Being Old

[Super Natural]

Oldie but still true..

Being/growing old is a weird notion to wrap your mind around. As you go through life, your perspectives on almost everything will change. How you define success will change as well. Things that you thought were important at the age of 35 will be useless when you’re 65. You may not realize it now, but everything will shift.
 
At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants.

At age 12 success is having friends.

At age 16 success is having a drivers license.
 
At age 20 success is having sex.
 
At age 35 success is having money.
 
At age 50 success is having money.
 
At age 60 success is having sex.
 
At age 70 success is having a drivers license.
 
At age 75 success is having friends.
 
At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.
 
 
 
It all comes full circle, whether you like it or not.

[dyslexic]

Oh, so fucking true.


But what youngsters will believe it?


Can't see the forest for the trees.... most of em'



I'm not there yet, but I'm fucking feelin' it and I've lived a clean life.


Old age is the suck.


Every day you push through. You have to. No choice... at least not for me. It's either that or rot away and die.


Live hard. Die easy.



You have to learn to block out your aches and pains. You have to learn to accept. That is probably the hardest part.


You can still bang young chicks. Means nothing. Helps nothing.


Inner peace. Find it or forget it.

[Rudee]

Your in diapers when you come into the world.   And your in diapers when you leave the world.

[funk51]

Eat Green stuff .....Vegetables and salads.

Drink Red stuff .... Red wine.

Eat Chicken .... Breasts are best.

Brown rice is nice but red meat ain't neat.

Don't drink too much alcohol even if it's red stuff.

Don't smoke, don't drive too fast, and don't  talk on your cell phone at 65 mph.

Avoid temper tantrims.

Do everything and eat everything in moderation.

Take daily moderate runs or daily long walks.

Live your life the way YOU choose ....  otherwise you're a slave to nothing-ness.

And of course ... be kind to animals, your wife, your kids, and to fellow GetBiggers.

It's evident that some GetBiggers won't pass 55 but that should not be a problem.

By that age you should have done everything you planned to do when you were 18.

words to live by for sure. add learn from your mistakes that is all

[Coach is Back!]

Oldie but still true..

Being/growing old is a weird notion to wrap your mind around. As you go through life, your perspectives on almost everything will change. How you define success will change as well. Things that you thought were important at the age of 35 will be useless when you’re 65. You may not realize it now, but everything will shift.
 
At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants.

At age 12 success is having friends.

At age 16 success is having a drivers license.
 
At age 20 success is having sex.
 
At age 35 success is having money.
 
At age 50 success is having money.
 
At age 60 success is having sex.
 
At age 70 success is having a drivers license.
 
At age 75 success is having friends.
 
At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.
 
 
 
It all comes full circle, whether you like it or not.

That is awesome!

[wes]

Relics Of Peace

[Mr. MB]

Some great thoughts and perspective in here so far. I made it further than I should have. I am doing everything in my power to move further along. Along the way I have produced a great son and his great children, two estranged daughters, escaped a bad marriage, out lived second wife of 44 years, seen a lot of the world, been homeless, been rich, had a 16 year old nympho GF at age 27, a 39 year old nympho GF at age 70, been near death flat line with paddles in ER and 3 transfusions bringing me back to life, 60 years of bodybuilding, won a couple of nice titles and a slew of seconds at National level shows, ripped my pec off the humerous bone at 71, stopped bodybuilding at 72, started mountain hiking 6 mi. per day, published, raced cars, ski patrol for years, picked up a Masters in Nutrition, married now to an 18 years younger wife, I need the blue pill, into RE now.....yeah, life has been interesting alright.

And I have no advise.  

[240 is Back]

STRESS is worse than all of these other toxins combined.   Don't do it.

[Natural Man]

Some great thoughts and perspective in here so far. I made it further than I should have. I am doing everything in my power to move further along. Along the way I have produced a great son and his great children, two estranged daughters, escaped a bad marriage, out lived second wife of 44 years, seen a lot of the world, been homeless, been rich, had a 16 year old nympho GF at age 27, a 39 year old nympho GF at age 70, been near death flat line with paddles in ER and 3 transfusions bringing me back to life, 60 years of bodybuilding, won a couple of nice titles and a slew of seconds at National level shows, ripped my pec off the humerous bone at 71, stopped bodybuilding at 72, started mountain hiking 6 mi. per day, published, raced cars, ski patrol for years, picked up a Masters in Nutrition, married now to an 18 years younger wife, I need the blue pill, into RE now.....yeah, life has been interesting alright.

And I have no advise.  

[Natural Man]

STRESS is worse than all of these other toxins combined.   Don't do it.

yup, excessive stress destroys the brain just like excessive physical labor destroys the body. Apparently your wife being the bread winner, she s the one who s the most stressed between you two?

[The Ugly]

Some great thoughts and perspective in here so far. I made it further than I should have. I am doing everything in my power to move further along. Along the way I have produced a great son and his great children, two estranged daughters, escaped a bad marriage, out lived second wife of 44 years, seen a lot of the world, been homeless, been rich, had a 16 year old nympho GF at age 27, a 39 year old nympho GF at age 70, been near death flat line with paddles in ER and 3 transfusions bringing me back to life, 60 years of bodybuilding, won a couple of nice titles and a slew of seconds at National level shows, ripped my pec off the humerous bone at 71, stopped bodybuilding at 72, started mountain hiking 6 mi. per day, published, raced cars, ski patrol for years, picked up a Masters in Nutrition, married now to an 18 years younger wife, I need the blue pill, into RE now.....yeah, life has been interesting alright.

And I have no advise.  

Wow, quite a ride. Much respect, but the estranged daughters thing is troublesome. Sorry to hear.

[dyslexic]

STRESS is worse than all of these other toxins combined.   Don't do it.

guy you said IT ALL!!!! SPOT ON!!!


I could tell you about what stress has done to me, and the damage is permanent. I always thought you were a kid 240, but with those words you just posted, I now know otherwise.


Fucking stress is like a bullet to the head.


Work 24/7 and make bank thinking all is good b/c you are young and you have everything... and then you realize... something ain't right.


Once you've crossed that line... and for too long..

[YngiweRhoads]

Aging is a myth.

[The Ugly]

Aging is a myth.

Zsa Zsa disagrees.

[YngiweRhoads]

Zsa Zsa disagrees.

All drugs.


Reanimated corpse of peace.

[The Ugly]

All drugs.


Reanimated corpse of peace.

Seriously, nobody should ever live that long. Not only is she undoubtedly miserable, it's undignified.

[Natural Man]

All drugs.


Reanimated corpse of peace.

[Primemuscle]

It's truly sad that it's come to this: common sense and being a good parent somehow makes you "conservative" these days. Our grandparents didn't see the world this way, fucking shame. Shows you how polarized the two ideologies have become. Again, thanks hippies.

Totally get your point, though.

It is easy to example hippies when talking about these things and some hippie ideology probably played a role in the way some kids were raised, even when the parents weren't hippies themselves. If you read about the culture of child rearing over the last several generations, you will discover that Dr. Spock's teachings played a significant role in the way children were brought up. Surely, people other than hippies read Dr. Spock.

Contrary to the fact that a few parents coddle their kids today by doing everything for them, a bigger issue is absentee parents. It is pretty difficult to offer one's kids guidance and instruction when you are not there to do it. When I was a kid, my mom didn't work. Being home, she was there to instruct and discipline me when appropriate. My father was self employed, but he was home in the evenings and on weekends. Even though I had a lot of freedom (to make mistakes) growing up, my parents were there for me too. Many kids today are mostly taught by caregivers and educators because both parents are busy working, either to just make ends meet or to further their careers. When we'd have parent - teacher conferences at school, the attendance was dismal. Parents who are too busy doing everything but being there for their kids seems prevalent today.

[Primemuscle]

How old are you?

Give us the top three training trips you have learned.

I will be seventy years old late this summer.

The best tip I have for training is to be consistent....often times just showing up at the gym is the first step to a good training session. Like with life, one should challenge themselves and their bodies, but they should do this in moderation. train too hard and you'll hurt yourself or at least be so sore you won't want to train again for awhile; do too little and you won't get much in the way of results. Lastly, know how your body responds and pay attention to this with regards to diet, training and rest. Accept your individual genetic potential and work with it, not against it.   

[The Ugly]

It is easy to example hippies when talking about these things and some hippie ideology probably played a role in the way some kids were raised, even when the parents weren't hippies themselves. If you read about the culture of child rearing over the last several generations, you will discover that Dr. Spock's teachings played a significant role in the way children were brought up. Surely, people other than hippies read Dr. Spock.

Contrary to the fact that a few parents coddle their kids today by doing everything for them, a bigger issue is absentee parents. It is pretty difficult to offer one's kids guidance and instruction when you are not there to do it. When I was a kid, my mom didn't work. Being home, she was there to instruct and discipline me when appropriate. My father was self employed, but he was home in the evenings and on weekends. Even though I had a lot of freedom (to make mistakes) growing up, my parents were there for me too. Many kids today are mostly taught by caregivers and educators because both parents are busy working, either to just make ends meet or to further their careers. When we'd have parent - teacher conferences at school, the attendance was dismal. Parents who are too busy doing everything but being there for their kids seems prevalent today.

Ok, good point.

[bradistani]

i in no way consider myself 'old'. but i sure do miss the energy and vitality of my youth

[Primemuscle]

Some great thoughts and perspective in here so far. I made it further than I should have. I am doing everything in my power to move further along. Along the way I have produced a great son and his great children, two estranged daughters, escaped a bad marriage, out lived second wife of 44 years, seen a lot of the world, been homeless, been rich, had a 16 year old nympho GF at age 27, a 39 year old nympho GF at age 70, been near death flat line with paddles in ER and 3 transfusions bringing me back to life, 60 years of bodybuilding, won a couple of nice titles and a slew of seconds at National level shows, ripped my pec off the humerous bone at 71, stopped bodybuilding at 72, started mountain hiking 6 mi. per day, published, raced cars, ski patrol for years, picked up a Masters in Nutrition, married now to an 18 years younger wife, I need the blue pill, into RE now.....yeah, life has been interesting alright.

And I have no advise.  

Even if you don't have advice, you have a lot of experiences both good and not so good to reflect upon and share. My life has been rather dull as compared to yours. Reading about your experiences, makes me want to go out and live a little more....which could be a dangerous thing or it could be great.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

America is not a place to grow old in...Start shitting your manties and most families throw you in a old age home where you will be forgotten for the most part.

[Mr. MB]

America is not a place to grow old in...Start shitting your manties and most families throw you in a old age home where you will be forgotten for the most part.

Truth. Most multi generation American whites and some blacks do this. Our newer citizens uphold their Euro, Asian, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern culture and revere and care for their elderly. To this I say...way to go!! My paternal grandfather died at 84 in his bed in my home. My maternal grandfather 93 was shipped off to a home by my mother where he died of a broken heart. My parents died suddenly before any decision was made where they would live. Me...stick dynamite in my ass....take me in the woods and light.

[njflex]

All drugs.


Reanimated corpse of peace.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COVER TO THE 1ST IRON MAIDEN ALBUM..