Old, old man

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Well, it was mandated that we return to CrossFit. After a hiatus of a couple years and much pizza.

The notion of climbing stairs or trying to get out of a chair fills me with dread right now. Im so sore. But….its gotta be done. I am not gonna be one of those fat gun guys you see at the range.

But, oy, the pain. I am an old, old man.

I was checking my list of ‘personal records’ from when i was last at CrossFit and that was three years ago. I’d be amazed if I could lift half the weight I used to.

Unfortunately, when the apocalypse gets here the folks who can run faster and longer, carry heavier loads, climb objects faster, and not pass out anytime they have to run a few blocks, will have the advantage over…well…this current version of me. So…back to the pain factory.

13 thoughts on “Old, old man”

  1. Somehow I can just imagine you in a chair whispering…

    “…the horror…the horror…”

  2. I’m in the same boat. I’ll be 52 next month, just had heart surgery (aortic valve replacement – born with a bad one) last month and 20 years of not working out religiously leaves me in bad shape.

    I’m changing that though – need to, I see a ‘Bad Moon On the Rise’ coming soon. Just keep telling myself ‘Suck It Up Buttercup’. Its one of my final preps – and the most important.

  3. OLD? Harump! I bet I have shirts in my closet older than you. You won’t be getting “past” until late 40s-early 50s. Til I was 47 I could run longer and carry more than both of my nephews. 48? That’s when it started. You WON’T be old until you meet the criteria. When it takes you all night to do what you use to do ALL NIGHT. A clue is when your better half starts noticing cute butts. On twenty somethings. Bastards. Enjoy the pain while you can.

  4. Being fat comes from eating too much. Good for you for starting to exercise more though. I am reading a book on Habits and it says one of the best ways people lose weight is to write down what they eat everyday. It says people start seeing patterns that are easy to change, things like a candy bar and coke everyday on the drive home, etc.

    I think i am about your age, mid 50’s. I lost 30# and it was one of the best things I have done the last several years. I feel so much better about myself.

    All that just to say “Good luck”.

    • Well, theres a saying that you get in shape at the gym, but you lose weight at the dinner table. As i used to tell my trainer, I can either eat crap and workout *or* I can eat healthy and not work out. I find it impossible for me to eat helthy so I try to balance it out by working out. My diet is mostly protein and carbohydrates….I likes pasta with meat, chicken with rice, etc, etc…and thats probably not all that terrible for me. The nail in my coffin is my inability to give up Coke. If I could give it up and stick with it I’d probably lose a lot of weight quite quickly. But…its really my only vice.

      • I also love Coke. My sister tried to get me to drink Diet Coke and I could never stand it. But I went seriously low-carb a couple of years ago and switched to Coke Zero. Took about 2 weeks, but I can’t tell the difference anymore. I know I’m not drinking the real thing, but it tastes like I am.

        YMMV

      • That is not completely correct. Eating healthy by itself is not going to help you to be in better shape. I put exercise in the group of things I need to live, such as water, food, and sleep. It is a lot easier that way and not such a chore. While Crossfit is great it is not for everyone. If you can not move the next day after a workout than the instructor failed. He did not adjust the workout to your level. Most people give up in first 6 weeks and if you make it past 6 weeks you most likely will continued. Just remember the workout does not have to hurt to be effective. I am 49 and have been working out approximately 25 years now. When I started I was 6′ and 155 now am 200 even, no it is not all fat gains (34 waist)!!!. I am in better shape now than most people half my age and plan to stay that way. As far as the vice “Coke”, I do not drink anything that I can clean my car battery with. I am more a DP guy myself. Anyway having a vice is ok because it can help balance out cravings that can lead to overeating. Stay away from Diet crap the aspartame will actually cause you to crave carbs.

  5. Getting into shape is humbling and difficult, but not half the challenge that STAYING in shape is. I actually enjoy the process of getting into shape via a cross-fit or bootcamp style program. There’s a very rewarding sense of progress that comes with it.

    It’s when the formal program ends that the real challenge begins.

  6. Old? Out of shape? Get Nuke out everyday for a walk. My new service dog gets me up early (0500) keeps me going all day.
    Try old fashioned oatmeal in the morning that is cooked on the stove, not micro-waved.
    It’s a slow burning carbohydrate, that will last until after lunch. Forget lunch, have a balanced dinner.
    Cardiologists, and gastroenterologist, my cancer doc love it for me.
    I have battled heart disease, and won a bout of cancer.
    I’m going to be 66 in March, as crippled up said, Enjoy the Pain you 20 year olds. Get to our age, then everyone can bitch!

    • My exercise needs are going to require more than just walking the dog, Im afraid. I need something for what CrossFit terms ‘functional fitness’. I need to be able to lift, run, climb, contort, stretch and do every other physical action that you would imagine necessary in a crisis. I should go see what the local firefighters do for their fitness needs.

    • You know, one of the things I like about South American women is that they like being women. They’ll put on a something that shows a lot of cleavage, some tight jeans, high heels and then they yell at you if you don’t stare at them.

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