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Originally Posted by Inner Dirt
Very impressive! I was just hoping to keep my strength into my late 40's
I only made it to 38. After a bad weight lifting accident put me out of commission for two years at 18 I never even got close to the 18 year old me.
I always wanted to bench 400 again, after 18 I could never get past 395. At 18 I put up 470, clean no drugs. Not bad for someone who weighed 215-220.
I did partake in some weight lifting contests. That 470# only got 4th place in a SoCal event for college students. I did put up 3 wheels as in 315# in the seated military lift and got a first place medal. Unfortunately I pitched that medal into a field when I hurt my back and could not lift or play college football any more. I even took a baseball bat to a bowling trophy I won.
Since athletic achievements took so much work for me as I definitely was not a natural, I was really proud of the ones I had. On the other hand the academic ones did not mean spit to me. My aunt called me and congratulated me that I was in the LA Times for being a straight A student, for the whole year. I was like who cares, I made the wall in the weight room for my lifts.
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All that's pretty impressive. Golf drives me nuts. It's the only human endeavor that you can practice yet get worse at. Maybe way worse.
On the age thing..my first drop-off came at 35, slight, but noticeable. The next, at 52, was like falling off a cliff. If I've maintained (slightly) more strength and athleticism than most 66 yr old fat guys, it's through hard effort and a youthful mindset. And I treat activities like an auction at which MY abilities are perpetually up for bids and if I don't buy them back (everyday), they are gone for good.
I really enjoy making things hard on myself. I've always been a bit twisted in that regard. (just not twisted enough to put down the cheezits)
