Fighting Old Age like a boss!

AuthorMatthewV
AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
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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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  • MidlifeCrisisFitness
    MidlifeCrisisFitness Posts: 1,106 Member
    49 and I'm just hitting my stride.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    KHMcG wrote: »
    49 and I'm just hitting my stride.

    Absolutely.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,620 Member
    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.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,620 Member
    edited April 2021
    (Oops, duplicate post)
  • serapel
    serapel Posts: 502 Member
    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).
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    serapel 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.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,627 Member
    50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
    50 here and boy do I feel like it ughhh

    You’ve got this! Smartiepants know it’s only a number
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,627 Member
    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
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    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.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,627 Member
    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.

    LOL LOL
  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    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! :)
  • SwtHedgehog
    SwtHedgehog Posts: 175 Member
    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.
  • serapel
    serapel Posts: 502 Member
    AuthorMatthewV wrote: »
    serapel 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.
  • serapel
    serapel Posts: 502 Member
    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.

    💯
  • serapel
    serapel Posts: 502 Member
    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! :)

    💪 awesome
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    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...
  • Zinka61
    Zinka61 Posts: 563 Member
    60 and going strong! MFP has changed my trajectory!
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    Zinka61 wrote: »
    60 and going strong! MFP has changed my trajectory!

    Making 60 look good!!!!
  • MeanLean65
    MeanLean65 Posts: 1 Member
    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
    .
    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.

  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    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.
  • AuthorMatthewV
    AuthorMatthewV Posts: 85 Member
    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.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    IslandGal3 wrote: »
    I'll be 50 in May. Mind says 30. Body says you wish.
    Rock on middle agers!

    Compromise... 40.. 😜

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