General Oldtimers: When did you really start feeling it?

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Uncle Tom Doug

Uncle Tom Doug

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I'm approaching my mid 40's and I still feel like I'm 17, thankfully. It's a way more inconvenienced 17 at this age, because adult responsibilities are gay and retarded, but I'll take it.
 
Rambo John J

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Uncle Tom Doug said:
I'm approaching my mid 40's and I still feel like I'm 17, thankfully. It's a way more inconvenienced 17 at this age, because adult responsibilities are gay and retarded, but I'll take it.
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Got a few gray hairs at 39, I took that as a sign.
 
Uncle Tom Doug

Uncle Tom Doug

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Rambo John J said:
Got a few gray hairs at 39, I took that as a sign.
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I wish the hair on my head would hurry up and turn gray, I want that distinguished, mah-tour look. I have plenty of grey hairs in my beard if I grow it out, but it's just now barely showing up on the sides of my head.
 
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Wiggy

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It will vary for a whole bunch of reasons.

I have slept badly for a very, very long time (lots of reasons). And even when I didn't sleep badly, I never slept enough - 6 hours a night was typical in high school & college, and often went down after that.

In my mid 30s was when the long-term lack of sleep really started to catch up to me and I noticed a significant difference in recovery, overall energy levels, cognitive fatigue, etc.
 
izan

izan

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Aging thresholds for a man:
1. First gray hair on your chest.
2. First time you say no to doing something fun for no other reason than you are tired.
3. First gray pube.
4. The cold realization that your body may, in fact, be inhabited by an evil spirit that pours sand into your knee joints when you sleep.
5. The first time you hear yourself making an "old man noise" when you are getting up off the ground.
6. The same but getting up out of a chair.
7. Again but just brushing your teeth.
 
kvr28

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40 was hard for me mentally for some reason, Hit 45 and said fuck this and got focused again. Just hit 54 still feel great.
 
vad

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Biggest thing Ive found in my 40s is that I cannot lay down without falling asleep inside of 10 minutes. Kind of nice some days if I do want to take a nap. Other days where I just want to lay down and take a break from the day and watch a few videos, it sucks, because I cannot keep my eyes open long enough to enjoy the relaxation.
 
vad

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I suppose one other thing would be the need to stretch. Every day after I wake up I need to do a sort of half yoga routine, touch my toes, stretch out my body. If I dont and I skip doing it for more than a few days, I need to make a massage appointment or it turns into days full of aches and pains.

Ive started lifting weights again recently and that has helped tremendously. The years of office work has taken its toll and Im wound up pretty tight.
 
Hauler

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When I hit 30 I could no longer stay out until 3 AM slamming beers and still be at work at 6 AM with no ill-effects. I still did it for another 5 years or so, but those were long ass days.

When I hit 35, hangovers took on a new life form. Strategies had to be developed to lessen their impact and still allow me to party like a fucking rock star.

When 40 hit, I started feeling as old as I was.

Now that I'm 50, pretty much everything hurts all the time - regardless of alcohol consumption. I do spend the majority of my days on my feet doing quite a bit of physical labor, and typically only get about 5 hours of sleep a night.

I haven't been nice to my body, and I'm feeling it.

Note: Don't get it twisted. I'd still whoop the shit out of 98% of this forum.
 
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AnotherTMAGuy

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Wiggy said:
It will vary for a whole bunch of reasons.

I have slept badly for a very, very long time (lots of reasons). And even when I didn't sleep badly, I never slept enough - 6 hours a night was typical in high school & college, and often went down after that.

In my mid 30s was when the long-term lack of sleep really started to catch up to me and I noticed a significant difference in recovery, overall energy levels, cognitive fatigue, etc.
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Same, body is more sensitive now. My room is pitch black at night now, covering all the windows from 9pm onwards.
 
Hauler

Hauler

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AnotherTMAGuy said:
Same, body is more sensitive now. My room is pitch black at night now, covering all the windows from 9pm onwards.
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9 PM? damn bro.

I'm generally 11 PM to 4 AM
Unless whatever game I have on keeps me interested. Then I can't go to bed until it's over.
 
jason73

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it was all good until 45 ...then every injury and concussion started to catch up with me. after 50 something always hurts . i look at it this way though. i am 51 . full head of hair, barely any grays and my dick still works like i am 20 yrs old and no major health problems outside of general wear and tare. i cant really complain
 
MountainMedic

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Hauler said:
9 PM? damn bro.

I'm generally 11 PM to 4 AM
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Pretty much the same, even if I go to bed at 9 I'm not sleeping til 11-midnight.
And I feel like death..

I had the misfortune of being raised by a hippie artist that loved to party and have people over. Constantly.

My 'sleep window' was programmed into me and I've never been able to break it.

Those 5 hrs between 11-4 are more like survival foxhole sleep than actual restorative rest.

But if I can sleep the 5hrs between 5am-10am I feel completely restored.
Because thats when it was quiet and 'safe' enough to sleep when I was a little bastard.
But the world doesn't work that way and no real job works that schedule.
 
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