OT: Working out at the gym

I run with the Freshmen team I coach with, giving our O line some practice. I'll line up or bounce around the D line to give them a look / challenge. I'll hand fight with them, etc.  Never had a major injury until this season, coming around the LG, felt my arch
/ foot pop.  I'll do sleds on occasion, hit the weights, lat pull downs in weight room, but yeah...at 52, I just don't have the strength / stamina from even ten years ago.  

Keep with it....a body in motion, and all that crap

Hell, I get tired just jogging my memory or running my mouth...

I'm 54. Getting back to it...he says, eating leftover Popeyes from last night. Man, I gotta do something. 

I've always been athletic and fit, weighing in around 6-2, 195, give or take a pound or two for the last 30 years. Been going to the gym regularly over that time. Meaning 3 days a week and nothing that really works up a sweat. Over the course of 40 minutes (the only time I can go is during my lunch hour),  I lift for about 30 minutes and walk fast on the treadmill for about 10. I'm so not a fan of breathing hard. No matter, it was enough to keep the muscles toned and the body fairly thin....

But something happened about six months ago. Work stress? I think? Led to drinking more and eating fast food more, and missing more and more workouts. So here I am...my belly looks like I'm 4 months pregnant. When I jog I can feel the layer of fat on my back (on my BACK??) jiggle. Cruelly, there are mirrors beside the treadmills at the gym. When I first caught my profile from across the room, I didn't think it was me. Who's that fat old man with the barrel belly? Yep, me. I'm clearly going through my mid-50s thickening. 20 years ago I was Alec Baldwin in Red October. Now I'm Alec Baldwin now. 

So yeah, back after it. Just as soon as I finish my Popeyes... 

Weight Watchers was the tix for me...taught me to eat right/right amount.

My encore career keeps me walking, moving lots each day so that's good

Stretching, Yoga, movement key for me who's had a lifetime of lower back pain. 

Do what works for you I say and as much as it's a cliche? Prioritize and value health everyday - last weeks pain, stents and medical procedures harshly reminded me of that. 

Wishing all you old F's a healthy/happy and content new year. 

Close. I'm 49, my son is 20. Him and I lift together three times a week.  I have to mix in a few rotator cuff exercises that I didn't used to need. Last night seemed to turn to a little competition on bench, that I am paying the price for today. Amino acids after are a definite requirement at my age.

I'm in the shit spiral,  bad joints that feel like shit on a good day and swell up bad after a workout.  I'm sure the extra weight is a big part of the problem but I like to eat and don't really want to deal with the knee pain and such from getting back to regular workouts. And then there's the issue of finding time with a full time job and a little farm operation to run.

I'm at 44 and in denial.  6'2 or 6'3 depending on my posture, usually about 215 but holidays have me around 225-230.  Still thin, just have a growing buddha belly.  At this rate I will be expecting sometime in spring.

I don't do the gym nearly as often as I should, but I did start using Thrive to help just simply feel better.  Side affect was the start of dropping some weight.  Down 30 or so currently and didn't change anything.  Win win for me.  With feeling better has come the thought of actually working out again.  Something that hasn't even been a remote thought for many years.  I work physically nearly everyday on the farm, but it's not the same as gym work.  Feel like crap = no motivation.  At least in my world that's the way it works :)

Got a sweet deal, city has a weight room and cardio.  Card system 100 visits 100 buck pool included.  Thirty dollar personal trainer sessions, university town with sports kinesiology and exercise degree kids with big debt doing the pt gigs. Sixtytwo been doing it a year, looking for a hockey team,  haven't felt this good since I had kids, and gave everything up other than watching.

I'm 52, weigh around 186 lbs at 6' 1". Waist is 32". I'm not bad strength-wise for my age. Chest is 45". I do a lot of pull-ups and pushups. 

I just turned 56. Haven't worked out since 1977ish. 6' 1, used to be 6' 2, 210 pounds. I eat enough for 2 people and mostly the food we're told to not eat. I have a really high metabolism which is probably all that keeps me from being obese.
I have lots of aches and pains that I think would be eased if I had more muscle tone, especially back pain. I also think working out would give me extra pain in my joints.
I am going to bite the bullet in a couple of weeks and start to work out. I have no plan yet except to start.
I really didn't plan on living this long or I might have started taking care of the body sooner

58  5'10" 192 going to the gym 4 days a week.   Both rotator cuffs ave been torn repaired and retorn.  Lifting and stretching hoping to put off more surgeries  Knees hurt like hell and right one feels unstable on stairs some days

The old folks "new aches daily" thread.

54 here. 5'9" 185 lbs. My ideal weight is around 170 to 175. I've been there for years, but I quit smoking cigs back in Feb. Gained about 15 or so pounds that I am having a hell of a time shedding.

At first, I was eating a lot (especially snacks) to keep me from wanting to smoke. Now, I've cut back on eating but still finding it hard to trim back down completely. I've read that your metabolism slows down after quitting smoking. I'll have to keep trying. I can still fit in my same jeans but they are tighter.

BTW, I haven't worked out since the 80's while in the army. I have access to a nice gym but I think I'm allergic to it. Seems like if I skip one workout, 15 years fly by before I know it.

I'm 58 and 5'11, about 180 lbs.  I got to fight to keep at this weight or I'll drop 5 to 10 lbs. if I stop moving.  Luckily I can eat about anything I want.

@"SouthCarolinaViking" said: The old folks "new aches daily" thread.

54 here. 5'9" 185 lbs. My ideal weight is around 170 to 175. I've been there for years, but I quit smoking cigs back in Feb. Gained about 15 or so pounds that I am having a hell of a time shedding.

At first, I was eating a lot (especially snacks) to keep me from wanting to smoke. Now, I've cut back on eating but still finding it hard to trim back down completely. I've read that your metabolism slows down after quitting smoking. I'll have to keep trying. I can still fit in my same jeans but they are tighter.

BTW, I haven't worked out since the 80's while in the army. I have access to a nice gym but I think I'm allergic to it. Seems like if I skip one workout, 15 years fly by before I know it.

I'm 6'1, 58 and 183 now. I have to watch what I eat and try to keep the activity up. That gets harder in a cold weather climate like MN, when you're couped-up inside 8 mos a year lol! 

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