Drifting out of your prime..

[Takes Two To Tango]

That's life you are not as good looking as you once were when you were in your 20s or early 30s.

But you learn to adapt to changes of your body and mind. To keep up for what you have lost. Maybe become more charismatic to be more attractive or be successful in your endeavours in life and have some sort of status and wealth.

There ways to counter the lack of something by doing something else. Easier said than done, but this evolution or process is an inevitable journey in getting old.

 

[fendertach]

I'm 35 and thriving more now than I ever did in my 20's. I'll let you know when I'm 45.

 

[Spounman]

I could write a wall of text.. But let me start carefully with : how do did you deal with the feeling of moving away from your prime?

Be it training, making music, chasing women, or whatever.

I dont think this is a mid life crisis thread. But i am not sure. Haha

It's rough, I think about the days I used to go play basketball for 3 hours after work and hike a few miles on Saturday or Sunday. Or when I'd work at the bar until 3 AM then start my day job at 7:30 AM.

 

[My name is]

just be lazy until 40 then get in shape

 

[THEfightsAREfixed]

I think you either double down and attempt to keep the dream alive or you slip into some type of descension , not sure there is a best option other than accepting the reality and doing your thing ; whatever that entails

 

[Cole train]

Shit my mom is 60 and just started figure skating, even has found herself archnemesis on ice rink lol

One always can find stuff to do

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

It'a a bit difficult to pin down my prime due to the fact that I put on a lot of weight in my late twenties, so my cardio has been bad since then.

As my cardio went however, I decided to work on my strength and I was probably at my strongest about a year ago. Even now, with a bit of training and consistency, I can do some good things.

I stopped recovering as well in my early thirties, I started losing hair on the crown of my head two years ago and my lower back has recently started to feel pain over doing relatively little.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Everyone ages. Take care of yourself and push yourself and you will extend your prime. Change things up if you have to and make your prime better than those around you, so that when you lose some steps, you are still a beast.

And play this banger on the regular.

 

[HHJ]

I could write a wall of text.. But let me start carefully with : how do did you deal with the feeling of moving away from your prime?

Be it training, making music, chasing women, or whatever.

I dont think this is a mid life crisis thread. But i am not sure. Haha

Sometimes it makes me pause and think, but... in the end i'm more or less comfortable. I'm aging in a good way so far.

I still do the things I did before, but I also try to think about some other things to transition to. Not for anyone else's benefit, just my own.

 

[William Huggins]

I see...?

What kind of drugs?

Askim for a friend of course..

Peptides, Hormones, other pharma........

Does your friend need a list of substances.....

 

[Stoic1]

Shifting focus from the "me" to the "them".

 

[Ardaric]

Not me, I'm in my prime. Just some minor TB related issues.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

I may be past my prime but I am still a grown man so I deal with it like a grown man should. Silently.

This. Getting old is part of life. I don‘t understand all these aging dudes who won‘t accept it and start taking a bunch of hormones and what not.

 

[Satur9]

Depends on what you think is important when defining your prime.

Physically, I’m still good. Maybe better than my entire 30’s. Still, peak was in the 20’s for that. My emotional and mental prime is now, or coming up, so it’s all a pros and cons thing to me. Unless you are only concerned with the physical, your “prime” is dependent on you and your mindset.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Idk. I’ve been training less, but running more and doing more sit-ups and push-ups. At 44 I feel like I’m in better shape than I was in my late twenties.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Life is a series of drifting in and out of things. Consciousness, primes, passion, time itself.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Let me tell you a story about aging and perspective.


One day, a young woman comes home from work and says "Grandmother, today was the WORST day ever! I had stomach issues and almost shit my pants!"

To which the old woman replies, "Granddaughter, I had the BEST day ever! I almost didn't shit mine."

 

[RoastBeast]

You drift out of your prime in some areas and enter a new prime in other areas.

If you aren't entering a new prime by some means, it means you've stopped progressing.

 

[560ti]

This isnt exactly the "go gettem tiger" account of things, but at some point your life just changes and you need to find fulfillment in places that are different than what they once were. That was the answer for me at least

This is actually the correct answer.

Men (or at least successful ones) are rewarded for experience, wisdom, and wealth so use those to get fulfillment in other ways.

You don't even have to change categories either just do different things within the same category. For example, I used to play instruments but then had to stop due to a car accident. I now do car and home audio installs including DSP tunes. I use to compete in MMA but once my prime left I switched to coaching. I use to do personal training and spa services at a high volume place but once my body started resisting I now do the same thing at a country club focusing specifically on golf and tennis fitness. I make more money doing half the number of services and work with a higher end crowd.

Guess you could say the moral of the story is work smarter not harder once you're past your prime ?

 

[rocketskates]

Keep working out. It will keep you looking and feeling younger.