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95-year-old's workout puts others to shame
June 22nd, 2010 @ 10:00pm
By Kathy Aiken
SALT LAKE CITY -- If you're currently in a workout rut, this next story may be exactly the jump-start you need. For decades, Merrill Matzinger has kept his body in incredible shape. It's truly remarkable for a man who was alive when Woodrow Wilson was our nation's president.
Merrill Matzinger warms up for his daily exercise routine. His routine that always begins with stomach crunches -— 1,500 of them. It's a number so amazing, it puts most people to shame. And if you think that number is impressive, wait until you hear his birth date -- May 10, 1915.
As he says, "I like my numbers, 5/10/15."
Yes, this Salt Lake resident just celebrated his 95th birthday. His age baffles just about everyone.
"They think I'm 75, maybe 80," he says. "So that's encouraging to go to a doctor and get compliments instead of prescriptions. All the doctors who have treated me can't believe what they're seeing."
Matzinger can't see much anymore -- he's legally blind -- but that hasn't slowed him down. In fact, over the last 20 years, he can remember missing his daily workout just once. That was two weeks ago when he was busy moving.
"Real success is when it's a natural thing and you come out smiling from it," he says.
That's an attitude, he says, that began after a very unhealthy start.
"My first lucky thing was the survival of the 1918 flu epidemic; and the next thing was I had a ruptured appendix before they had penicillin," he says.
Other than that, Merrill says he's been in tip-top shape.
"I could last forever this way, I don't have anything major bothering me except the joints," he says.
Matzinger's trainer, Rocky Griffino, said, "All the other people I train in here would like to be in as good a shape at their age, and they're 30, 40, 50."
Matzinger says he can see living to 100, but says he simply takes it one day at a time. Then before he knows it, it's time to wake up and start his 1,500 crunches all over again.
His daily workouts take a minimum of 30 minutes and go up to an hour and a half.
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
why the hate on Keith?
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Cool dude.
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X's 2
The answer will be: "his lack of willpower is sickening"
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why the hate on Keith?
This thread wasn't going to get many replies without baiting someone.
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Cool story ,
I know his trainer Rocky Griffino
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Juiced to the gills , dead by 100 .
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But can he deadlift 225 lbs. 112x?
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Juiced to the gills , dead by 100 .
Nice
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
hahahaha in your world you are correct. Remember you are one the "original" delusionalites" Hey how is that gravity suit coming there Einstein. Maybe you can do those imaginary reps with 315 in your suit and record it. Come on genius it is Sunday post some funny shit. Hurry cause I gotta go play some craps.
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
Whats even funnier than that is when Keith was your age he owned you in every way....much like I do now!
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Whats even funnier than that is when Keith was your age he owned you in every way....much like I do now!
Its funny that just about every thread Apenis starts ends up backfiring and everyone owning him. You gotta feel kind of sad for the guy. His pretend world crumbles on him so much. I give him credit for not killing himself yet
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The Adonis in a Fred Flintstone costume photoshop never fails to crack me up.
I believe what makes it so funny is the juxtaposition of the proud look on Adonis' face and the silliness of the outfit. Simply an all-time Getbig classic.
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
Not surprising that you have these kind of "thoughts". ::)
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LOL
I just had an amusing thought. This 95 year old is stronger than OnlyMe aka NoWorries aka Keith Jones. Keith, like many on here, cannot even do one single pull up. ROFLMAO
not sure why you post comments like this because it make you look like a bigger asshole than u already are LOL
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shut up stupid adonis