Comments on: Father Time is undefeated https://didacticmind.com/2024/07/father-time-is-undefeated.html Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Didact https://didacticmind.com/2024/07/father-time-is-undefeated.html#comment-8946 Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:12:33 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=20728#comment-8946 In reply to Himself.

Brother! Welcome back!! It has been quite a while since we have seen you commenting around here. I am very sorry to learn what happened in your marriage, but it is a pleasure to read that you are doing well and thriving.

]]> By: Himself https://didacticmind.com/2024/07/father-time-is-undefeated.html#comment-8937 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:26:52 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=20728#comment-8937 I’m having to tone things down quite a bit, now that I’m 61. I’ve been able to gain back or are on the path to gain back something near my old squat and deadlift numbers. However, my bench, military, and curls have been a tough, tough journey. Since I had a rotator cuff repaired, I slacked off PT in my fat days and I’m paying for it dearly now. I’ve been taking it easy on those, working on range of motion and form until those stability muscles build. I may be screwed and they may be gone.

I was using a machine for the military press, one you sit on. Seemed ok. But when I went to do the same lift with free weights on the rack, I couldn’t even lift the bar. I struggle with a 10 lb stick that a woman would use. That’s when I abandoned machines altogether. That one muscle group that got stronger didn’t translate into any useable strength.

What’s nice about this journey back to fitness is I feel strong, and I’m very, very fit compared to my peers (I also bike and run). I beat myself up all week, and then enjoy the recovery from Friday to Monday. With that physical fitness, I’ve also worked on my mental and spiritual fitness. An enormous change from the dealing with a divorce fat drunk I was a year ago. My new woman calls me an alpha, but still a gentleman. (I don’t think she understands the SSH, tbh).

Like I say to all that will hear: Get fit. Get out of debt. Learn to live simply. You’ll be way ahead of the game with what’s coming (in the US at least)

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