Pavel Durov
Since the beginning of the year, Pavel Durov, the founder and head of the Telegram messenger, has posted only two photos on Instagram (the owner of Meta is considered an extremist and has been banned in Russia), and each is actually notable. that the businessman demonstrates his success in the field of fitness.
In the first photo in 2023, a Russian businessman from the UAE and with French citizenship appeared in a black T-shirt with his arms raised. Under the photo, he wrote, “Hard times breed strong people” and “easy times breed weak people”.
This is an excerpt from The Remains by Michael Hopf. In the past, it was mistakenly attributed to Hamdan ibn Rashid Al Maktoum, a member of the Dubai sheikh dynasty. Telegram’s headquarters and Durov’s home are located in Dubai.
On the Internet, the quote is regularly used as a meme and often pictures dedicated to the history of ancient Rome and its rulers.
It is unknown whether Durov met the quote in this form, but a few weeks later, in a new picture, the IT billionaire appeared in the guise of a Roman gladiator in a raincoat with a bare torso against a mountain landscape. The picture was taken in the desert inside the UAE.
This time he quoted the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius: “What we do now resonates into eternity.”
With by rapper Alisher Morgenstern (known in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent) Durov works alone at the gym in Dubai and they run into each other from time to time during workouts. Durov described his training regimen quite succinctly, without any quirks.
“Moderate but regular exercise makes people healthier and live longer. Personally, I do some cardio (walking/cycling/swimming outdoors) but I prefer to work with light weights,” said Telegram head.
Over the past years, Durov has posted bare-chested personal photos on Instagram, as well as horseback riding in the Arabian desert. The IT entrepreneur has repeatedly mentioned the benefits of physical activity in the gym and also reported on his personal positive experience of intermittent fasting.
Mark Zuckerberg
It is unknown whether Meta’s head (known as an extremist and banned in Russia) and WhatsApp messenger Mark Zuckerberg noticed Durov’s posts, but a “mutual” post on social networks soon followed.
In the photos taken from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament, the American businessman also appears as an athlete. According to the entrepreneur, the tournament was his first match.
However, Zuckerberg did not go without awards even when he competed for the first time, taking first and second place in team performances as part of the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu academy.
His mentor was the famous martial artist Dave Camarillo, whom the billionaire thanked on social networks for training.
In April 2022, Zuckerberg was showing off his MMA skills with his fighting partner, UFC professional fighter Khai Wu.
In the video, the businessman practices punches and kicks, and also tries to transfer his opponent to the ground to hold him painfully. According to Zuckerberg, he became interested in mixed martial arts during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been giving regular classes ever since.
“There is something very primitive about it. During this time, I showed a group of friends an interest in MMA. It’s a lot of fun because now we train and fight together.”
Zuckerberg took notes on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
The head of the IT giant noticed that he also likes to watch mixed martial arts fights, and also communicates with many famous fighters.
Alex Karp
Alex Karp, CEO of US tech company Palantir, is a fitness freak and even exercises for a few hours on weekdays.
The 55-year-old president of an IT company said he has 7% body fat. According to him, this is because he devotes at least five hours each week to cross-country skiing. “I train frequently in the countryside near my home in New Hampshire,” he said.
Karp realized that fitness focuses on distance, not speed, and learned this from athletes in Norway, as the billionaire claims.
“To run like a deer, you have to spend 90% of your time running like a snail. This approach lays a strong foundation for physical education,” the businessman is confident.
The entrepreneur also said that he does tai chi and stretches every day and always has swimming goggles in his office.
At the same time, journalists state that Karp regularly takes part in interviews about ski equipment. According to Karp, she doesn’t follow a strict diet but has cut sugar out of her daily life.
“If I have a special occasion, I eat candy. Billionaire, if I’m traveling and someone has a really good Danish chocolate cake, then I enjoy every minute of eating it,” the billionaire admitted.
Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, began a specific set of exercises based on intermittent fasting and muscle relaxation, walking to and from work.
At the same time, Dorsey has some rather strange eating habits. The former head of Twitter eats only once a day during the workweek and goes hungry on the weekends.
Dorsey’s only meal is between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm each evening. She usually eats fish, chicken or steak with a vegetable salad, and Dorsey has strawberries or dark chocolate for dessert.
He also admitted to using multivitamins and “large amounts” of vitamin C. The creator of Twitter believes that such a regime allows him to “keep his mind sharp.”
Dorsey walks about 75 minutes to work every day. At the same time, the businessman assured that a long walk helps to “feel alive.”
The Twitter founder doesn’t use the services of a fitness trainer, but works out on his own for seven minutes a day using a mobile app. Dorsey starts the day with ice baths and devotes a lot of time to meditation.
“Nothing reassures me like getting out of the room temperature and walking into the cold. Especially when I take an ice bath after a warm bed in the morning, if I can do something so small that causes great suffering, then I feel like I can do almost anything,” he said of his entrepreneurial habits.
However, not everyone agrees with this version of Dorsey’s diet. Some believe that Dorsey is showing signs of an eating disorder. However, the IT billionaire himself remains content with his life, and his appearance speaks in favor of the fact that such an unusual technique “worked” in his case.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos chose testosterone replacement therapy to become a 59-year-old bodybuilder, or so many netizens and fitness experts claim.
Bezos himself has not directly confirmed this information, but has never denied these claims. In the interview, Bezos praises his diet, which primarily includes fried iguanas and octopus for breakfast, as well as his unwavering commitment to training and eight hours of sleep. But not everyone believes these are the only ingredients of success.
“No chance, just diet and exercise” sure dermatologist By Robert Del Campo from Miami.
According to the Canadian bodybuilder and weightlifter, the MSc in Kinesiology Greg DoucetteThe multi-billionaire certainly wouldn’t have achieved such extraordinary muscle growth through exercise alone.
The reason is the billionaire’s age. After the age of 50, testosterone level cannot be increased only with food and natural nutritional supplements, serious medications and medical procedures are required.
“Are you 58 years old and you look so cool at this age? Of course he used drugs. “The only chance to have such a shape at this age, and that would still be exceptional, was that his whole life was devoted to training and empowerment,” said Doucette.
According to the kinesiologist, there is no reason Bezos should not seek testosterone-boosting therapy, given his finances and connections.
“You don’t get better as you get older. And now there is more muscle mass than 20 years ago. Testosterone helps not only in training, but also in mental activity. Doucette, I’m sure Bezos thought so too.
Bezos’ transformation from an ordinary businessman to a muscular bodybuilder became clear in the fall of 2021. Then the IT billionaire was 57 years old. On Twitter, the bare-chested billionaire wrote, “Danger! A steep cliff with a fatal outcome.