max said:Come on, dude. You're 33. Your lifestyle of fitness is just getting
started.
Actually, I've always been a physically active. Never stopped jumping
around and running here and there, whether for ball or biking or hiking
or racing or whatever...but I've only been hitting the gym since about
age 21.
And now that I've gotten so seriously hurt -- just can't RUN, man --
I'm half-way between [censored] and depressed.
Quoted message said:My father is 65 and can bench press and endure longer during a
mountain climb than I can. I'm 32, in excellent shape, and can
physically outperform probably 97% of American guys under 25.
I find all that incredible. Well, then again, I guess it depends on
the particular task.
Just spent Friday paddling against a 2-3 knot current for half an hour,
non-stop. See, stuff like that feels a lot more meaningful than
lifting something repetitively at a crowded, dumb-music-blasting gym
with no babes around.
Quoted message said:It's too early to quit. Take a break for awhile, but you'll find that
it's always better to be fit.
You're right. Thanks for the encouragement.
As it is, I'm actually getting back into my old schedule of hitting the
gym six times a week...I've been at four to five days per week now...I
guess I just needed "outside" physical activity to put all that gym
drudgery into a kind of perspective...am at a new gym with a different
social network, see...and before, it used to be a matter of feeling my
youth...now it's more like feeling what I've got left -- which is still
considerable, but hell, we're in "half-empty" territory now....
Damn, I just can't get over this injury...my ass! How I love to run,
too!! So I'm just scared now of popping an elbow or shoulder or
worse...! Am still benching 225 lbs. partly 'cause of the fear factor
in pushing myself now, especially without a reliable spotter.