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Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Feel ya man, 25 has been rough
Time to throw in the towel?
Ned Overend is my spirit animal.
Do you weigh more than you did 5 years ago? How much do you drink, how well do you sleep?
I'm still a couple of years from 40 but am lighter and fitter than I've ever been. Cutting back a little on beer has probably made the biggest difference. I sleep and recover a lot better and dropped a few pounds. It's kind of still surprising because I'll do workouts and expect to be tired the next day or two but then can still go out and ride pretty hard.
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Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
I'm a type II diabetic, I did have a gut was 5'8" 175 which is overweight according to the BMI , so I lost 15-20 lb at age 50 by portion control/ quitting sugar and my a1c went down 2 points, from there I did gain 2-3 lbs when the craft brews opened up in town last year but sugar levels are still pretty good for a type II
IME age 50 was my last chance to do something about my health & fitness, I was retired at 49 got pretty fit and had lots of time to play thru my 50's but at 60 + i am noticing a bigger difference in drive and energy levels, also experianced ED and needed topping up
This year I don't really fit in my whitewater play boat cuz my legs are too stiff and I'm thinking of giving it up after 36 yars cuz I just can't be bothered anymore
getting old sucks but it beats the alternative
so anyhow if you see Alice tell her i'm ready to go
Endurance shouldn't be a problem in your 40's. You're losing agility and speed but endurance should still be near peak.
TRT for the win :)
my buddy the ultra runner looked in the bar for the event signup and said hmm pretty young room
cuz most of the guys at ultra's are 50 or 60
before I became a has-been my best edurance was at 56 when i had trained to ski for the 24 hr event
I think the biggest kick in the nuts about getting old and fat is that in your 20's if you carried around a 30 pound weight all day you'd lose a shitton of weight through osmosis or something. Now I carry an extra 30 and have to do an hour + of cardio a day to maintain current status.
OK whippersnapper, I think you might be surprised by the drop off from, say, 38 to 44 - I know I was. Come back in 6-7 years and let us know how it's going ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by jamal
Relative to average Americans, I'm in pretty good shape, but my ass is dragging compared to me at your age. I've gotten better on diet since my 30s - my wife and I take 2 or 3 days to get through a bottle of wine and I'm eating pretty well - lowish carbs, very little sugar, not much junk food. Gotta get better on the training side of the equation.
I know it can be done: in my late 30s, I went toe to toe with a guy who had to be in his mid 60s or better - we were cycling, wound up together partway through a big hill climb, and it got competitive, with both of us going all out. He edged me out at the top by a few feet and told me his power meter had him at over 400 watts on the final pitch. I am nowhere near riding like that today, can't decide if that guy is more inspirational or discouraging.
https://www.instagram.com/tmacsinc/
Browse through that a bit.
Variety is the main ingredient for kickassery.
Dude's 54 btw
IME a lot of guys in their 30's and 40's are busy with job wife kids life and don't get out so I could be 50+ and still blow by them on the ski hill and/or skin track cuz they are on day 2 and I'm on day 50+
Good luck and stay with it man.
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Originally Posted by acinpdx
Sure, I think the top end has come down a notch, injuries have taken a collective toll. But that still leaves enough mitochrondrial might to crush the souls of most of those considerably younger.
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Originally Posted by Mofro261
Haha. Well said
Considering some of the people you skied with in your youth it’s lucky you made it this farQuote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
X10.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
48 here and also on TRT. Made a yuudge difference. Most guys I see around my age seem to have said fuck it and don’t do shit for exercise. I’ve been slacking at the gym, knee issue that won’t go away and it’s summer so moar beer and salty foods I shouldn’t eat. But damn their good when out on the boat all day.
Have to get back at it though since ski season will be here before I know it and I can’t let the young whipper snappers beat me down the hill.
It smells like old people in here.....
At least you're usually humble about it [emoji41]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
Probably gonna treat him like some old fart who stole a dumbbell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
I heard that golf is good exercise...
Jeebus, you just turned fourty. Just wait till you get on the backside of 50.
Suck it up Sally. You got pain coming in parts you did not even know you had.
golf is a game not a sport
i'm 52 and i quit lifting heavy stuff years ago because my joints and my spine are fucked. circuit training, yoga and cardio (swimming, cycling, rowing, stair climbing, elliptical) now. for the most part i still feel strong and my endurance is good, i just take a little longer to warm up than i used to, but i was slow to warm up even in my teens and 20s.
walking 18 in 2:15 is not badQuote:
Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!
Ha, yeah, my accountant and good friend is a triathlete, and was bitching to me about the competitors he has to deal with in his master class. He's late 50s, but is getting killed by guys in their seventies, because they have all the time in the world to train, while he's still on the 9-5 with kids. Hell, it's all I do these days. I have to back off sometimes and take a day off.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
The only way you're going to do that is with a Secret Service escort to clear the course. (Obviously I'm not talking about our current president.)Quote:
Originally Posted by wyeaster
Here's a nice article on the physical effects of aging from an endurance sport perspective.
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/trai...rance-preview/
I've certainly noticed the decline in maximum heart rate, and also how long it takes to get warmed up--heart rate up, muscle arterioles dilated. If I start off too fast I have trouble the rest of the hike or whatever it is I'm doing. If I'm patient and ramp up gradually I do much better. Tough to do on a powder day. The most tiring run of the day is the first--before I'm warmed up.
I work much harder to stay in shape now than when I was in my twenties and thirties, for much much less results.
One year the Sierra Sun published all the times for the Donner Lake triathalon. In every 5 year age class the winner was the youngest.
Well, I didnt say they were the fittest, but, they're a lot fitter than the typical American who doesn't even leave their vehicle to get lunch. Fuck, this whole Uber eats thing just advanced the obesity problem by ten percent. It's pretty gross out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by SumJongGuy
I just started wearing a heart rate monitor on rides after some time. In the late ninties, I would max out in the 160s. Now I barely break 135. Slowing down.
i like to play first out in the morning so there is nobody in front of me. i also play in rain and snow. so there is nobody in front of me.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Maybe you need a gym membership?
60+, ride everyday, skied 167 this season.
Today’s early ride was 2 hours, 2000 ft and about 10 miles of expert, technical terrain.
Only guy I saw this morning, is 80.
He was on an Emtb, but he’s a fucking legend and I wasn’t about to say shit.
If that's all you've got you were never fit in the first place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Ouch, sorry to hear it. I also had some back issues this year, including a muscle spasm that left me in bed for a day or two. Turned out a new mattress corrected things, but pretty eye opening - I wouldn't even have noticed a worn-out mattress 15 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by acinpdx
You can say some stupid shit at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
One thing to also consider here is proper nutrition. I used to think that I ate.pretty well until I had a nutritionist coach me through a balanced macro diet for myself and my fitness goals.
As a result at almost 43 I feel strong and in shape as I ever have..combining this with good workout data let's me workout just enough to be in shape but not over doing it to feel fatigued.
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Not really. You're barely working at 70% capacity for a someone fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
There are no universal numbers, asshole. Everybody is different.
Yeah, when you're in crappy shape MHR and V02 are lower