So I am currently 3 weeks shy of my 40th birthday. I go through phases where I work out a lot and try to get into shape (P90X, hit my hand! hit my hand!… fuck you, Tony Horton!) and where I just get too stressed out to give a damn. I have shitty knees, with arthritis, and a bad ankle from a basketball injury like 16 years ago. I’ve been a smoker, on and off (currently on) for like 22 years. At least when I was still wrestling, I worked out pretty regularly, but right now, I’m maybe ten pounds heavier than I want to be (and twenty heavier than I am when I’m in six-pack abs, legendary/beast mode shape). I’ve gone jogging a few times this year with Steph, but nothing heavy.
But 40 is a cruel cruel bitch… and she knocked on the door this morning and I was like “fuck that, I’m going to be a 17 year old cross country runner again.” So I decided maybe I’d do some training today.
Now, to be fair, I didn’t go all out. It was hot and I knew I was out of shape, so I was trying to “take it a little easy.” That said, “Oh my fucking God, am I not 17…” Fifteen minute miles? I ran the Great Race like 2 years ago, that was 6.2 miles in an hour. Is 38 and 40 39.945205 really that different?
Also, it’s 2014, can I have my bionics now?
Yup. I can relate to the sentiment.
Do the same thing you did today for two weeks and you will be 17 again in no time.
Or dead.
As soon as you get word on those bionics sign me up.
I am having trouble getting back to being able to run a mile as fast as I could in high school. The training environment is not the same, plus I think the composition of our muscle fibers change…
Stretching is no longer a waste of time.
And yes there is a pronounced difference between 38-40.
Says guy who will be 41 in a week.
Young’un. Do it to it.
Copying this post as motivation to take advantage of 37
I can’t do P90 because Tony gets on my nerves
15 min mile is not that bad. Bet it’s better than ur ALMOST 40 brother (Marcus Holly)!!
Shelby: I think that’s part of the process.That’s why it works. You work out because you hate him.
Amy: Well, to be fair, I did do 7 of them. But I’d still like to get them down to 10 min.
i think i can walk a 15 minute mile…. 😛
Jenn: Ok, Challenge accepted!!!
(and that’s not one 15 min mile… it’s 7 of them)
Most of what you say still works @ 74…life is good if you take care of yourself…very good:-)
Ride a bike on those Pittsburgh hills – that’ll get ya.
Ride a bike on those Pittsburgh hills – that’ll get ya.
It getter better. I’m 42…