Lenny Kravitz reveals how he maintains a six-pack no, a 10-pack at 62 with no peptides or testosterone
Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitz is revealing the secrets to keeping up his equally legendary abs.While he’s always been in fantastic shape, he underwent a kind of fitness “Lenaissance” later in life, Men’s Health writes in a cover story about the the “Are You Gonna Go My Way” singer.It happened before Kravitz turned 50 — he felt bloated and out of sorts.In response, he moved in with his personal trainer and close friend in Miami for half a year.Kravitz has worked with trainer Dodd Romero for nearly 30 years.
Romero also works with A-listers like Denzel Washington, Jennifer Lopez, and Ryan Seacrest.Romero put Kravitz on a tough workout routine in the gym and on bike rides.It helped Kravitz feel better, and it renewed a commitment to his health.Now, amid a world tour, Kravitz said he calls Romero at all hours from gyms around the world for workout guidance.
He works out five or six times a week for 45 to 60 minute sessions.“You realize as you keep spending time on the planet that aging is not how you thought it would be,” Kravitz told Men’s Health.“Now I’m in better shape than I was 10 years ago, 20 years ago.
Ten years from now, I will be in better shape than I am now.”Kravitz, 62, might be the king of a long and vigorous “hotspan,” a trendy wellness term for the period you’re attractive and sexually desirable.Kravitz is big on discipline — including making sure to work out no matter what.His goal is sculpted rather than bulky.
“I want a very narrow silhouette, more like Spider-Man meets Bruce Lee,” he said.Lee is “bad—a thin, cool guy who obviously had muscle tone and who moved and flowed really gracefully.”That’s why Romero prescribes a wide range of weight and rep combinations, rather than a routine 3 sets, 10-12 reps of a challenging weight.
Men’s Health reports this is to “nourish ligament health and preserve muscle mass.”He’ll start, for example, at a low weight like 10 pounds for bicep curls and hit as...