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80-year-old golfer Gary Player is probably in better shape than you

On the Tuesday before a tournament, golf legend Gary Player pressed 400 pounds with his legs. He also did 1,300 crunches and sit-ups, and he ran on a treadmill at maximum speed.

Player is 80 years old.

He's known as golf's Black Knight, and today he fights a battle to encourage others to eat healthy and exercise. His secondary nickname on the PGA Champions Tour is "Mr. Fitness."

Scenes from the first round of the 2016 Bass Pro Shops

Player has been a touring professional golfer for more than 50 years and showed the wit and energy of a young man on the opening day of the 2016 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge at Top of the Rock.