athletes
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Masters athletes experience a 5% to 6% decline in performance per decade, significantly less than the 10% to 12% for non-training individuals.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Michael Fredericson, a sports medicine doctor at Stanford, says the performance of masters athletes declines roughly 5% to 6% a decade.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Top women athletes include four-time world champion swimmer Megan Romano and sprinters Shania Collins and Taylor Anderson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
And there’s a case for serious athletes, who could use the Fitness setting to actually add resistance during workouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It’s applied indiscriminately to professional athletes, lottery winners, and kids who clean up at spelling bees.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
