I respect Randy Couture, and I find him as my hero and inspiration for a lot of reasons. He is 47 years old, stays fit and stays athletic. This man is a real athlete. More real than any other athlete out there. Do you know any other men in their 40’s and 50’s or older that can be as athletic as him? NO! There are bodybuilders and fitness people in their 50’s and older, but all they do is lift weights. Randy does a hell of a lot more than that. He’s a fighter and does all kinds of physical things in his life. Things that other men couldn’t do. Randy stays on a very strict diet and he stays in shape all the time.

On his twitter page, he says he doesn’t bench at all ’cause he says it doesn’t help him win fights. Well it could be true because what he means by that, is benching could slow him down. He knows how brutal bench pressing can be. Bench pressing can ’cause you to lose your punching skills because benching uses a lot of arm work, that could be why.

I’d like to meet Randy in person someday, just to shake his hand and say thank you. That’s it. No autograph, no photo. Not to be star struck. Just to tell him what he does means a lot. Most boxers and UFC fighters retire at a young age, but not Randy. I mean think about it. I don’t see Randy retiring anytime soon. He’ll continue to fight in UFC for another several years or more. As long as he keeps winning fights, why not?

I look after him because I can see myself being like that when I turn 47, being able to stay in shape and do all kinds of physical things. Fitness will do that to you. When you don’t give up working out, it’ll help your future. If you don’t want to see yourself walking around with a walker or carrying an oxygen tank, then it’s best you start fitness NOW, so you can be in good physical shape when you’re 50 or older.

Randy is the best.

Kev