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Two of my concrete guys are older gents, 50s maybe early 60s. They grew up in the business learning it from their fathers. If you look at them, their spines are no longer straight. Sure, they have helpers for the past 20 years, but their bodies are beaten. It only takes about 7-10 years to beat yourself up.
I say give it a go because that's what puts a smile on you at the end of the day but working for the boss is no fun unless you are on a large crew doing commercial type work where there's lots of equip to help with the lifting. Blocks get heavy by the 10th one. I say learn as much as you can, and put in your time for a couple years, go out on your own and choose your own job instead of lifting blocks for someone else. Much more satisfactions on giving people what they want and see the result and the smiles on their faces.
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