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re: Serious question for older manual labor guys
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:36 am to Im4datigers
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:36 am to Im4datigers
Most are on drugs and very few in 50’s doing roofing, etc. by then they are supervisors, foreman’s or own their own company.
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Posted on 3/16/23 at 8:09 am to Im4datigers
I am mid 50's and own a business that requires a lot of manual labor. I never ask an employee to do anything I won't do myself. Not a power lifter by any means but try to workout regularly. I drink alcohol but rarely in excess and eat as healthy as I can. Good genetics also helps.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 8:10 am to Im4datigers
I guess some of them don't really have a choice or other options. They might have hit some hard times. Usually at that age they're foremen or supervisors. Some of them might be the lead from the front type.
This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 8:13 am
Posted on 3/16/23 at 8:15 am to Loup
If you are 45+ in a manual trade job and are still doing hard as hell work on the regular all day you have made a lot of bad choices. You should in the least be a crew leader, foremen, etc which means you help but you aren’t doing the heavy lifting all day long. You are doing the precision work, quoting, details, fine tuning, etc. At least by choice.
Now I know a fair amount of older guys that do construction like drywall and stucco but they usually pick and choose their jobs, and they have also chosen to not grow and just keep working only themselves or with one or two others.
Now I know a fair amount of older guys that do construction like drywall and stucco but they usually pick and choose their jobs, and they have also chosen to not grow and just keep working only themselves or with one or two others.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 8:30 am to Buck Dancer
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They tell me the trick is you have to deal with the aches and pains and not take extended time off. Because once you stop, it’s nearly impossible to put up with the pain of starting again.
It was told to me as, "Don't ever stop and sit down, because once you do, it's really hard to get back up."
Posted on 3/16/23 at 8:36 am to Im4datigers
I'm 54, worked my way up to Superintendent in a labor intensive construction craft. Recently, spent a few days hands on. I was sore, but did fine.
You would be fine also once you adjusted to it. A big part of anything is mental, same with physical exertion.
You would be fine also once you adjusted to it. A big part of anything is mental, same with physical exertion.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 9:59 am to Im4datigers
Pain reminds you that you are still Alive.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:09 am to Dubosed
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The genetic jackpot
yep. 1 out of 7 guys testosterone never goes down.
and dudes who stick with some trade are already the outcome of tests by doing.
guys whose bodies said no mas during a summer gig their junior college summer are out of the mix.
if you do physical activity the same daily your body adapts.
its a combo of prior DNA selection and knowing the trade if someone is 60 and still doing hard labor.
plenty of guys don't make it.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:24 am to Im4datigers
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How the hell do you guys keep up and battle Father Time? For a white collar guy turning 50 here shortly, I have mad respect for you guys.
There is nothing more unhealthy than a sedentary, corporate desk job.
They'll be a different type injury, but you'll deal with just as many physical issues as folks that work doing labor. On top of that, you won't have the overall bodily strength to manage them in a reasonable amount of time.
Had a long conversation with my doctor a few years ago and he went down the list of potential long term issues that come from desk jobs in comparison to folks that work doing labor. It wasn't pretty. Outside of operating a jackhammer (destroys shoulders) you're better off working in a role where you can be active.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:27 am to CelticDog
Plenty take drugs. We consume more drugs in this country than anywhere else. A bunch of illegals were building house next to mine and there were Mexican beer bottles all over the place. Cases of it. Most roofers I knew growing up were on drugs constantly. Take a look at a few as you pass them in a construction/roofing truck. Rough looking dudes.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:30 am to Im4datigers
They stay pretty tough due to the work involved.
Foreman of the construction project at my office is probably my age, and is more active and strong than most zoomers.
40 years of that build strong bodies.
Foreman of the construction project at my office is probably my age, and is more active and strong than most zoomers.
40 years of that build strong bodies.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:32 am to RolltidePA
quote:sitting down all day is demonic
There is nothing more unhealthy than a sedentary, corporate desk job.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:36 am to Im4datigers
I work around a very skilled Pentecostal carpenter, elite in the trade really. Hands and mind like a surgeon, seriously could have done anything in life.
He’s 70, doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, works every day, church on Sunday. Married but divorced a long time ago and no kids. Doesn’t date. Only works and builds things he dreams up.
He moves around like he is 40. Can frame a home faster than a Mexican robot or build you a custom doll house with impeccable precision, something out of Garden & Gun. ELITE.
I think it’s the not having a wife part that has kept him young.
He’s 70, doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, works every day, church on Sunday. Married but divorced a long time ago and no kids. Doesn’t date. Only works and builds things he dreams up.
He moves around like he is 40. Can frame a home faster than a Mexican robot or build you a custom doll house with impeccable precision, something out of Garden & Gun. ELITE.
I think it’s the not having a wife part that has kept him young.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:37 am to Honest Tune
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I think it’s the not having a wife part that has kept him young.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:42 am to 777Tiger
He’s inspired me haha
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:46 am to RolltidePA
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Outside of operating a jackhammer (destroys shoulders)
A 5’4” Guatemalan burro is your huckleberry for this task. Baws get it done.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 10:47 am to RolltidePA
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There is nothing more unhealthy than a sedentary, corporate desk job.
Or soul crushing. I lasted a year at the one job that limited me to a desk. That was 11 months too long.
I like the best of both worlds.
This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 10:48 am
Posted on 3/16/23 at 11:04 am to Im4datigers
I was an Ironworker for 15 years are so.... moved into an office position. I trybto stay active on the weekends and at night now but if I do something strenuous I definitely feel it for a few days.
I worked with some guys that were 55-65 years old still welding and fitting their arse off. Just staying active is what kept them going. Most of the welders couldn't see the puddle anymore. Losing vision is what took a lot of them out the game.
I worked with some guys that were 55-65 years old still welding and fitting their arse off. Just staying active is what kept them going. Most of the welders couldn't see the puddle anymore. Losing vision is what took a lot of them out the game.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 11:23 am to PillPusher
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They’re generally tough people.
My dad is 75 and still farms every day. It's not easy, it's just the way it is.
I think we get caught up in the effects work has on people in general. Manual labor folks and desk workers have stress, just different types. Guy slinging luggage says frick that to sitting at a desk. (I had an uncle that was career Air Force then career airline luggage monkey). Desk worker traveling for 30th time this year seeing luggage being tossed in the rain says frick that.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 12:14 pm to Im4datigers
Use it or lose it. Lift weights, stay active, cut back intake of carbs, stretch.
This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 8:16 pm
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