How One-Arm Ironman Built an AI Health Revolution
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What led Tony Medrano to pursue an Ironman Triathlon?
I jumped into Ironman Triathlon. It's something I started six years ago. I was going through a tough divorce. It was definitely a period of change, and I wanted to address it head on. I took it serious. I started training that day. Six weeks later, in the middle of training, I was hit by a car while cycling.
Tony Medrano is a resilient, mission-driven, and innovative entrepreneur. former US Navy officer and the CEO and co-founder of longevityplan.ai, where he pioneers AI-powered solutions for longevity, health, and human performance. Drawing from his journey, he applies AI and endurance-driven lessons to help others build healthier, more resilient lives.
How did a cycling accident change Tony's Ironman journey?
And my AI and software experience that I got from my first company, merged those together into a company that uses software to help athletes. I have a team of researchers from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT that work with me. I'm the happiest when I'm doing the hardest work.
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What mindset helped Tony overcome his challenges?
This gorgeous man that is staring at me is Tony Medrano. He is our operation CEO of the day. Tony, I'm going to stare at you, Baba. Look at you. Look at you go. Sir, you are a man on a mission. You are not just an iron man, but you are also a man of artificial intelligence. Where do you want to begin?
Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you all for having me here. Really, really a pleasure. Great studio and just great talent that you have on the show.
We just got started. You're flattering me, sir. Oh, no.
So it's absolutely my pleasure. You know, I mean, they're both intertwined, my Ironman journey and my CEO journey. The Ironman journey may be most recent, so I'll bring that up. It's something I started six years ago. I was going through a tough divorce, and I knew that there would be, you know, a potential for depression. A lot of emotional ramifications.
How does Tony integrate AI into health optimization?
Change. Evolution. It was definitely a period of change, and I wanted to address it head on. Instead of letting it control me, I wanted to control it. So what I did was I jumped into Ironman Triathlon. I had a friend from Stanford Business School who had run 15 of them at the time. She was a world-ranked champion and challenged me on a dare to run an Ironman with her. She thought it was kind of a joke, took it serious, and I started training that day. Six weeks later, in the middle of training, I was hit by a car while cycling. Of course you were. Of course, of course. I mean, I'll tell you, I was new at cycling. I was new at swimming. I had never entered a race in either of those. I'd done one marathon in my life.
I was not a varsity athlete in high school. I worked out, but I was basically going couch to Ironman in 90 days. And Ironman, for everybody's knowledge, is... Widely regarded as the hardest single-day sporting event in the world. Tour de France is harder, but that's multiple days.
What role does resilience play in achieving goals?
We be the French.
It is 140 miles total, 2.4 miles of swim in the ocean, 112 miles bike ride, and then you run a marathon, 26.2 miles. So training for that, hit by a car, separated my right shoulder. Permanent separation. I crawled my way to my car, drove my way to the doctor. He x-rayed me right away. My first question was, can I still do my Ironman in six months? He said, maybe. Come back in two weeks. We'll see how you're developing. I kept doing my training, kept doing the exercises he told me. In two weeks, he said, I think you can make it. Right on. It made me double down. It really gave me the motivation necessary. So I ran the event six weeks after the checkup, 90 days after starting, going from couch to Ironman, and had to swim with one arm, 2.5, 2.4 miles.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led Tony Medrano to pursue an Ironman Triathlon?
0:00–0:35
2
How did a cycling accident change Tony's Ironman journey?
0:35–1:39
3
What mindset helped Tony overcome his challenges?
1:39–2:29
4
How does Tony integrate AI into health optimization?
2:29–3:26
5
What role does resilience play in achieving goals?
3:26–4:24
6
How can breaking goals into smaller milestones lead to success?
4:24–5:10
7
What lessons from the Navy does Tony apply to his business?
5:10–5:59
8
How does Tony define and measure personal success?
5:59–18:51