The prospect of slowing, stopping, or even reversing the aging process has captivated humankind for millennia. The competitors of the Rejuvenation Olympics (RO) hope the elusive fountain of youth may finally be within reach.
“Where you win by never crossing the finish line,” teases the website. A special leaderboard charts progress based on the age of participants’ cells and tissues—beyond just years accrued.
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More than two decades ago, Mr. Pascoe cared for his cancer-stricken parents—a very stressful period in his life, he told The Epoch Times. Exercise became his coping mechanism. But about 10 years ago, a telomere test revealed a biological age of 68.“I didn’t like the direction that I was heading in,” he said. “That was the wake-up call I needed to deep dive and deal more seriously with my own health and welfare.”
On his website, Mr. Pascoe lays out his typical day in great detail. A dedicated marathon runner, he starts mornings with five minutes on the trampoline, followed by dynamic stretches, before scraping his tongue, brushing his teeth, and washing up.
After drinking lemon tea and taking various peptides and probiotics, he heads outside for some sunshine.
Next comes his workout, usually a P90X routine—training sessions that switch between various exercises and encompass a range of elements, targeting strength, incorporating plyometrics, kickboxing, cardio, abs, exercises, and yoga.
The remainder of his day involves meal prep, abdominal routines, infrared sauna sessions, and lengthy outdoor runs.
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When Mr. Pascoe first discovered the Rejuvenation Olympics, he was startled to see his biological age outpaced mega-funded Mr. Johnson’s, despite spending mere pocket change by comparison.“I thought, ‘Wait, no way, even now, at the age of 60, my pace of aging is less than his?’” Mr. Pascoe said. “‘Can that really be right?’”
Mr. Johnson pumps $2 million yearly into longevity schemes to beat the Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, Mr. Pascoe’s $30,000–$40,000 food and supplement budget delivers similar age-defying results.
Unlike the strict vegan Mr. Johnson, surviving on 1,977 calories a day, Mr. Pascoe simply limits carbs and embraces nutritional diversity. “I don’t pay attention to calories at all,” he said. “By limiting simple carbohydrates most of the time, I eat as much as I like without gaining weight and apparently without increasing my rate of aging.”
Attempts to share knowledge with Mr. Johnson directly proved unsuccessful, however. “I haven’t been able to connect with him at all, although I have tried a few times,” Mr. Pascoe said. “I’ve suggested that we try to get the top 10 leaderboard folks together to at least meet and hopefully share what we’re each doing to learn from one another,” he added. “But that request has gone nowhere.”
Regardless, the Detroit native remains determined to demonstrate chronological age is nothing more than a rather crude set of arbitrary numbers.
