man i am getting old!
 

so we started up a basketball league here in my area and we invited a few friends and some other people in the community. Its something that all of the money for the league goes to the local pto. so lastnight was our first night. i am not the oldest one there but i am not the youngest one also. I am 33 years old and i played basketball and football my whole life up until i graduated college. I would play pick up basketball during the summer maybe 3 times a week until i got married. that went from 3 to maybe 3 times a month..lol. So now we are playing every weds night from 6:30 until we are tired. we have 16 members and lastnight i played 9 full court games and ended just shy of 9:45. when i got home lastnight i told my wife man i am going to sleep good! i woke up for work today and i am so sore and my right knee is swollen, i texted all my other buddies (27-32) and my brother who played (he is 25) and they all told me how sore they are and body parts that hurt...lol it sucks getting old but man it was fun cant wait for next weds :)

You aint seen nothing yet ,I just turned 49 and started riding bikes with some 19 year olds .These boys are kicking my butt on the trails but Im getting better.Im trying to ride 3 times a week during lunch breaks to get more limber if thats possible. Keep up the good workouts cause it gets much harder the older you get.

Staying active and keeping flexible keeps a body from aging quickly ... and then there is the diet thang, crap in/crap out. But excersise should be done in slow increasing increments. I would suggest you use your brain more and muscles less in the beginning... let the other guys "fall out".

Maybe some warm-ups or stretching before you go all out might help.

ms grumpy you dont want to know about what i did to stretch and warm up i got to the gym a hour before we started (since i am in charge i open the gym i can do that..lol) and i layed on the floor and did all the leg stretches you can think of. arms, back chest back i felt so old...lol

Maybe some Bengay all over, before you even start ? :)

I'll be 39 in a few months. Aside from my spine being crushed when I was in the Army, I'm in pretty rough shape. I look fine, but I walk funny and sometimes my feet go numb. My wrists are shot too. ...and my knees. Take it from me, save some for later. Don't use yourself up now. You have a LONG way to go before you can sit in a rocking chair and reminisce about the good ole' days. Or you could be like me and be sitting in a wheel chair thinking how easy it was to get around a few years ago.

I agree with you Alan. When we are younger we think that we are invincible. We hurt ourselves, and don't go to the doctor cause it will get better.

Years ago I was playing baseball and tore all the ligaments in both ankles. I was still in High School but I remember the pain vividly. I have always had limited mobility in both ankles, then about 5 yrs ago I hurt one of my ankles again. Some days are better than others, but there is always some pain.

It is too bad that some of us learn to take better care of our body in our later years.

yeah i agree i am trying not to push my limits but i love the sport so much i cant give it up. and besides if we have some guys that are 50 something years old running up and down the court with me i better be able to keep up with them :)

Some people are just built for that type of activity. And I wish that I was one of them.

I used to be. Not so much anymore. :( I'm happy if I can get to the bathroom without falling on my face in the morning.

o man thats not good!

It depends on who you talk to. My ex-wife thought it was hilarious to watch me face plant.

I just got back from my lunch time bike ride and I really feel old afterwards but its a good kind of tired. I hope to get to where the boys dont feel sorry for me and dont feel the need to wait for me to catch them. And maybe someday I can outride them ,not likely but we will see.

I bet you have improved a lot since you first started with the boys.

I have improved quite a bit as Im not as winded as before but its still very hard on an old fart .But it is fun getting back out there on a bike .Im trying to ride three times a week ,monday and friday at lunch break and wednesday after work with however many of the boys that want to ride .I think its good for us all and they seem to enjoy being around the old man .

round 2 of all night basketball. i am feeling great today a little tired but i am good! i guess the little work outs are working out great!

Going bike riding after work today since we got rained out yesterday ,its going to be a chilly ride.

lol chilly for you is what 55 degrees? i had another round lasntight of bball and it went well didnt play very well had an off night but i am not sore or in pain today

You know what really makes you feel old? When your company hires kids fresh out of college (22/23) and you're old enough to be their dad, and then some. LOL

lol i dont have to worry about that all of us in my department i am the youngest one :)

I remember when I was the youngest too at 22, and then BAM, 25 years have gone by.:confused::confused:

Shaun ,todays high was around 55 with the wind blowing but its not usually that cool.