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When did you first realize you were too old for competitive sports
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:50 pm
Hit a wall tonight playing basketball against some teenagers. Ten years ago I would have handled my own. But tonight I realized just how much time deteriorates the body. I'm not even that out of shape; it's just that I can't move my feet fast enough. Like Paul said, the spirit is willing but the body is weak.
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Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:51 pm to TulaneLSU
11. I sucked.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:52 pm to TulaneLSU
I turn 28 tomorrow. I find I'm losing a step. My mind still thinks my body can get to that spot on the floor, but sometimes my body doesn't cooperate.
It's both humbling and frustrating.
It's both humbling and frustrating.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:52 pm to TulaneLSU
If you train hard you will be competitive
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:52 pm to TulaneLSU
When I started college.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:55 pm to Tunasntigers92
Dunno, I haven't really tried to play any pickup games in a long time.
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 10:27 am
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:55 pm to TulaneLSU
Welcome back
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:55 pm to TulaneLSU
Played in a full court basketball league when I was around 26. Thought I was gonna die.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:55 pm to Tunasntigers92
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It was all down hill from there
It was all down hill from there
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:57 pm to yellowfin
Thanks. I think the stay will be short lived. I think I've become too old for tigerdroppings too.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 7:57 pm to lsusteve1
played in basketball league last year and tennis league this yr. Im 32 and still at the top of my game
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:11 pm to lsusteve1
quote:
30 It was all down hill from there
I still had the speed and strength, but I knew the legs were gone. I couldn't jump as high anymore.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:18 pm to TulaneLSU
I saw a real decline in my mid - late twenties. I still worked out as much as ever, but really saw a difference in healing time from injuries, etc...got to a point where I just couldn't stay healthy for long enough to be in the shape that I was used to being in and the fun was gone from it all...
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:26 pm to TulaneLSU
I'm 27, takes me a little longer to get going but I'm fine. Once I'm warm I'm still as quick as i was.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:29 pm to TulaneLSU
When I got to college and played intramurals. Too many guys who didn't get their chance in high school that took it too serious.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:29 pm to LigerFan
so you sucked?Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:32 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
When was the last time you took it to the Ritz. I heard you advanced up in the ranks in recent years. Hope you'll be a HC one day.
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:34 pm to boosiebadazz
He hit the wall in college against kids that sucked in high school! Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:35 pm to TulaneLSU
I'm 27 and I feel as in shape and as competitive as I ever have in pick up basketball and soccer....ran my first sub 6 minute mile of my life last week. I also do CrossFit, so there's that. According to this board, I should be crippled with a herniated disc with multiple SLAP tears whilst simultaneously blowing several men. So maybe I've got CrossFit all wrong.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 4/12/15 at 8:36 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
'm 39, but I'm still getting stronger and more flexible, so I should be able to keep up with people in their 20s. Of course, I've always a perfectly average athlete--one of the best players on the field in a pickup game with random people, but I'd get eaten for lunch by real athletes.
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