
Still Getting Faster in his 60s — The Marginal Gains System | Greg Benning, 64
Ageless Athlete — Healthy Aging for a Strong, Capable LifeShow Notes
Ageless Athlete Newsletter. Weekly longevity insights + behind-the-scenes. No spam ever. 🚨 Greg Benning is a masters single sculler outside Boston — and at 64, he’s still finding ways to get faster. I came into this conversation not knowing much about rowing, but that’s exactly what made it powerful: once Greg translates the sport, what emerges is a universal framework for longevity performance. For the last 15 years, Greg’s question has been simple: can marginal gains in efficiency offset ag...
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