered those words, Id argue that compoundingthe idea of something gaining value exponentially into the future through better decisions made in the presentis one of the greatest lessons any human being can ever learn. But Im not talking about your 401(k). Im talking about your health.

Most people know that genes play a dominant role in living longer, but thats only part of the equation. After all, for those of us not genetically bequeathed with magic genes ensuring we become centenariansor even ensuring that were fit, active, and looking great well into our sixth, seventh, and eighth decadeswhat can we do?

The answer is actually less about the exact details of what you should do and more about the mind-set of how you do it. And in Becoming Ageless , Strauss Zelnick, a man who is undeniably healthy and vibrantwho has built a body over time that appears truly to defy agemakes a compelling case for the following answer: Day in and day out, if you want to live longer and live better, you need a clear and basic understanding that the outcome of your journey is the sum of its steps.

Strauss is not just my patient. Hes a dear friend, and our friendship has offered me a front-row seat to the discipline at the heart of his success. He is not in any way genetically superior to you. His greatest talent, at least when it comes to his health, is his capacity for consistency and the common sense with which he approaches all the health-minded topics youll find in this book. Strauss knows theres a fine line between skipping a workout because youre busy and skipping one because your body needs a day off. He knows theres a fine line between indulging in a decadent dessert every once in a while and inhaling junk food because its there and youre hungry. The challenge is discovering that line for yourself and walking it every day. And once youve discovered it, you can exploit the miracle of compounding your health.

There are no guarantees with your health, just as there are no guarantees with your wealth. As an entertainment-world executive at the top of his game for nearly four decades, Strauss knows this more than anyone. But he also knows that you can stack the odds in your favor by making sacrifices today that are worth the gains in the long term. And with the principles that he explains in Becoming Ageless , youll be living longerand with greater clarity of thought, mobility, and freedom from pain.

Ultimately, I hope that you take both Strausss tactical insights about daily living and his strategic insight into the larger quest to live longer and better. After all, Strauss is living proof that if youre willing to consistently and incrementally implement small changeswhile keeping your eye on the larger goal at all timesyoull boost your chances of living longer and living happier than you ever imagined.

Peter Attia, MD

F OUNDER , A TTIA M EDICAL , PC

N EW Y ORK , NY; S AN D IEGO , CA

T AKE A MOMENT and imagine yourself in old age.

Whether thats 10, 20, or even 50 years down the road from now, think hard and conjure an image of yourself in the twilight of your life.

What do you see?

If I had to guess, youre probably not thrilled by what immediately comes to mind. At best, maybe youre slower, grayer, and weakera shadow of your former self. At worst, youre so frail that everyday activities like lifting yourself out of a chair have become Herculean tasks.

Now clear that image from your mind.

Next, Im going to ask you to repeat the exercise, except this time Id like you to imagine yourself to be fitter, sharper, and more energized than you are right now.

I realize that sounds far-fetched, but Id like you to picture it: There you are, in your 60s, 70s, or even your 80s. Sure, the signs of age are all thereyour hair has thinned, your face has more wrinkles than before, and your step isnt quite as springybut there are no wheelchairs, canes, or retirement homes in this future. And youre not passing the time confined to a Barcalounger or playing shuffleboard, either. If youre a tennis player, youre still storming the net with tenacity. If youre a runner, youre still attacking your neighborhood trails. If you are a boot-camp addictas I amyoure still highfiving your buddies in the park after a satisfying, sweat-soaked training session. Whatever it is you love doing, youre doing it with the energy of someone half your age, and your body isnt standing in your way.