Jack Lalanne: Innovator of JUICING

71 Years-Old

Jack Lalanne, who you may be familiar with from late night/early morning infomercials promoting the Jack Lalanne's Power Juicer, lived by two simple rules:

"If man made it, don't eat it." 

And 

"If it tastes good, spit it out."

I'm not so sure what he was thinking with his second rule, because juice tastes good. Never the less, these rules proved.. fruitful.., as Jack graced us for 96 years. During those 96 years, other than being  a PIONEER OF JUICING, Jack wore many other hats including those of a Chiropractor, a television host, an entrepreneur, and a fitness aficionado. Deemed an "Apostle for Fitness," Former Governor and 7-time Mr. Olympia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, once stated "That Jack Lalanne's an animal!"

Fingertip Pushups at 85

Jack often found it necessary to maintain his "animal" reputation and did so through fantastic feats of strength. Some of his radical feats include:

• In 1946, at the age of 42, set a world record for pushups with 1,033 in 23 minutes.
• To promote The Jack LaLanne Show, 3 years later he completed 1,000 jumping jacks and 1,000 chin-ups in 1 hour, 22 minutes. LaLanne said this was the most difficult of his stunts, but only because the skin on his hands started ripping off during the chin-ups. He felt he couldn't stop because it would be seen as a public failure.
• At the age of 66 in Miami, FL, Jack felt the need to tow 10 boats carrying a total of 77 people for more than one mile. He did this in less than an hour. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, THE POWER OF JUICING. 

So, in honor of Jack and his legacy of animalistic behavior and healthy living, raise a glass of:

Jack's Super 7

2 carrots
1 potato
2 broccoli florettes
1/2 small beet
1/4 red pepper
1 tomato
1/4 cucumber

Add to juicer in that order and juice.