Getting old sucks

[farawaysaint]

I hate it. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. 

[badgerx16]

Define "old".

[badgerx16]

"You're as old as you feel", said the 73year old millionaire as he put his arm around his 32 year old 'girlfriend'.

Edited 2 February, 2023 by badgerx16

[trousers]

Just to clarify... Do you mean 'Getting old' sucks or Getting 'old sucks'.

If the latter, count me in... I'm easily pleased...

[Toadhall Saint]

13 minutes ago, farawaysaint said:

I hate it. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. 

Ok but why?

[Whitey Grandad]

Yes, getting old does suck.

But what’s the alternative?

[SotonianWill]

there are certainly benefits to growing older as well, especially if you have a family to see grow up. 

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Ok but why?

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

[Sheaf Saint]

15 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

[Plastic]

I feel like I've always been old - the difference now is that I am compensated better, so can enjoy myself more. Only thing that fucks me off is having to wear reading glasses now, but I'm sure I can pay someone to fix that.

 

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Yes, getting old does suck.

But what’s the alternative?

Sadly, Its death

[Sheaf Saint]

45 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

As @Convict Colony would say...

Username to post content CHECKS OUT!

[Whitey Grandad]

45 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

You left out, being invisible, groaning when you get up even if nothing hurts, finding all noises too loud, getting annoyed by wailing teenagers doing something called pop music, not being able to stand all through a game of football.

[badgerx16]

The only real downside at the moment is that it gets harder each year do a bike ride that has a mileage matching my age.

Edited 2 February, 2023 by badgerx16

[The Left Back]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

 

32 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

You left out, being invisible, groaning when you get up even if nothing hurts, finding all noises too loud, getting annoyed by wailing teenagers doing something called pop music, not being able to stand all through a game of football.

Great lists, resonating with so much of that.  Humour, grieving and pathos in equal measure.

I'd add:

Going deaf. Wondering where the melodies and choruses are in modern songs. Needing to wear thermal long johns from November to March. Talking too loud and getting told off for it. Railing against Love Island and reality TV in general. Railing against cosmetic surgery and other modern day fads. Railing against excessive tattooing. Aching when sitting for too long, aching when moving too much.  Remembering minutiae from the 70s while forgetting what you had for breakfast. Not knowing how electronic gadgets work. Being asked what a floppy disc was.

Having said all that, I've never been happier.  60 is 18 months away - bring it on.

[Toadhall Saint]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

Yeah but apart from that…

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I was thinking exactly the same thing 

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

Getting up in the middle of the night to pee. Spending so much time with your GP that you are in first name terms with them. Watching your pension be worth less in real terms every year. Your kids counting down the days until you die do they can get their hands on their inheritance. Deep vein thrombosis. Losing your hair. Daily aches in places you never knew existed. Even less chance of shagging Scarlett Johansen than you had when you were younger and more virile. Reminiscing about things like black and white tv and people looking at you as if you are mad. Many of your old friends and heroes are pushing up daisies. Finding it hard to drive at night. Getting tailgated because you are driving exactly on the allowed speed limit. Remembering to order and pick up your meds every 4 weeks. People offering you their chair. No longer being bothered about getting hammered and celebrating the New Year. Looking forward to the next birthday with dread rather than excitement. Memory loss. Height loss. Weight gain. Growing hair out of orifices that didn’t used to have hair in them. Planning your evening viewing around gardening, home renovation, documentaries rather than vacuous trash where fit girls get their kit off. Reading Hilary Mantel instead of 50 Shades of Grey. Buying a dog because that will help you get out for a walk. One pint of Guinness instead of a skinful of lager and Jagerbombs. Joining your wife on her diet. Not deleting the unsolicited ads on your phone for Viagra. Walking through the local graveyard and personally knowing several of the inhabitants. Buying a car on its affordability rating and ease of access rather than its horsepower and pulling power. Giving up buying Levi’s 501’s and buying cheap supermarket jeans. Consider buying beige trousers with elasticated waistbands. Tear ducts that leak at the merest hint of a cold breeze and make it look like you are crying. Having a nervous system so sensitive that the slightest unexpected loud noise gives you palpitations. Suggesting to your wife that she buys thermal tights rather than fishnet stockings…

You probably get the picture.

You should watch this, it might explain why you're so miserable

 

 

[Whitey Grandad]

As Bob Monkhouse used to say,

"You know you're getting old when you you walk into a room and can't remember why you went there.

And it's the toilet."

[swannymere]

4 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

Define "old".

50

[Weston Super Saint]

Where is everyone getting these old ducks from?

Rule 1?

[whelk]

Struggling to do 5k in under 25 mins but sounds like I am in better shape than most of you old fuckers😄

[whelk]

Not understanding influencers 

[rallyboy]

Ah, but the positives of getting on a bit....you were there when those great films and classic records first came out, stuff like Bowie's incredible early seventies hits were just new releases on the chart show, ditto The Jam, The Clash and Two Tone -  punk and New Wave was just part of everyday life, I saw Bobby Stokes score, Eddie Kidd jumping over buses, Archie Gemmel's goal against Holland, Barry Sheene, James Hunt, the threat of Nuclear war, wrestling at 4pm, Star Trek, Linda Lusardi, there was no X-Factor shit, you were allowed coconut chewing tobacco and chocolate cigarettes - life was properly happening and we were actually there, swigging it down to the dregs!

What have they got to enjoy now?

Ed fucking Sheeran, cheese in an aerosol can, maths until they are eighteen followed by fifty soul-destroying years of shit jobs working for twats.

Whereas we, my creaking and small-bladdered friends, we lived through the glory days. 

[badgerx16]

21 minutes ago, whelk said:

Struggling to do 5k in under 25 mins but sounds like I am in better shape than most of you old fuckers😄

I can do 100k in a little over 4 hours, admittedly on a bike.

[badgerx16]

22 minutes ago, whelk said:

Not understanding influencers 

Not understanding why they actually exist.

[badgerx16]

41 minutes ago, swannymere said:

50

You have set your sights waaaaay too low.

Edited 2 February, 2023 by badgerx16

[badgerx16]

58 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

As Bob Monkhouse used to say,

"You know you're getting old when you you walk into a room and can't remember why you went there.

And it's the toilet."

"When it takes all night to do what you used to do all night,"

 

The Oldest Swinger In Town

( Fred Wedlock )

[Weston Super Saint]

26 minutes ago, whelk said:

Struggling to do 5k in under 25 mins but sounds like I am in better shape than most of you old fuckers😄

Just under 23 for me

 

[swannymere]

3 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

You have set your sights waaaaay too low.

50 this year, feel bloody ancient.

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, swannymere said:

50 this year, feel bloody ancient.

Nipper !

[whelk]

7 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Just under 23 for me

 

It’s that physical job of yours keeping you in shape

[whelk]

26 minutes ago, rallyboy said:

Ah, but the positives of getting on a bit....you were there when those great films and classic records first came out, stuff like Bowie's incredible early seventies hits were just new releases on the chart show, ditto The Jam, The Clash and Two Tone -  punk and New Wave was just part of everyday life, I saw Bobby Stokes score, Eddie Kidd jumping over buses, Archie Gemmel's goal against Holland, Barry Sheene, James Hunt, the threat of Nuclear war, wrestling at 4pm, Star Trek, Linda Lusardi, there was no X-Factor shit, you were allowed coconut chewing tobacco and chocolate cigarettes - life was properly happening and we were actually there, swigging it down to the dregs!

What have they got to enjoy now?

Ed fucking Sheeran, cheese in an aerosol can, maths until they are eighteen followed by fifty soul-destroying years of shit jobs working for twats.

Whereas we, my creaking and small-bladdered friends, we lived through the glory days. 

And kids today have no idea of the joy Jimmy Savile brought 

[whelk]

Travelling and not having a phone or the idea of the internet and phoning home maybe once a month

[Turkish]

14 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Just under 23 for me

 

have you got a concept 2 at home? Im considering getting one to put in the garage.

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, rallyboy said:

Ah, but the positives of getting on a bit....you were there when those great films and classic records first came out, stuff like Bowie's incredible early seventies hits were just new releases on the chart show, ditto The Jam, The Clash and Two Tone -  punk and New Wave was just part of everyday life, I saw Bobby Stokes score, Eddie Kidd jumping over buses, Archie Gemmel's goal against Holland, Barry Sheene, James Hunt, the threat of Nuclear war, wrestling at 4pm, Star Trek, Linda Lusardi, there was no X-Factor shit, you were allowed coconut chewing tobacco and chocolate cigarettes - life was properly happening and we were actually there, swigging it down to the dregs!

What have they got to enjoy now?

Ed fucking Sheeran, cheese in an aerosol can, maths until they are eighteen followed by fifty soul-destroying years of shit jobs working for twats.

Whereas we, my creaking and small-bladdered friends, we lived through the glory days. 

Absolutely! I wouldn’t change when I was born, well maybe I would like to have been born a year or two earlier so that could have gone to gigs in the late 60’s rather than 1970 when I went to my first rock concert. Keith Richards said the longer he lives, the longer he wants to live. Even Pete Townsend, who hoped to die before he got old, is still making music and touring.

I had to laugh at the current bunch in The Apprentice last week who didn’t know what a 45 was when sent to buy a record. They may have amazing technology at their fingertips, but boy have they missed out on a golden age of musical culture.

The problem isn’t so much aging, it is the baggage  that comes with it. I was lucky enough to have 20/20 vision for many years, but even with glasses my vision isn’t good now. My heart doesn’t work properly and I am on the waiting list to have some kind of procedure soon. Feeling tired all of the time is not great. Still, you never know when the lights are going out for the final time, so all we can do is make the most of whatever time we have left no matter what condition we are in. I shall be 69 on Sunday, only one more trip round the sun until I hit my seventh decade!

Edited 2 February, 2023 by sadoldgit
Typo

[egg]

1 hour ago, swannymere said:

50 this year, feel bloody ancient.

50 this year too, but don't feel ancient. The body has a few creaks and issues, but I feel young in myself, and enjoy life. The biggest thing that's helped give me more physical and mental energy is knocking booze on the head, and trying not to to worry as it achieves nothing positive.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, swannymere said:

50 this year, feel bloody ancient.

Snap 😳

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

have you got a concept 2 at home? Im considering getting one to put in the garage.

Nah, that's in the gym.

Although the yoga mat is just in front so the view is usually a lot better than the garage door 😜

[Colinjb]

The bit that's getting me (I'm 38, 39 in a couple of months), still love playing sport and can charge around with people in their mid twenties quite happily..... But it now takes 3 or 4 days to fully recover from it, which is a f**king b*tch.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, sadoldgit said:

Absolutely! I wouldn’t change when I was born, well maybe I would like to have been born a year or two earlier so that could have gone to gigs in the late 60’s rather than 1970 when I went to my first rock concert. Keith Richards said the longer he lives, the longer he wants to live. Even Pete Townsend, who hoped to die before he got old, is still making music and touring.

I had to laugh at the current bunch in The Apprentice last week who didn’t know what a 45 was when sent to buy a record. They may have amazing technology at their fingertips, but boy have they missed out on a golden age of musical culture.

The problem isn’t so much aging, it is the baggage  that comes with it. I was lucky enough to have 20/20 vision for many years, but even with glasses my vision isn’t good now. My heart doesn’t work properly and I am on the waiting list to have some kind of procedure soon. Feeling tired all of the time is not great. Still, you never know when the lights are going out for the final time, so all we can do is make the most of whatever time we have left no matter what condition we are in. I shall be 69 on Sunday, only one more trip round the sun until I hit my seventh decade!

I had my heart bypass nearly eleven years ago so that has bought me some time. The best £6000 that I have spent was getting my cataract lenses replaced with artificial ones. Most of my life I had been short sighted but now I have better than 20:20 vision. I just have some cheap specs for reading.

I have been type 2 diabetic for a long while but have recently gone onto daily insulin injections.  It has brought my blood sugar under control and now I can go hours without needing the toilet. 

[sadoldgit]

32 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I had my heart bypass nearly eleven years ago so that has bought me some time. The best £6000 that I have spent was getting my cataract lenses replaced with artificial ones. Most of my life I had been short sighted but now I have better than 20:20 vision. I just have some cheap specs for reading.

I have been type 2 diabetic for a long while but have recently gone onto daily insulin injections.  It has brought my blood sugar under control and now I can go hours without needing the toilet. 

Good to hear Whitey!

The scariest things about aging is the older you get the faster time passes. When I was a kid the 6 week summer holidays seemed to last for ages. Now the years pass in the twinkling of an eye it seems.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

4 hours ago, whelk said:

Struggling to do 5k in under 25 mins but sounds like I am in better shape than most of you old fuckers😄

If you get to the bus stop closer to it's scheduled time, then it will be quicker.

And at a state pension age, it will be free!

Not all bad news. 🙂

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

If you get to the bus stop closer to it's scheduled time, then it will be quicker.

And at a state pension age, it will be free!

Not all bad news. 🙂

If you can find a bus.

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

Good to hear Whitey!

The scariest things about aging is the older you get the faster time passes. When I was a kid the 6 week summer holidays seemed to last for ages. Now the years pass in the twinkling of an eye it seems.

Each year that passes is a smaller fraction of the years you've had and a larger fraction of the years you've got left. 

[Turkish]

4 hours ago, egg said:

50 this year too, but don't feel ancient. The body has a few creaks and issues, but I feel young in myself, and enjoy life. The biggest thing that's helped give me more physical and mental energy is knocking booze on the head, and trying not to to worry as it achieves nothing positive.

Im 46 in a few weeks time, i walk 10000 steps a day, do crossfit at least 3-4 times a week, golf in the spring summer months and coach kids football on a weekend. Although i've really noticed a drop of in my speed, i was never the quickest but now i'm a very slow runner my strength and general fitness is as good as it's ever been. Can match lads 20 years younger on any workout that involves barbells, dumbells, rowing but not the ones with running!!! In truth i've probably only got a few more years left where i'm going to make any more significant gains with weights, then it's about maintaining and keeping off weight and the decline as long as possible. The big difference though us you have to be so much stricter with diet. You cant have a good workout these days if you've had a few drinks the night before or a takeaway that you can in your twenties, hence why i've significantly cut back on the booze in the last year and cleaned up my diet.

Recovery from workouts is fine that's down to diet and stretching, lots of protein and veg i can easily train hard 3-4 days in a row with no soreness or stiffness if i stretch and get plenty of protein down. The big notice for me though was when i tried to play football with a load of younger lads a few months ago, i must have been the oldest by at least 10-15 years and whilst when i could catch them they bounced off me it was catching them that was the problem. That's just age sadly, you cant keep going forever so my football days are definitely over but intend to keep going with the crossfit, there are a couple of blokes and women in their early 60s that go to our box and doing great, hopefully depending on keeping injury free then i will be, been quite fortunate in that i've only ever had one serious injury and that was in my early 20s.

[Turkish]

3 hours ago, Colinjb said:

The bit that's getting me (I'm 38, 39 in a couple of months), still love playing sport and can charge around with people in their mid twenties quite happily..... But it now takes 3 or 4 days to fully recover from it, which is a f**king b*tch.

Stretch, stretch and stretch some more. Get some decent protein down you and you'll be fine. I do a 15 minute a day stretch program on an app, it's made a huge difference to recovery.

[Crab Lungs]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Im 46 in a few weeks time, i walk 10000 steps a day, do crossfit at least 3-4 times a week, golf in the spring summer months and coach kids football on a weekend. Although i've really noticed a drop of in my speed, i was never the quickest but now i'm a very slow runner my strength and general fitness is as good as it's ever been. Can match lads 20 years younger on any workout that involves barbells, dumbells, rowing but not the ones with running!!! In truth i've probably only got a few more years left where i'm going to make any more significant gains with weights, then it's about maintaining and keeping off weight and the decline as long as possible. The big difference though us you have to be so much stricter with diet. You cant have a good workout these days if you've had a few drinks the night before or a takeaway that you can in your twenties, hence why i've significantly cut back on the booze in the last year and cleaned up my diet.

Recovery from workouts is fine that's down to diet and stretching, lots of protein and veg i can easily train hard 3-4 days in a row with no soreness or stiffness if i stretch and get plenty of protein down. The big notice for me though was when i tried to play football with a load of younger lads a few months ago, i must have been the oldest by at least 10-15 years and whilst when i could catch them they bounced off me it was catching them that was the problem. That's just age sadly, you cant keep going forever so my football days are definitely over but intend to keep going with the crossfit, there are a couple of blokes and women in their early 60s that go to our box and doing great, hopefully depending on keeping injury free then i will be, been quite fortunate in that i've only ever had one serious injury and that was in my early 20s.

I second all of this in terms of the diet and exercise regimen. 

I train four times a week but the biggest impact I’ve made is changing my diet. My diet keeps the weight off and the training makes me feel ‘young’ - whatever that might be.

Only took it seriously from last year onwards and it’s changed everything. Stronger and fitter than ever, and I’ve just tipped over the 40 mark.

[Turkish]

6 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said:

I second all of this in terms of the diet and exercise regimen. 

I train four times a week but the biggest impact I’ve made is changing my diet. My diet keeps the weight off and the training makes me feel ‘young’ - whatever that might be.

Only took it seriously from last year onwards and it’s changed everything. Stronger and fitter than ever, and I’ve just tipped over the 40 mark.

I actually went to see a nutritionist a few months ago as I was struggling a bit for energy. She was brilliant, got me to do a normal week of eating, sleeping and exercise and goals tracked in my fitness pal then we went though it. Turns out I wasn’t eating enough to support the exercise wasn’t getting enough protein or carbs and quickly established alcohol is my kryptonite 🤣🤣 she gave me a some recommendations and some calorie and macro goals and the difference has been incredible and I’m losing fat despite eating quite a bit more. 

Edited 2 February, 2023 by Turkish

[Crab Lungs]

Just now, Turkish said:

I actually went to see a nutritionist a few months ago as I was struggling a bit for energy. She was brilliant, got me to do a normal week of eating, sleeping and exercise and goals then we went though it. Turns out I wasn’t eating enough to support the exercise wasn’t getting enough protein or carbs and quickly established alcohol is my kryptonite 🤣🤣 she gave me a some recommendations and some calorie and macro goals and the difference has been incredible and I’m losing fat despite eating quite a bit more. 

Yeah, the science and well, simplicity behind it is amazing. 

Once I was educated about this I was astounded how routine and easy-ish it becomes once you’ve done it for a few weeks. I mean, I still treat myself now and then but there’s knowledge now that I have to moderate it and the discipline which kicks on of ‘not wanting to lose what I’ve worked so hard for’ 

Key word for me was ‘balanced’. 

And because I feel better and am happy in how I look, I love to encourage others to do the same now. 

Did you find it much of an adjustment changing your diet?