The 60s' take on decline is on time, on target. I ran for over forty years and regular P.T., weight training mixed in with body weight exercises. Replaced my left hip at 61, right hip at 64. In between permanently damaged my left proximal biceps tendon, Popeye biceps. arthiritis in shoulders, foot issues (from pounding the pavement. Before for that I never envisioned the current scenario, but here I am. Now at 66, I walk a lot, stretch more and I still do weight training and body weight, but I am much more selective and have put the ego away deep in the pocket. I have to write the Horace quote down, that will get regular use!
I turned professional in 93 when I was about 46. Started doing karate 7 days a week. As I got more work I was doing 45 hours every week teaching. After about 10 years of this in my later 50s I started a weight lifting programme promising myself I would lift 100 tons of weights in a week. After about 3 months of lifting I hit my target lifting 106 tons that week. After that I decided to cut down to about 40 tons a week. Then I decided to stop the weights altogether. Now I'm in my 70s I train only about 10 to 12 hours a week. My problem is joint deterioration mainly left hip and right knee. Other than that my arms are good as is my left leg. I haven't used sugar on anything since I was 40 years old. I realise my speed isn't what it used to be and so is my stamina but if you treat yourself right there is no reason my you can't train almost until the the inevitable happens.
You have set a great example in leading such an active life. I guess you find yourself looking towards your contemporaries (in age), those who may not have led such a physical existence and treated their body as if it's just a vehicle to carry their brain around?
Yes I do. I think I've learned a lot about what the human body can really do. I also spent a lot of my time thinking about what it is all about. I follow my own road niow with karate . That is very important to me if I'm wrong then I'm wrong but I have to be honest with myself, what I see I see. I fear for the future of karate because I see a lot of profiteering in karate and for me that's a bad bad thing. It doesn't encourage thinking if you can make lots of money out of flogging the same old same old. Perhaps I'm just getting sour in the winter of my life. David
The 60s' take on decline is on time, on target. I ran for over forty years and regular P.T., weight training mixed in with body weight exercises. Replaced my left hip at 61, right hip at 64. In between permanently damaged my left proximal biceps tendon, Popeye biceps. arthiritis in shoulders, foot issues (from pounding the pavement. Before for that I never envisioned the current scenario, but here I am. Now at 66, I walk a lot, stretch more and I still do weight training and body weight, but I am much more selective and have put the ego away deep in the pocket. I have to write the Horace quote down, that will get regular use!
Me also at 66, but I think I have gotten away lighter than your situation. Keep hanging in there cos the alternative is.... well,.. you know.
I turned professional in 93 when I was about 46. Started doing karate 7 days a week. As I got more work I was doing 45 hours every week teaching. After about 10 years of this in my later 50s I started a weight lifting programme promising myself I would lift 100 tons of weights in a week. After about 3 months of lifting I hit my target lifting 106 tons that week. After that I decided to cut down to about 40 tons a week. Then I decided to stop the weights altogether. Now I'm in my 70s I train only about 10 to 12 hours a week. My problem is joint deterioration mainly left hip and right knee. Other than that my arms are good as is my left leg. I haven't used sugar on anything since I was 40 years old. I realise my speed isn't what it used to be and so is my stamina but if you treat yourself right there is no reason my you can't train almost until the the inevitable happens.
You have set a great example in leading such an active life. I guess you find yourself looking towards your contemporaries (in age), those who may not have led such a physical existence and treated their body as if it's just a vehicle to carry their brain around?
Yes I do. I think I've learned a lot about what the human body can really do. I also spent a lot of my time thinking about what it is all about. I follow my own road niow with karate . That is very important to me if I'm wrong then I'm wrong but I have to be honest with myself, what I see I see. I fear for the future of karate because I see a lot of profiteering in karate and for me that's a bad bad thing. It doesn't encourage thinking if you can make lots of money out of flogging the same old same old. Perhaps I'm just getting sour in the winter of my life. David