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"Mark Mattson, a neuroscientist at the National Institute on Aging in Maryland, has not had breakfast in 35 years. "

and his squat+dl+bench total is?

Who cares? The /r/fitness inspired idea that strength training is the end-all-be-all for health and fitness needs has really gotten out of control.

It's not the "be all end all" deal, but an objective measurement of progress (or lack thereof) nonetheless. The question might be "what's his 100m dash time" or anything else really.

Nothing in that article indicates any positive improvement as a result of this self-imposed IF for no apparent reason :)

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