Fighting Old Age like a boss!
AuthorMatthewV
Posts: 85 Member
52 yr old using the app to track the macros and fitness. In good shape but fighting Old Age is a b*! I hear it’s undefeated, but I’m not going down without a fight. Stop by and say hi and keep each other on track!
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57yrs and my quad workout today was 200 reps on leg press, 5x5 barbell squats, 3 sets of sissy squats, 3 sets of walking lunges for 30 steps and 4 sets of leg extensions.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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According to these pix, 60 is the new 40 and 50 is the new 30. Who gives two horsesheets how old you are. Yesterday, someone said if they saw another 50 year old man on here they were just going to croak. I thought that was beyond the pale. Your age is simply the number of years that your friends and the ones who truly love you have been able to enjoy you. The only numbers that count - our data points on MFP. It doesn't matter how old we are...only how we live, live, live.9
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49 and I'm just hitting my stride.4
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Effectively younger at 65, personally, than I was at 45, between fitness improvement, weight loss, and related improvements (to solidly normal now) in all those pesky health markers like blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.
Put in the work, be patient, you'll surprise yourself with the results.3 -
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Diatonic12 wrote: »According to these pix, 60 is the new 40 and 50 is the new 30. Who gives two horsesheets how old you are. Yesterday, someone said if they saw another 50 year old man on here they were just going to croak. I thought that was beyond the pale. Your age is simply the number of years that your friends and the ones who truly love you have been able to enjoy you. The only numbers that count - our data points on MFP. It doesn't matter how old we are...only how we live, live, live.
Please! Soapbox warning:Ageism has been a pet peeve for me since before I hit my teen years. Aging is inevitable and we are growing older by the minute. We were also all younger yesterday, too. I, for one, am quite thrilled to see that more of us are taking care to be active and fit into our 'sunset' years. Men get better-looking as they age and women just get better!:-) Hoorah for setting examples for others to follow:-)..May we all keep growing stronger.
BTW-I turned 60 last September and worked full time and had several part-time jobs until 2016 (5 at one point), while doing community work, AND having a social/home life. My younger coworkers struggled to hold a full time position and have any other life. Something to consider when hearing those negative remarks....6 -
Hey I’m 50 this year and proud of my upkeep and progress. I’m in great shape; hip thrusting 300 lbs and performing squat variations.
Maintain upper body too more with push ups and calisthenics (TRX, etc).3 -
Hey I’m 50 this year and proud of my upkeep and progress. I’m in great shape; hip thrusting 300 lbs and performing squat variations.
Maintain upper body too more with push ups and calisthenics (TRX, etc).
Damn! Whatever your doing? You’re doing it well. 300lb hip thrusts! Solid work by you.1 -
50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh0
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number2 -
AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
Thanks for the confidence
.... I had a foot surgery last year and I have a 2nd hernia surgery coming up on the 21st UGHH 2 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
Thanks for the confidence .... I had a foot surgery last year and I have a 2nd hernia surgery coming up on the 21st UGHH
Yeah, so you’ll be like the bionic woman! I’m calling you Jamie Sommers for now on.2 -
AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
Thanks for the confidence .... I had a foot surgery last year and I have a 2nd hernia surgery coming up on the 21st UGHH
Yeah, so you’ll be like the bionic woman! I’m calling you Jamie Sommers for now on.
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46 and a half here but once I started working out and taking care of myself I feel at least 10 years younger... I’m a big believer that it’s never too late to improve yourself! 4
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Thanks for sharing all of this. I just turned 40 and get lectures from my sister (who's in her midfifties) about how things are going to change, she keeps bringing up how your stomach can't handle foods like it used to and that I need to be using (expensive?) Skin cream and so forth.
I am convinced the food issues are because she's eating large amounts of greasy food, and her healthy friends have issues with it when they eat it because their stomachs aren't accustomed to it. Plus, I would much rather take care of my skin through nutrition than slathering chemicals on it. Plus, I want to be one of those people that embraces age and exudes confidence because of it, not despite it. Keep in mind, I'm still a work in progress, but still want to thrive to age gracefully. I just wish that didn't include longer recovery times from injuries.3 -
AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Hey I’m 50 this year and proud of my upkeep and progress. I’m in great shape; hip thrusting 300 lbs and performing squat variations.
Maintain upper body too more with push ups and calisthenics (TRX, etc).
Damn! Whatever your doing? You’re doing it well. 300lb hip thrusts! Solid work by you.
Thanks. My genetics help me cheat. I have an ecto meso build - v shape lean and tall - poor glute genetics.
But I’ve had to alter eating - 300 less calories a day than 15 years ago for maintenance.0 -
SwtHedgehog wrote: »Thanks for sharing all of this. I just turned 40 and get lectures from my sister (who's in her midfifties) about how things are going to change, she keeps bringing up how your stomach can't handle foods like it used to and that I need to be using (expensive?) Skin cream and so forth.
I am convinced the food issues are because she's eating large amounts of greasy food, and her healthy friends have issues with it when they eat it because their stomachs aren't accustomed to it. Plus, I would much rather take care of my skin through nutrition than slathering chemicals on it. Plus, I want to be one of those people that embraces age and exudes confidence because of it, not despite it. Keep in mind, I'm still a work in progress, but still want to thrive to age gracefully. I just wish that didn't include longer recovery times from injuries.
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RunsWithBees wrote: »46 and a half here but once I started working out and taking care of myself I feel at least 10 years younger... I’m a big believer that it’s never too late to improve yourself!
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It’s amazing how working out changes your outlook. It looks like all of us have the same positive outlook on staying fit through our new middle age! Yeah, I’m 52, but I’m in better shape than 80% of people half my age (the Other 20% are made up of people I envy and motivate me for greater things).
So let’s keep the ball rolling! Have a great day all!5 -
IslandGal3 wrote: »I'll be 50 in May. Mind says 30. Body says you wish.
Rock on middle agers!
I’m convinced that we 50ish people were surrounded by unhealthy 50ish people growing up and have a completely misguided idea of the age.
Islandgal...you look amazing. Embrace it! My mind is stuck at 27...that was such a good year...4 -
I think our age group is on the cusp.
As someone said up post, I look at some people who are my age and they just look old, worn out, already counting their golden years, and feeling the weight of it. They wear old lady hairdos, old man clothes, and TBH complain a lot about how age sucks and their bodies are falling apart. This is the crew that also struggles with smart technology. It blows my mind to meet someone my age who can’t negotiate email or Facebook, but there’s a lot of em.
And yet others, while “looking their age”, look fit, trim and healthy, and are living their best life, in the moment. They stay current, and adapt well to new tech.
I think generations coming after us will have access to vastly improved health care, and be more invested in their appearance due to social media. They’ll be looking at their parents and neighbors, and subconsciously realizing “oh I can look like that. I don’t have to look like that.”
I can remember as a kid, my aunt calling every day the week before her 30th birthday, in tears, because she was “going to be old”. I think that’s the attitude so many adopt at 55, or upon retirement. “I’m retired, I must be old, I’ll sit back with the channel flipper and become one with my LazyBoy.”
Anyway, I’m glad I made the decision to finally get off my *kitten* and do something about it.6 -
60 and going strong! MFP has changed my trajectory!
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Fiddy five here. We've got wisdom and experience on our sides!
I do Jiu Jitsu four times a week, Hot Yoga three times a week. A little weight lifting and hiking thrown in
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Looooong warm ups, good nutritional habits, and getting good sleep have become more crucial to keeping fit and injury free.
No (or very limited) alcohol.
When I'm dialed in and really taking care of myself, I can sometimes hang with a much younger person on the mats who might be a little hung over, didn't sleep well the night before, has been eating junk food all week, etc. LOL.
As the song goes "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."
Good job everyone.
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AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
That's right.
I come from a line of long-lived peoples. My great grandparents were basically living on dirt and pinecones. Food was scarce. They didn't have anything. No vitamins. No fruits and vege at the grocery store. I could tell you some stories that would make you bawl your head off but that wouldn't convince you that age is only a number. Sure, genetics are involved but don't ever let age or circumstances become too painful to bear.
We can't throw our hands up in the air in defeat. Don't cry big tears and feel like the victim of age. It will make you feel powerless over your circumstances.
You don't want to go out like that. Age is a door that we're all walking through. Do it with dignity and might and fight, fight, fight. There's the other extreme where some are still stuck in high school because that's where they peaked. There's far more to life than living through your exploits at high school, four formative years and trying to convince everyone that your high school yearbook picture is who you really are. That's pulling the wool over you own eyes.
We are not a victim of age. To deny our dreams is to deny ourselves. So get out there and blow all of the stinkin' thinkin' off and wring everything you can out of your life.2 -
Well I guess I come into one of the boxes were I am falling apart and joints creak but at 58 but I look better than I was at 40 and I am definitely fitter and healthier so that's a plus and with probably another 30 years to go I am definitely not finished yet!6
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Diatonic12 wrote: »AuthorMatthewV wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
That's right.
I come from a line of long-lived peoples. My great grandparents were basically living on dirt and pinecones. Food was scarce. They didn't have anything. No vitamins. No fruits and vege at the grocery store. I could tell you some stories that would make you bawl your head off but that wouldn't convince you that age is only a number. Sure, genetics are involved but don't ever let age or circumstances become too painful to bear.
We can't throw our hands up in the air in defeat. Don't cry big tears and feel like the victim of age. It will make you feel powerless over your circumstances.
You don't want to go out like that. Age is a door that we're all walking through. Do it with dignity and might and fight, fight, fight. There's the other extreme where some are still stuck in high school because that's where they peaked. There's far more to life than living through your exploits at high school, four formative years and trying to convince everyone that your high school yearbook picture is who you really are. That's pulling the wool over you own eyes.
We are not a victim of age. To deny our dreams is to deny ourselves. So get out there and blow all of the stinkin' thinkin' off and wring everything you can out of your life.
I love this! Diatonic...you might be my new spiritual advisor, lol.2 -
IslandGal3 wrote: »I'll be 50 in May. Mind says 30. Body says you wish.
Rock on middle agers!
Compromise... 40.. 😜3 -
Just turned 55 and the last 2 years were the toughest yet. I was able to lose 65lbs 6 years ago and kept it off until 2 years ago.5
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