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I can't seem to stop doing young guy things, and my body is about done. Looking for tips here please.
Super ADHD
ride and race every chance I get
pickup basketball on wednesdays
Try to lift weights twice a week
I still take stupid chances in traffic and always speed
I will still punch a guy in the cock sucker for running his mouth too much
I assume young women still want me
I still get shitfaced hammered way more than I should
At the age of 50, I'm actually thinking about taking up boxing, because I've always wanted to try it......
I still think I'm 20, but my body is shutting down, my joints are screwed and limit me like crazy. Any ideas of how I can get these feelings out of my head and become 'mature'.......I'm scared to death of being a young man in an old mans body......torture........
Super ADHD
ride and race every chance I get
pickup basketball on wednesdays
Try to lift weights twice a week
I still take stupid chances in traffic and always speed
I will still punch a guy in the cock sucker for running his mouth too much
I assume young women still want me
I still get shitfaced hammered way more than I should
At the age of 50, I'm actually thinking about taking up boxing, because I've always wanted to try it......
I still think I'm 20, but my body is shutting down, my joints are screwed and limit me like crazy. Any ideas of how I can get these feelings out of my head and become 'mature'.......I'm scared to death of being a young man in an old mans body......torture........
No idea man. You have one life, live it the way you want.
Just keep on keepin' on.
The Shop
I wont however become a milen, gen-x till death..
Whisky and a massage chair are my key ..the massage chair takes care of my back the whisky everything else...
Clipped the tree on the left, x marks the spot where i landed. It hurt... i had very good protection on, i was riding a few days later..
Shame about the body decay though. Look out for sciatica & gout!
Hey, who cares as long as your old boy still works!
Eat clean, or at least pick and choose your battles at the table. I've found that this, along with tons of cardio and a wee bit of crossfit helps.
If feel 30.. about 5 hrs out of the week LoL
[youtube]watch?v=opk96XTyRXk[/youtube]
Try being 62 with 3 compressed veritebre in your back & still go out & do Moto!
I'll even still jump on the Vintage bike once in a great while, you just have to exercise & stretch to stay sort of limber.
It's a mind set, if you don't mind it don't matter! I guess I'm use to being busted & bruised up from my days as a Fire Fighter\Paramedic.
Just keep doing what your doing & enjoy it! If your getting scared all the time, then it's time to quit.
I'm 1yr older then you , and I refuse to stop right now. I hang / tape / texture drywall 5 - 7 days a week. I come home thrashed and force myself into a 1.5 hour work out.....I'm always sore.
But you know what hurts worse? When you slow down and lose muscle tone , which loses support on those older / abused joints.
I have put my body through so much hell these past 30 years , I feel it everyday. And I'm like you....old school....which I don't give one flying fuck about most peoples opinions or feelings., and I have no problem telling them that. I'm about as strait shooter as you can get. Loyal to my friends and family to a fault. Would take a bullet or throw fists all day long to protect the ones I love and care for.
This sport.....will keep you young if you let it. Will give you drive in other areas of your life. Fight tooth and nail every single day until the fat lady sings!
Pit Row
2) find someone to do something nice for, for free, for nothing in return.
55 and just had my 35th anniversary (yes to the same woman)
Losing hair & teeth but not my desire to moto.
Older brits will know older yanks need to...im an older aussie who happens likes comedy a lot..
https://youtu.be/VKHFZBUTA4k
To the op you'll eventually punch the wrong guy and none of this will matter..
Quick story... I'm 51, had a total knee replacement 13 months ago and have no business getting back into MX (many hard get offs) through the years. But after my 8 year old son was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilm's tumor cancer in November, and after seeing him battle. My reality hit me... 1 life ...how are you going to live it? I decided I'm not going to get younger, and I'm not going to meet my maker with regrets about how I should've, could've etc... Live your life your way my friend. Moto has obviously given you much joy. Just use those years of wisdom gained to do it better every day. ... Blessings.
SK
Now that I'm healed up and good again (although the surgery site hurts most of the time) I think about the consequences a little more now.. what if I DON'T make that double? Is it really necessary for me to make it? What am I trying to prove and to who? 8/10, I don't go for it now. The main thing I hated, though, was paying the $7000 insurance out-of-pocket.
As for fun other things, I shoot and reload a lot, shoot archery, hunt, fish (from a kayak, which add that element), play guitar, stuff like that. I've got plenty of fun things to do w/out having to make that double again.
Things I do- watch my weight. I lost 14 pounds (172 to 158) on a keto based diet. Exercise- elliptical, mountain bike, hike. Stretch. Don't drink, don't smoke.
Anyway I say do whatever your body lets you do and don’t worry about the age. I still ride a few times a week on my adventure KTM, I physically work everyday as a general remodeling contractor when I could sub everything out and sit at home but I feel better when I do physical work. I do have to watch what I eat as tge years go by, you will find as you get older that everything u eat will tend to make the midsection larger
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