For me, the biggest issue is recovery. I just can’t beat myself up as much and then go do it again repeatedly. Overtraining is a higher risk, I think, when your body doesn’t bounce back as quickly as it used to.
Great Idea! I’m in.
I think it will be an option.
bit like a benevolence home!
Also, i am looking forward to my post frmative years…
…Is there a scary thing that will happen…
Will i suddenly have the power to take young 18 year olds swoon with the power of my (sudden change) silver locks (clooney esk…)?
If so, i will lie about my age.
That would be cool! The needs and concerns of older athletes can vary greatly from the younger guys…hope to see this area soon!
Okay you guys asked for it:
YOU KNOW YOU ARE OLD WHEN:
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Everything that works hurts, and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work.
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You feel like “the morning after” and you haven’t been anywhere.
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Your little black book only contains names ending in MD.
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Your mind makes contracts your body can’t keep.
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Your back goes out more than you do.
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There are so many candles on your birthday cake that a group of scouts gather around and sing “cumbia.”
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You sink your teeth into a big juicy steak…and they stay there.
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Your best deadlift is getting out of bed in the morning.
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Your best squat happens when you’re on the toilet.
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You mix your Grow! with geritol…and you like it!
okay, okay all kidding aside, I’m in. Oh wait…did I say that already? No seriously…
I think it would be a great addition. I know at my age (49) I have had to change/give up certain things in my training. No behind the neck presses anymore. Shoulder just can’t take it. Gotta pay attention to my knees when they start screaming - only one pair per customer and I really don’t want to go through replacement surgery. And here’s one that will make you cringe. I’m not sure if the men experience this: stress incontinence. Deadlift day - no fluids at least two hours prior to working out. Ever notice how your mom grabs her crotch when she sneezes. Nope, she’s not imitating Eminem, she’s trying to keep from…well you know.
Yep, the older athlete definitely has issues the young pups don’t. And the young’ens may also learn from our mistakes. So yes, it’s a great idea. Alot of the other forums have an older athlete area.
No MILFs in the powerful images please.
It’s just funny thinking of all the guys here doing a “sit and be fit” workout together.
Now gently stretch the neck, first to the left…and then to the right…now you can pick up that newspaper you got for extra resistance…and if you have a limited range of motion, you can touch your knees…
[quote]gojira wrote:
And here’s one that will make you cringe. I’m not sure if the men experience this: stress incontinence. Deadlift day - no fluids at least two hours prior to working out. Ever notice how your mom grabs her crotch when she sneezes. Nope, she’s not imitating Eminem, she’s trying to keep from…well you know.
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I could’ve gone my entire life without that mental image.
But on a similar note -
I told my parents that when the time came they could no longer live by themselves, I would be more than happy take them into my home - until they crap their drawers and I have to clean it up. Then it’s straight to the nursing home.
[quote]gojira wrote:
I think it would be a great addition. I know at my age (49) I have had to change/give up certain things in my training. No behind the neck presses anymore. Shoulder just can’t take it. Gotta pay attention to my knees when they start screaming - only one pair per customer and I really don’t want to go through replacement surgery. And here’s one that will make you cringe. I’m not sure if the men experience this: stress incontinence. Deadlift day - no fluids at least two hours prior to working out. Ever notice how your mom grabs her crotch when she sneezes. Nope, she’s not imitating Eminem, she’s trying to keep from…well you know.
Yep, the older athlete definitely has issues the young pups don’t. And the young’ens may also learn from our mistakes. So yes, it’s a great idea. Alot of the other forums have an older athlete area.[/quote]
Did I get to the “Nastiest thing you ever ate thread?”
Sounds good
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1109435053586.nosferatu.jpg
Wait a fucking second, I was only 31 when I found Testosterone. What happened?
Now I am 37, and I drink Metamucil, at least when on high protein diets that is.
Now 16 year old girls tell me, “Go away you perv.” Oh wait, they told me that even when I was 16.
And sex is better then ever, now that I have the internet.
I don’t look old, I still get carded, although it’s to see if I qualify for the senior discount.
I have no problem peeing, if I schedule enough time.
I know that when I leave this world, it will be the same way I came into it, short, fat, bald, and no teeth.
Sounds like a great idea to me.
I’m lucky in that I look younger than I am. However, that means people think I’m in my 30’s.
I’m in.
Ummmm…
I’m pretty mixed on this one…
I have one question for TC…how much “expert” input (OTHER than from members) could be expected?
I think that expert input is VERY important when you think of the Master’s Trainer. Some issues are:
Compared to the 20 year-old, one must:
1)Be very attuned to their recovery abilities.
2)Be “spot-on” with both nutrition and supplementation.
3)Be “spot-on” with exercise form and execution.
4)Make sure that one is exercising muscle NOT ego (thereby overly stressing joints).
5)Make joint health and flexibility an integral part of ones Lifestyle Change.
6)Make periodic health screenings (labs, physicals, cancer screenings, etc.) an integral part of ones Lifestyle Change.
7)Keep close tabs on Hormonal Balances, with the DESTINCT possibility of needing HRT. (Expert input here would be paramount).
8)Never, ever stop learning!
With many of these topics, I think expert input would be ideal. SO…
I could see a forum IN CONJUNCTION WITH various aging topics addressed in the “Think Tank”…
However…a separate Forum without that expert input?
I’m not so sure…
Mufasa
By the way, I can see it coming…so I’ll answer it now…
Yes…many of these principals hold true of ANY trainee or athlete…regardless as to age…
However, as one gets older, they become expotentially more important…
Cool?
Mufasa
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Is there something I need to be prepared for when I reach 35? Do my nuts fall off? Does increased growth of hair in my ears keep me from being able to think during a training session? Let me know because some of these posts are scaring shit out of me.[/quote]
It takes longer to recover from injuries.
Warmup and stretching are more important.
Joint mobility and flexibility become part of your daily routine.
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
Ummmm…
I’m pretty mixed on this one…
I have one question for TC…how much “expert” input (OTHER than from members) could be expected?
I think that expert input is VERY important when you think of the Master’s Trainer. Some issues are:
Compared to the 20 year-old, one must:
1)Be very attuned to their recovery abilities.
2)Be “spot-on” with both nutrition and supplementation.
3)Be “spot-on” with exercise form and execution.
4)Make sure that one is exercising muscle NOT ego (thereby overly stressing joints).
5)Make joint health and flexibility an integral part of ones Lifestyle Change.
6)Make periodic health screenings (labs, physicals, cancer screenings, etc.) an integral part of ones Lifestyle Change.
7)Keep close tabs on Hormonal Balances, with the DESTINCT possibility of needing HRT. (Expert input here would be paramount).
8)Never, ever stop learning!
With many of these topics, I think expert input would be ideal. SO…
I could see a forum IN CONJUNCTION WITH various aging topics addressed in the “Think Tank”…
However…a separate Forum without that expert input?
I’m not so sure…
Mufasa
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Excellent post.
In your 20’s you know everything. The older I get the more I find that I ‘know’ less and less.
The posts on this thread makes me want to kill myself at 34
anyone want to tell me about the POSITIVE aspects of being 35?
p.s. on a side note, at what age were you guys first referred to as sir? (and I mean by the civilian population)
Sounds good to me. I’ll soon be 48 and I have different problems than 20 somethings.