How old are you? (1 Viewer)

[Max Power]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Stretching and yoga make a world of difference. Everyone on this website probably sits too much. As little as 2-3 minutes twice a day had a huge payoff.

I was really good about this for awhile, but always let it slip. There's a few YouTube yoga ladies that keep things, ahem, motivating and i need to get back into that (boho beautiful is a favorite channel and aside from the obvious the yoga is really good). The one thing i am consistent with is deep body weight squats, we always called them 3rd world squats, but maybe that's not preferred anymore. Either way, those babies keep things opened up and functioning in the hips. I really struggle with psoas tightening and they help with that.

My hips flexors are very tight and I know the pose you're talking about. I try to do those for a 2 minute hold whenever I'm thinking about it.

I'd really like to start attending a hot yoga class, but I know how awkward I'm going to look my first several sessions. I'm a bigger guy who loves power lifting, but asking me to hold a yoga pose for 30 seconds and I'm shaking.

 

[urbanhack]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Stretching and yoga make a world of difference. Everyone on this website probably sits too much. As little as 2-3 minutes twice a day had a huge payoff.

I was really good about this for awhile, but always let it slip. There's a few YouTube yoga ladies that keep things, ahem, motivating and i need to get back into that (boho beautiful is a favorite channel and aside from the obvious the yoga is really good). The one thing i am consistent with is deep body weight squats, we always called them 3rd world squats, but maybe that's not preferred anymore. Either way, those babies keep things opened up and functioning in the hips. I really struggle with psoas tightening and they help with that.

My hips flexors are very tight and I know the pose you're talking about. I try to do those for a 2 minute hold whenever I'm thinking about it.

I'd really like to start attending a hot yoga class, but I know how awkward I'm going to look my first several sessions. I'm a bigger guy who loves power lifting, but asking me to hold a yoga pose for 30 seconds and I'm shaking.

I do a hot yoga class every week but it's Warm Deep Stretch. It's heated but it's slow and we hold the posses for a minute or two. Really helps open you up. It's not the fast paced stuff, which I'm not able to do because I've got shoulder and hip issues so moving slowly between poses is perfect and with the heat.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Stretching and yoga make a world of difference. Everyone on this website probably sits too much. As little as 2-3 minutes twice a day had a huge payoff.

I was really good about this for awhile, but always let it slip. There's a few YouTube yoga ladies that keep things, ahem, motivating and i need to get back into that (boho beautiful is a favorite channel and aside from the obvious the yoga is really good). The one thing i am consistent with is deep body weight squats, we always called them 3rd world squats, but maybe that's not preferred anymore. Either way, those babies keep things opened up and functioning in the hips. I really struggle with psoas tightening and they help with that.

My hips flexors are very tight and I know the pose you're talking about. I try to do those for a 2 minute hold whenever I'm thinking about it.

I'd really like to start attending a hot yoga class, but I know how awkward I'm going to look my first several sessions. I'm a bigger guy who loves power lifting, but asking me to hold a yoga pose for 30 seconds and I'm shaking.

Similar. I'm not a huge guy, but I like to lift heavy and have always focused on explosive movements so that tends to cause flexibility issues. Those squats are really awesome to open everything up in the hip flexors, psoas, ankles, knees, they all get a little something out of it.

I have a buddy that's into hot yoga. I think he's the only male in the class. We're built completely opposite as he's the thin wirey type. I've entertained the idea of tagging along, but there's only so much time in a day. I just need to set aside 20-30mins 3 days a week at home and i think it'll be enough to keep the injuries away and feel a little less stiff in the mornings.

 

[zamboni]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

The only pushups I'm chasing are these.

Probably only those in the latter five age buckets would appreciate.

 

[Jayrod]

played the other day. MURDERED a bunch of 20 year olds. Felt so amazing.

That's great until your achilles decides it doesn't want to play anymore. There is no warning. There is no preparation. Just snap and you are laid up for 3 months in a cast/boot and learning to walk all over again. I loved playing basketball. Was doing it 3-5 times a week at the time (just turned 40)......best shape of my life and all that. Then one day, snap. My career was over. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Terrible, terrible injury. I am still not the same and it's been almost 15 years.

Fingers crossed that never hits me. My dad's issue was his hamstrings pulling. That and his poor vision finally sidelined him from hoops in his late 50's.

I played today and felt great. Last week, I thought I should never play again. The inconsistency is what is frustrating to me. If I'm done, I'm done, but then days like today feel so good and can't fathom quitting yet.

 

[FarFromHome]

played the other day. MURDERED a bunch of 20 year olds. Felt so amazing.

That's great until your achilles decides it doesn't want to play anymore. There is no warning. There is no preparation. Just snap and you are laid up for 3 months in a cast/boot and learning to walk all over again. I loved playing basketball. Was doing it 3-5 times a week at the time (just turned 40)......best shape of my life and all that. Then one day, snap. My career was over. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Terrible, terrible injury. I am still not the same and it's been almost 15 years.

Fingers crossed that never hits me. My dad's issue was his hamstrings pulling. That and his poor vision finally sidelined him from hoops in his late 50's.

I played today and felt great. Last week, I thought I should never play again. The inconsistency is what is frustrating to me. If I'm done, I'm done, but then days like today feel so good and can't fathom quitting yet.

Hamstrings ae the worst. I've had countless injuries throughout my life. My hamstring tear was the absolute worst one by far. I was taking an agility fitness test and exploded up for for a sprint. They say you hear a pop. You absolutely hear a pop. It was brutal. I am very religious of stretching EVERYDAY. For 5 to 10 minutes a day I stop life and take the time to stretch my body.

 

[FarFromHome]

This age poll has been shocking to me. I got the sense this is an older crowd here, but 75% of us are 46 and older? Damn

 

[CGRdrJoe]

mentally i’m 16, physically i’m 75 and by birth age i’m 49

I was going to post something similar, but my numbers would have been lower, higher, and higher.

I'd say 15, 45, 57.... Actually think I'm in better shape now than when I was in my 40's.
Cross country skiing in the winter and just got back into bike riding this month.

Yeah, 53 here, and definitely not broken down.

I wasn’t athletic growing up, but still pretty active doing kid stuff like biking, backyard horseplay, etc. That changed in college, when I started exercising religiously.

As a middle aged dude, I continue doing something active every day. And all of the sudden, my peers consider me an “athlete”.

I have occasional low back pain, from a bad lumbar disc, which started after I overdid seated rows at the gym. That’s it for aches and pains.

In contrast, many of those I know with bad joints were high school or college athletes, who let themselves go in middle age.

In retrospect, I think a slow and steady approach to ramping up exercise is the better way to go. Not gaining weight also helps.

5-7 140? Backyard horseplay?

More like 5 foot, 105 in middle school. Mostly ball sports, not equestrian.

SLBD, is that you Joey?

Arthritis in both knees sucks, I do get in the gym daily but walking in the evening and mornings is not fun.

 

[Joe Bryant]

I'm sure we've done this before, but I'm both too lazy to search and find it more fun to make my own poll.

I was thinking our average age was around 50 but someone else suggested 60 in the comedy "Mt Rushmore" thread.

Curious to know where we stand on the average age of the board.

Any and all schtick in the comments is appreciated but honesty in the pole would be nice.

How old are ye?

Without looking, I'm going to guess 55 is the average.

 

[Jayrod]

I'm sure we've done this before, but I'm both too lazy to search and find it more fun to make my own poll.

I was thinking our average age was around 50 but someone else suggested 60 in the comedy "Mt Rushmore" thread.

Curious to know where we stand on the average age of the board.

Any and all schtick in the comments is appreciated but honesty in the pole would be nice.

How old are ye?

Without looiking, I'm going to guess 55 is the average.

Nailed it. A bit older than I thought.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

there are 2 children on this site

 

[rockaction]

This age poll has been shocking to me. I got the sense this is an older crowd here, but 75% of us are 46 and older? Damn

How else do you think a bunch of cantankerous and argumentative men keep coming back time after time? Commonality in age is our common currency.

 

[MTskibum]

In the youngest 15%

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

played the other day. MURDERED a bunch of 20 year olds. Felt so amazing.

That's great until your achilles decides it doesn't want to play anymore. There is no warning. There is no preparation. Just snap and you are laid up for 3 months in a cast/boot and learning to walk all over again. I loved playing basketball. Was doing it 3-5 times a week at the time (just turned 40)......best shape of my life and all that. Then one day, snap. My career was over. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Terrible, terrible injury. I am still not the same and it's been almost 15 years.

Fingers crossed that never hits me. My dad's issue was his hamstrings pulling. That and his poor vision finally sidelined him from hoops in his late 50's.

I played today and felt great. Last week, I thought I should never play again. The inconsistency is what is frustrating to me. If I'm done, I'm done, but then days like today feel so good and can't fathom quitting yet.

This happens sometimes too. This is how I like to explain sports in general and what I told both of my daughters growing up.

Seldom have I ever been the best player on the field or court, but sometimes to often I’m the best player in that game. That feeling of being “in the zone“ – there is nothing like it on this earth.

To circle back to your post, those games have been coming farther and farther apart, but nothing has replaced the euphoria of playing great.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Just adopted a newborn baby girl

big congrats hag! Our adopted daughter just turned 21 a couple of days ago - and I'm 67 - lol

 

[Gatorade]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Stretching and yoga make a world of difference. Everyone on this website probably sits too much. As little as 2-3 minutes twice a day had a huge payoff.

I retired four years ago and started doing yoga with my wife almost every day. Love it, but no hot yoga. She had been doing yoga for about 30 years. We also walk almost every day. I had not played any sports in almost 20 years. I play pickleball two or three times a week now and love it. Most of the regular guys are about my age . It is amazing how much yoga has really made a difference in flexibility. I am now basically the same size I was in high school at 150 lbs. Getting ready for my 50th HS reunion.
Age 67

 

[Gatorade]

Oh, just to add on to my last post. I have 10 grand children, the oldest which is 26.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Lot of fellow Gen X in here
75% are between 46-60

You taking notes on this @Joe Bryant
I bet you already knew

WOW!

 

[Judge Smails]

50 in a few months. But not near empty nest as daughter just turned 10. Body is definitely broken though.

My best friend who is my age (47) has a 2 year old unplanned son that was their 4th child.

His next youngest is 16 and my youngest is 15. I'm expecting to be done raising my kids in 5-7 years and he'll be going to grade school choir concerts.

Physically, I still play pickup basketball, but I'm a shell of what I was even 3-4 years ago. Random aches and pains, rashes, toenail fungus, can't lose weight without starving myself, threw my back out and slept on the floor for 3 weeks, etc.

This getting old sucks but it beats the alternative.

Yeah, I remember my grandpa telling me when I was a kid, “getting old ain’t for the weak”. Wise wise man.

3 knee surgeries (1 left, 2 right) zapped every once of athleticism I once had. Playing ball isn’t even on the menu anymore, nor is anything involving running. But putting the bare minimum in to my rehabs has also been a massive mistake. My legs are shot, which along with the normal aches and pains of turning 50, has me feeling way older than I should.

Have a best buddy who did 2 hip replacements. Everyone I know who has had them are better than new. He walks around like Festus from Gunsmoke. Limping badly. Half blew off rehab when I told him out important it is. Don't get it.

 

[Judge Smails]

63. 3 kids, 4 granddaughters.

 

[jwb]

Ok so we're all talking about our ailments now? Typical old guy behaviour.

I'm two months shy of 59. Married (she's older - just turned 63). No kids, but I enjoy reading about yours - lots of good parents here, and gives me hope for the future.

What else... I try and maintain health (no prescriptions, but I've always enjoyed weed quite a bit). Hit the gym 3x a week. 5'10, 205 and wear it ok. But bad sciatica suddenly cropped up this year. @#$%. If I get a week without leg pain keeping me up all night at least once (if not more) it's a great week. Doing a lot of daily stretches that seem to be (slowly) helping. I could see taking up Yoga - it's now on my radar.

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

Ok so we're all talking about our ailments now? Typical old guy behaviour.

I'm two months shy of 59. Married (she's older - just turned 63). No kids, but I enjoy reading about yours - lots of good parents here, and gives me hope for the future.

What else... I try and maintain health (no prescriptions, but I've always enjoyed weed quite a bit). Hit the gym 3x a week. 5'10, 205 and wear it ok. But bad sciatica suddenly cropped up this year. @#$%. If I get a week without leg pain keeping me up all night at least once (if not more) it's a great week. Doing a lot of daily stretches that seem to be (slowly) helping. I could see taking up Yoga - it's now on my radar.

Allow me to help you make your first step into yoga with this lovely practice. Seriously, it's really good and her channel has a ton of different yoga types. 30 minutes of yoga with her will fly by for reasons obvious and otherwise.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

 

[urbanhack]

56

1 cat
1 girlfriend
lot's of disc golf
hot yoga once a week
need to get back on the bike
I'm currently 210 trying to get under 200 and stay there
battling various minor physical issues (hip, plantar, shoulder)
continue to reduce drinking (or trying)
daily cannabis user

 

[Ministry of Pain]

56

1 cat
1 girlfriend
lot's of disc golf
hot yoga once a week
need to get back on the bike
I'm currently 210 trying to get under 200 and stay there
battling various minor physical issues (hip, plantar, shoulder)
continue to reduce drinking (or trying)
daily cannabis user

No pets
Married-Check,
DG-Tennis for me, Check
Meditation, Check
Bike-Check
Similar weight issues-Check
Injuries-Inside right ankle, right shoulder, tennis elbow and right wrist, left shoulder pretty shot, Check
Drinking, (Try=Fail), Check
Cannabis, Check

 

[Terminalxylem]

mentally i’m 16, physically i’m 75 and by birth age i’m 49

I was going to post something similar, but my numbers would have been lower, higher, and higher.

I'd say 15, 45, 57.... Actually think I'm in better shape now than when I was in my 40's.
Cross country skiing in the winter and just got back into bike riding this month.

Yeah, 53 here, and definitely not broken down.

I wasn’t athletic growing up, but still pretty active doing kid stuff like biking, backyard horseplay, etc. That changed in college, when I started exercising religiously.

As a middle aged dude, I continue doing something active every day. And all of the sudden, my peers consider me an “athlete”.

I have occasional low back pain, from a bad lumbar disc, which started after I overdid seated rows at the gym. That’s it for aches and pains.

In contrast, many of those I know with bad joints were high school or college athletes, who let themselves go in middle age.

In retrospect, I think a slow and steady approach to ramping up exercise is the better way to go. Not gaining weight also helps.

5-7 140? Backyard horseplay?

More like 5 foot, 105 in middle school. Mostly ball sports, not equestrian.

SLBD, is that you Joey?

Arthritis in both knees sucks, I do get in the gym daily but walking in the evening and mornings is not fun.

Don’t understand your reference, but it’s probably a dig. Good one, I guesss.

I’m not trying to diminish the pain others experience, as luck and genes probably have a lot to do with it, but it’s still a little surprising so many middle aged people feel broken down. FWIW, the rare occasions something hurts, moving always seems to help me.

Anyway, I’m thankful I’ve dodged the bullet thus far. I know there are periods of rapid biologic aging ahead, so I’m bracing myself for 55.

 

[Terminalxylem]

mentally i’m 16, physically i’m 75 and by birth age i’m 49

I was going to post something similar, but my numbers would have been lower, higher, and higher.

I'd say 15, 45, 57.... Actually think I'm in better shape now than when I was in my 40's.
Cross country skiing in the winter and just got back into bike riding this month.

Yeah, 53 here, and definitely not broken down.

I wasn’t athletic growing up, but still pretty active doing kid stuff like biking, backyard horseplay, etc. That changed in college, when I started exercising religiously.

As a middle aged dude, I continue doing something active every day. And all of the sudden, my peers consider me an “athlete”.

I have occasional low back pain, from a bad lumbar disc, which started after I overdid seated rows at the gym. That’s it for aches and pains.

In contrast, many of those I know with bad joints were high school or college athletes, who let themselves go in middle age.

In retrospect, I think a slow and steady approach to ramping up exercise is the better way to go. Not gaining weight also helps.

5-7 140? Backyard horseplay?

This must be some inside joke?

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Diet and exercise are both important, but some of the longevity gurus point to regular exercise as the best anti-aging intervention.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

 

[Nipsey]

mentally i’m 16, physically i’m 75 and by birth age i’m 49

I was going to post something similar, but my numbers would have been lower, higher, and higher.

I'd say 15, 45, 57.... Actually think I'm in better shape now than when I was in my 40's.
Cross country skiing in the winter and just got back into bike riding this month.

Yeah, 53 here, and definitely not broken down.

I wasn’t athletic growing up, but still pretty active doing kid stuff like biking, backyard horseplay, etc. That changed in college, when I started exercising religiously.

As a middle aged dude, I continue doing something active every day. And all of the sudden, my peers consider me an “athlete”.

I have occasional low back pain, from a bad lumbar disc, which started after I overdid seated rows at the gym. That’s it for aches and pains.

In contrast, many of those I know with bad joints were high school or college athletes, who let themselves go in middle age.

In retrospect, I think a slow and steady approach to ramping up exercise is the better way to go. Not gaining weight also helps.

5-7 140? Backyard horseplay?

This must be some inside joke?

Nope.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Diet and exercise are both important, but some of the longevity gurus point to regular exercise as the best ant-aging intervention.

Great, thanks. I'm doomed.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I'll stop calling myself old here, at 47 I'm a bit on the younger side. thanks for that.

Body not quite broken down yet though. An active lifestyle from youth till today probably helped. Hockey from around the time i could walk through college, football in high-school, always loved the gym and cardio either running or mountain biking. Need to get better about stretching and yoga to help out with a little tendinitis here and there, but i keep on keeping on with most of it.

I think diet is key to fight the clock, clean food and clean water make a massive difference.

Diet and exercise are both important, but some of the longevity gurus point to regular exercise as the best ant-aging intervention.

Great, thanks. I'm doomed.

It’s never too late to start!

It’s been shown that exercise, weight loss and dietary improvements can improve functionality and lifespan, even when one delays the changes until middle aged, or later.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Me---><---60

 

[CGRdrJoe]

mentally i’m 16, physically i’m 75 and by birth age i’m 49

I was going to post something similar, but my numbers would have been lower, higher, and higher.

I'd say 15, 45, 57.... Actually think I'm in better shape now than when I was in my 40's.
Cross country skiing in the winter and just got back into bike riding this month.

Yeah, 53 here, and definitely not broken down.

I wasn’t athletic growing up, but still pretty active doing kid stuff like biking, backyard horseplay, etc. That changed in college, when I started exercising religiously.

As a middle aged dude, I continue doing something active every day. And all of the sudden, my peers consider me an “athlete”.

I have occasional low back pain, from a bad lumbar disc, which started after I overdid seated rows at the gym. That’s it for aches and pains.

In contrast, many of those I know with bad joints were high school or college athletes, who let themselves go in middle age.

In retrospect, I think a slow and steady approach to ramping up exercise is the better way to go. Not gaining weight also helps.

5-7 140? Backyard horseplay?

More like 5 foot, 105 in middle school. Mostly ball sports, not equestrian.

SLBD, is that you Joey?

Arthritis in both knees sucks, I do get in the gym daily but walking in the evening and mornings is not fun.

Don’t understand your reference, but it’s probably a dig. Good one, I guesss.

I’m not trying to diminish the pain others experience, as luck and genes probably have a lot to do with it, but it’s still a little surprising so many middle aged people feel broken down. FWIW, the rare occasions something hurts, moving always seems to help me.

Anyway, I’m thankful I’ve dodged the bullet thus far. I know there are periods of rapid biologic aging ahead, so I’m bracing myself for 55.

no, just an old time poster that was 5 foot and maybe 110 at 40

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

If I cant muster out a measly 100 push ups in 24 hours just take me out back and shoot me.

 

[BeTheMatch]

I'm dying. I'm ready.

 

[FarFromHome]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

If I cant muster out a measly 100 push ups in 24 hours just take me out back and shoot me.

Yep. Ha ha.

10 sets of 10. Easy money man.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I see the Mandelbaums have entered chat.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I see the Mandelbaums have entered chat.

I thought we agreed Seinfeld references are too dated to continue to use?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

I’m not going to lie. You were in the back of my mind after I started closing in on 200. I did 280 pushups today. A few 20 at a time but most was just 10 at a time. This was after a full days rest.

I’m still chasing 90 for the monthly goal of 3100.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

If I cant muster out a measly 100 push ups in 24 hours just take me out back and shoot me.

Yep. Ha ha.

10 sets of 10. Easy money man.

Cheat code.

 

[rockaction]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

Shoulder injuries due to overuse are just awful. And that’s likely what push-ups will affect (I think). All I know is I have a repaired rotator cuff and that’s what smarts when I do push-ups, so I generally avoid them or keep my shoulders a bit narrower than most do.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Currently doing a group challenge with 3 other guys I know…

3100 pushups in May. I’m currently chasing 130. (Took last sat/sun off due to soreness.)

I think I can start gaining ground. Side goal is that I want to double the goal.

Push ups and other body weight exercises are great, broadly speaking. But sounds like you’re headed for an overuse injury, unless you’re already conditioned to do 50+ daily.

If I cant muster out a measly 100 push ups in 24 hours just take me out back and shoot me.

Yep. Ha ha.

10 sets of 10. Easy money man.

I had assumed 100 continuously. My bad. 10x10 is easy, but every day for weeks on end still may end up causing overuse injury in a middle aged dude.

 

[Sparky Polastri]

I see the Mandelbaums have entered chat.

I thought we agreed Seinfeld references are too dated to continue to use?

Based on the poll results thus far, the reference seems to be hitting smack dab in the middle of this place's demo.

 

[jamny]

60 and feel like I'm in my 40's
Never having kids has helped!
I feel like this is the last generally healthy decade. The last decade when, if I die, someone will say it's too young.
Hoping to make the best of it. Semi-retired and hoping to convince the wife to do the same this year or next. She's only 54 though.

Being 60 is weird. It doesn't feel like I am but at the same time there's a sense of serenity about it. Hard to describe.
Turning 59 annoyed me more, knowing it was my last year in my 50's but once 60 hit, a lot of that lifted.

 

[Joe Bryant]

60 and feel like I'm in my 40's
Never having kids has helped!
I feel like this is the last generally healthy decade. The last decade when, if I die, someone will say it's too young.
Hoping to make the best of it. Semi-retired and hoping to convince the wife to do the same this year or next. She's only 54 though.

Being 60 is weird. It doesn't feel like I am but at the same time there's a sense of serenity about it. Hard to describe.
Turning 59 annoyed me more, knowing it was my last year in my 50's but once 60 hit, a lot of that lifted.

Thanks. Outside of kids, what do you think has helped you stay healthy?

 

[jamny]

60 and feel like I'm in my 40's
Never having kids has helped!
I feel like this is the last generally healthy decade. The last decade when, if I die, someone will say it's too young.
Hoping to make the best of it. Semi-retired and hoping to convince the wife to do the same this year or next. She's only 54 though.

Being 60 is weird. It doesn't feel like I am but at the same time there's a sense of serenity about it. Hard to describe.
Turning 59 annoyed me more, knowing it was my last year in my 50's but once 60 hit, a lot of that lifted.

Thanks. Outside of kids, what do you think has helped you stay healthy?

Hmmm...interesting question. I've honestly not given it much thought.
Obviously not having certain diseases comes down to luck. Up until covid, I usually had physically demanding jobs, but I stopped most athletic stuff after high school so I never really abused my body. My Dad died at 60 but my Mom made it to 78. I just had a physical with a new doctor and he told me to just keep doing what I'm doing because it's working.
I haven't had fast food or soda in like 20 years so I'm sure that has helped. I guess maybe the biggest thing is walking. We've always walked a lot and now, with the Greenbelt right here, I walk a lot more. And probably lack of stress and positive attitude. I've always been pretty mellow and the wife and I never fight. We just enjoy life, especially here in Boise. Oh and she gets a lot of credit for keeping me eating better with more salads, fruits & vegetables, yogurt, etc. to mix in with the less healthy stuff.
Just a little of everything I guess. Living as healthy a lifestyle as possible, even if we do drink probably more than we should.

 

[Terminalxylem]

60 and feel like I'm in my 40's
Never having kids has helped!
I feel like this is the last generally healthy decade. The last decade when, if I die, someone will say it's too young.
Hoping to make the best of it. Semi-retired and hoping to convince the wife to do the same this year or next. She's only 54 though.

Being 60 is weird. It doesn't feel like I am but at the same time there's a sense of serenity about it. Hard to describe.
Turning 59 annoyed me more, knowing it was my last year in my 50's but once 60 hit, a lot of that lifted.

Thanks. Outside of kids, what do you think has helped you stay healthy?

Hmmm...interesting question. I've honestly not given it much thought.
Obviously not having certain diseases comes down to luck. Up until covid, I usually had physically demanding jobs, but I stopped most athletic stuff after high school so I never really abused my body. My Dad died at 60 but my Mom made it to 78. I just had a physical with a new doctor and he told me to just keep doing what I'm doing because it's working.
I haven't had fast food or soda in like 20 years so I'm sure that has helped. I guess maybe the biggest thing is walking. We've always walked a lot and now, with the Greenbelt right here, I walk a lot more. And probably lack of stress and positive attitude. I've always been pretty mellow and the wife and I never fight. We just enjoy life, especially here in Boise. Oh and she gets a lot of credit for keeping me eating better with more salads, fruits & vegetables, yogurt, etc. to mix in with the less healthy stuff.
Just a little of everything I guess. Living as healthy a lifestyle as possible, even if we do drink probably more than we should.

Good to see some people feeling great in their 60s!

I tend to agree with you regarding the sixties being the last generally healthy decade. That said, I’ve met people who still lead active lifestyles in their 70s and 80s, and, more rarely, occasionally into their 90s. The latter are generally sweet little old ladies who walk a lot.

And who knows what medical breakthroughs may occur in the coming decades? Anyway, keep it up!

 

[Hastur]

55 going on 12.

 

[Zow]

This age poll has been shocking to me. I got the sense this is an older crowd here, but 75% of us are 46 and older? Damn

I think it's the type of social media platform (messageboard forum).

I think my age group (I'm 41) and younger gravitated/gravitates to different platforms. I don't know of anybody else in my IRL peer group who regularly attend messageboards/forums like I do here. Some are on listserves and many belong to facebook groups or whatever.