
For people who refuse to decline quietly.
Conversations with top athletes, scientists, and thinkers who are still getting stronger, sharper, and more capable with age. What changes. What breaks. What actually works.
Hosted by Kush Khandelwal — rock climber, athlete, and entrepreneur, a lifelong student of performance, and someone figuring this out in real time.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 127 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FitnessAlternative HealthHealth & Fitness | |||

Two weeks ago, I attended Vitalist Bay in Berkeley, surrounded by scientists, doctors, founders, and researchers exploring the future of longevity.
A few days later, I was in the Eastern Sierra, recovering from ankle surgery, mountain biking instead... more
Joe Friel is 82, still training, and still paying attention. In the last five years, he felt the shift—power fading on climbs, muscle disappearing even with a lifetime of lifting—and he’s not sugarcoating what that feels like.
This episode is about... more
Caroline Paul has spent decades doing things most people stop doing after 50 — flying experimental planes, surfing, skateboarding into Yosemite at 57. Her new book, Why Fly, is built around a question that follows her everywhere: what changes in us w... more
Ed Viesturs was a childhood hero of mine. When I was younger—dreaming about mountains—his story helped shape what I thought “greatness” actually was: more than bravado, but also patience, judgment, and the discipline to come home.
In this episode, E... more
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Just discovered and hooked. Sharp questions, great storytelling. Secrets for life! Nice work
Brillant theme giving valuable lessons into longevity and long term performance for body and mind
Kush asks thoughtful and provocative questions and gets solid engagement from his guests
These interviews are very motivating for a person of any age wanting stay active for a lifetime. The interviews are interesting and cover a variety of tops related to fitness and health.
This podcast belongs up there in the upper escalon with top tier podcasts eg Runout and Enormocast. Just great work, of note the provocative and specific questions for the guests. No ads.
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The show focuses on aging athletes who continue to push physical and mental boundaries, debating what changes with age, what tends to break, and what actually works to stay strong, curious, and capable. Episodes often feature endurance athletes, climbers, doctors, and researchers who share practical strategies for long-term training, recovery, and mindset, including topics like strength foundations, marginal gains, mobility, sleep, and risk management. Noteworthy is the consistent alignment around longevity over peak performance, a storytelling style that blends personal journeys with actionable takeaways, and a host who probes for concrete tactics listeners can apply to their own aging journeys.
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Recent guests on Ageless Athlete include:
1. Joe Friel
2. Ed Viesturs
3. Greg Benning
4. Amelia Boone
5. Cedar Wright
6. Amy Appelhans Gubsers
7. Tyler Nelson
8. Susan Hunt
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