Aches and Pains of Aging

Roughrydr

Roughrydr

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Now that I'm in my lower sixties I find that my body aches all the time. I'm sure that some of it is age related arthritis. I've put my body through hell in the weight room for decades. I wake up hurting, then go to bed at night hurting in my bones.
But there is also the muscle soreness associated with weight training. I'm always in pain somewhere. It just seems like the pain is more pronounced than it used to be 30, 40 years ago. And recovery? My recovery time has slowed way down.
I know I'm probably just a big puss, but do you guys always hurt too? I'm not talking debilitating pain, except after leg day, lol. But just that dull, constant reminder that your body hates you. I just dont remember hurting all the time when I was younger. But then maybe I just dont remember?
 
You're gonna need some yoga pants or a walker. Your choice grampa.
 
A proud Grampa for sure. My son, their dad is an ass. But the gk's are awesome. Wouldn't yoga pants bind in the crotch? They would be so tight it would be perpetually hard. It reminds me of Betty. She told me she was tight. She had triplets and she said she asked the Dr to give her an extra stitch or two. She was dead serious. It was like trying to drive a F250 through the front door of your house. I miss that girl.
 
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Mainly just DOMS, and most of it is no issue except after leg day. Indeed recovery dwindles BIGTIME with age. Crazy that even though we have much higher homone levels than a teen when ON, it doesn't correlate to anywhere near the same recovery ability. I have a serious RC issue in my right shoulder, but since I stopped pressing, it has been manageable and doesn't bother me much. I get by on chest and delt day via a variety of flyes, laterals, and one bench press machine I can do without pain. Thankfully, I have lost little in the pecs & delts in terms of development doing so. I still go heavy and all-out on everything I do, but I am certain to warm-up wayyy more than when younger before doing so. Warming up and stretching is paramount IMO at our age to help prevent injury. I also implement alternating cold and hot showers - like 2 minutes of each back and forth several times. I seen a ice cold hot tub that Brian Shaw has and he swears by it for recovery. Wish I had one.

Rough you need to start putting all those chicas to good use via giving you a massage. Massages are great for recovery, especially deep, vigorous massages which help break up scar tissue.
 
I'm 43 and I ache a lot already, so i'll probably be in a wheelchair when I hit your age:(

My feet and ankles and legs feel it the most. Starting to wonder if I have something wrong with me to be honest...well, outside of being a pussy:(
 
I got into he habit of stretching from martial arts and never stopped. It helps. A couple years agony back neck and knees were a mess. I did yoga for 8 months and it cleared up. Yoga is basically prolonged stretching. I haven't done any in a year or more but when things get bound up again I will go down a few times and it's all strait again. I can't see you ever doing yoga. Too bad. It would probably straiten you out. Some horses won't drink the water because they think it looks weak to bend down and take a sip.
 
MR. BMJ said:
I'm 43 and I ache a lot already, so i'll probably be in a wheelchair when I hit your age:(

My feet and ankles and legs feel it the most. Starting to wonder if I have something wrong with me to be honest...well, outside of being a pussy:(
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That's the price you pay when you start gear at 14 homie. :at:
 
I have no problem trying yoga. I dont think anyone looking at me would associate me with the word weak, even if I was wearing a pink tutu. In fact the idea of hot, sweaty, flexible women with their asses raised up in the air kind of turns me on. I'll look into it and see if my gym membership let's me do the yoga free. Excellent idea. I may still hurt, but at least I'll be distracted for a while.
 
Roughrydr said:
I have no problem trying yoga. I dont think anyone looking at me would associate me with the word weak, even if I was wearing a pink tutu. In fact the idea of hot, sweaty, flexible women with their asses raised up in the air kind of turns me on. I'll look into it and see if my gym membership let's me do the yoga free. Excellent idea. I may still hurt, but at least I'll be distracted for a while.
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Good deal you Hairy Mary :wavey:
 
AlphaMale said:
I just turned 50 and catch myself grunting and groaning whenever I stand up or sit down.
Definitely I feel generally sore and a bit slower these days
When I get up in the morning my whole body aches and I kinda hobble to the toilet all stiff...like an old guy I suppose
Much stretching and I?m considering doing water aerobics with the old folks too since I?ve got arthritis, heel spurs and tarsal tunnel syndrome in both feet. It?s hard to do squats or any high impact aerobics cuz my feet hurt all the time.
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Dude I CAN relate with painful feet, and you have my sympathy. I am about as flat footed as one can get, and when I had a job working on a cement floor all day in a factory, my feet would hurt so bad that every break I got, I would have to go to the John, sit in a stall and take my shoes off to get some much needed releif from the pain.

I had special insoles made from the ortho, tried about every damn Dr Scholl's "work day" insoles - nada, nothing helped. End of the day the doc told me I need to drop a lot of weight if I wanna see any relief - he said to get down to 200 and you'll feel much better. Fuck that haha - I was 250-260. So i just dealt with it. I'm gtg now though, being I'm not standing on cement 8-12 hrs a day.
 
I am 55 now and the aches and hurts are just starting to come in, first with mild arthritis in my right hand that is starting to fuck with my grip. My knees are shit but got some darn good relief with those CopperFit knee sleeves.

For shoes I bought memory foam liners and they work a treat in reducing knee discomfort as I am always on my feet (systems administrator for a busy local hospital).
 
When I get up in the morning my back hurts so much that I can't put on my shoes. After 30 min of walking it loosens up a bit. If I sit or stand for too long I have the same issue. It's arthritis due to my age and it also affects my shoulders and knees. Getting old sucks big time but I keep working out no matter what.
 
millenium girl said:
When I get up in the morning my back hurts so much that I can't put on my shoes. After 30 min of walking it loosens up a bit. If I sit or stand for too long I have the same issue. It's arthritis due to my age and it also affects my shoulders and knees. Getting old sucks big time but I keep working out no matter what.
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I hear ya on that Millibean...arthritis runs in my family and looks like I am just as unlucky, but keeping active does help keep it at bay some.
 
you should all look up kraytom its a root that hits pain receptors but not a drug . mangda is the strongest form 1/2 teaspoon meassured to start and more as you go on i use 1 teaspoon . it hits the pain receptors like taking a vicoden works great and again not a drug but solves my pain issues and last about 6 hrs . i take it by mixing it with a shot of rum so it hits the syster faster but you can make a tea out of it . mix it in your favorite tea .. it works wonders
 
I can relate to this just like all the other old timers here. Years of grinding. Recovery is slower for sure. But I also think it is not just recovery but the general aches and pains of aging. I have discovered kratom. It is an incredible analgesic and takes all those general aches and pains almost completely away. The bad part is once you start using it and feel the pain relief you will never want do without and I am not sure about the long term use. There hasn't been much study. It has been used in other parts of the world for centuries though. It makes you a little buzzed the first couple times you use it but after that there is no altered state and you are fully functional. No worry about driving or heavy equipment etc. You are fully alert.

I expect because it works so damn well it will be outlawed. It has gone back and forth in a few states. Odd to make pot and mushrooms legal while making kratom a controlled substance but it would not surprise me. Lots of do gooders in politics trying to make a name for themselves.

There is a great documentary on Netflex all about kratom.
 
Pain is a daily staple in our lives at this age haha 56yoa with 6 sets of plates and screws in my right foot and 3 fusions in my left foot so I know a little about pain. Squat day does me in for about 3 days afterwards. CBD has been a daily routine and provides pain relief for me
 
Hey, for those using CBD, are you using it orally or like a cream? Need some suggestions. I tried oil from CBDistillery and never felt a damn thing. If anyone has recommendations on a known-good oil or cream, I'm all ears. Carpal is fucking killing me
 
I relate to all of this at 42, too many miles on these legs from my early sports days I think...that and a neglect of stretching. For what it's worth my joints feel a hell of a lot better on MK677
 
Things that help me:
1. stretching daily
2. Yoga when shit goes sideways (i.e. constant low back and neck pain)
3. NSAIDS intermittently. diclofenac works well but tough on kidneys so watch it.
4. Stay away from AIs. They squat fucking joint pain in old cunts like us.
5. Adjust test dose to control estrogen
6. Use nolvadex instead of AIs when estrogen control is necessary
7. Back off on weight when necessary.
 
Great advice G man. I went to a yoga class but farted real loud on one of the bending over things. I havent been back since. Lol.
 
Glycomann said:
Things that help me:
1. stretching daily
2. Yoga when shit goes sideways (i.e. constant low back and neck pain)
3. NSAIDS intermittently. diclofenac works well but tough on kidneys so watch it.
4. Stay away from AIs. They squat fucking joint pain in old cunts like us.
5. Adjust test dose to control estrogen
6. Use nolvadex instead of AIs when estrogen control is necessary
7. Back off on weight when necessary.
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Thanks for points 4-6, I'm going to start some test for the first time in 13 years and have been racking my brain about what to do for AI's....I'm going to do a pretty modest 250mg every 4-6 days so I will likely just keep nolvadex on hand and only use if necessary
 
LOL. I give you 4 weeks at 250.or so until you jack it up to 500. I actually feel better at 500 than 200-250.
 
I?m in constant pain but I don?t take anything for it. I?m feeling life with my face to the wind; I came in that way, I?ll go out that way. Just another excuse to do less, but I?m on a mission so I push on.
 
Roughrydr said:
LOL. I give you 4 weeks at 250.or so until you jack it up to 500. I actually feel better at 500 than 200-250.
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Maybe...but after 13 years off I'm going to start slow...will likely be 250mg e5d to try and keep my levels a little bit more stable.
 
I stay away from all NSAID's and my kidneys have thanked me greatly.

I take a few glucosamine sulphate tabs a day, SAM-e and tumeric and they all help. The problem areas I hit with some bpc-157. I get atleast 1 massage a month, most of the time 2.

BPP
 
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