man..getting old isnt fun.
 

i used to heal so fast..laugh at cuts and bruises..hahahaha.."where is the neosporin?" hahahh.

now? ouch.."where is the bengay?"

i hurt my knee, moving something very heavy and very boxy..i had young helpers, but i was being stubborn and stupid..i did most of the heavy lifting. arrggghhh WHY???

the heavy thing showed up last wednesday..it is sunday, and my knee still hurts...i had one painfree day, so i went biking. big mistake. i was very sore again.

i think i pushed my kneecap into my joint..and bruised it. no real damage, none to the cartilage pads at least. not even really limping, just achey.

stupid stupid stupid. i get better, i will dedicate myself to regaining some lost flexibility. enough of this schit.

That's the spirit. Fight the good fight to the end.

Yeah, it hurts. I have been reno'ing my office during my 'holiday' this week. At about 1/2 the speed I was capable of 10 years ago . . .

Ian

Getting old sucks but it sure beats the alternative.

When I was a Teen, Skating, riding BMX, Surfing, ect. Everyone one would tell me; Boy, I did feel a bit, but what they didn't warn me about was the fact after I turned 40, I would have to Fixing everything:eek:
Yea, it isn't fun getting old, but I guess it beats the alternative:p

i also brought cheese.

Just gotta keep moving. I'm a bit sore in the morning, takes me a while to warm up. But, partied with 30 somethings last night, got up, rode hard for an hour, showed up a breakfast with all of them barely moving at 10. I just turned 49 a few months ago. The older I get the more I work out.

With all the joint problems I have now, I don't want to think what 40 is going to feel like...

it's not the age, it's the mileage

i love it. great quote.

I saw some people this weekend that definitely fell into that category....

Bars in Mobile contain some scary folks... ;)

hey ,, having just completed my 2nd knee replacement and had 2 hip replacements.. I can tell you it's a good time to live.. (can't wait for hunting and ski seasons!!) .. so it could be a lot worse!!

I plan on wearing out long before I rust out... Course I thought I would get longer wear...

seriously?

damn..i'll shutup now..

Tis better to burn out than to fade away....

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My opinion on how to stay fit and mobile into your 50s (and maybe beyond, I dunno)

- No contact sports. So many guys burn it up with football, MX, etc for a few years in their twenties and are seriously gimpy for the second half of their life

- No running. I may be biased by being forced to run my guts out in high school XC. But I firmly believe our knees were not meant to run for more than the average lifespan of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer, like 25 years.

- Keep your weight down. Pretend you're carrying 40 extra pounds. I mean, pick up a 40 lb kettle bell and carry it around EVERYWHERE 24/7. No wonder your back, knees, hips, etc are hurting.

- Easy on the booze. You get one liver free. The next one costs $400,000.

I've broken both wrists, the end off of my left elbow, 4 ribs displacement fractures, tailbone, the heal off of my right foot, the outside of my right ankle off, a tendon ripped a chunk of bone off of my right ankle, 1 head concusion and compressed t-10 to 1/2 of it's height plus blew a pie cut out of it from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock ( I can still walk!) Both inside and exterior tendons in both kness are torn. You can rotate my left foot 240* and right 280* with out much discomfort. Oh and have turned BOTH of my feet black 2x, The worst was foe a month. the bottoms where black, the middle purple and the tops yellow.


All of this prior to age 40. Beer does help mask some of the pain.

Welcome to the club...

Jeez. What have you been doing? Rodeo much?