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Lemmings over 30 who try to stay active, what are you doing to accommodate for your incredibly decrepit bodies to avoid boo-boos? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm half joking. But as a 30-something who used to be very active, I recognize I'm over the hill and my joints sound like pop rocks

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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

I would say that I could over power my 20-year-old self. But honestly I know that at this point I have more muscle and greater strength than I did at that point. In between then and now I trained in martial arts I taught for 15 years I didn't stop doing that till I was in my early 40s. In my early to mid 20s I was definitely the definition of a skinny little guy. I weigh probably 60 lb more than I did back then at very least. And it's not fat sure some of it is but overall it's muscle. When I competed I was only about 8 lb lighter than I am now so I haven't gained that much weight since then. And I definitely wasn't a professional but I did compete and win at State levels. And even in the 8 to 10 years since I've actively trained I still can hold my own with my kids who are in their early twenties and active themselves.