The clip starts with the 77-year-old Sanders throwing an amiable right hook at the bag. He overcommits, and after his punch the bag bounces back to bop him on the head. Sanders shouts, But Im coming back! to laughter from the audience. He recovers with a few jabs of his left, then a couple solid right hooks before the video ends.
Sen. @BernieSanders takes on a speed bag. pic.twitter.com/HwLQLOqO0s Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer)
For someone whos pushing 80and busy running a national presidential campaignSanders has looked fit and spry this summer, including at Iowas Field of Dreams. Maybe thats not surprising for a man who, , was "paleo before paleo was a thing, eating mostly meat and vegetables, and scrambled eggs for breakfast. And of course, he was a , and . Just to be safe, though, Bernie might want to start with the heavy bag next time.