Men of BGOL, how do you deal with getting older?

Just another day to me just staying stress free, health and doing grandfather stuff with my grandkids. I completed my bucket list along time ago except for going to Antarctica anything now is just a bonus.

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Yo that is insane

Salute

How WAS THAT?
 
I turned 45 this year and my shoulders hurt if I sleep the wrong way. Back aches for no reason and shit.
I have more grey hairs but still have my hairline. I can't just bust out 20 pushups like I used to just 5 years ago.
I notice my long distance eyesight isn't what it used to be.
I listen to the news and sports talk in the car most of the time.
I made peace with the fact I'm on the other side of the hill. I'm enjoying the ride down. No need in chasing young people shit.
Glad people tell me that I look great for my age.
I've lived! I'm still living! I actually feel pretty good minus my body telling me I have high mileage on the odometer.

Enjoy what time you have left. I just found out two people in my age cohort dropped dead two weeks ago and it reminds me just to think of my own mortality and take my health serious.
 
by being humble and enjoying the simple things in life.. when your family good, you got roof over your head, food in the fridge, and you got money on the side, your health is pretty good pretty much everything else is like whatever.. you walk around appreciating life and with more of a smile..when you got that type of energy a lot of individuals want to be around that..in particular the opposite sex
 
I turned 45 this year and my shoulders hurt if I sleep the wrong way. Back aches for no reason and shit.
I have more grey hairs but still have my hairline. I can't just bust out 20 pushups like I used to just 5 years ago.
I notice my long distance eyesight isn't what it used to be.
I listen to the news and sports talk in the car most of the time.
I made peace with the fact I'm on the other side of the hill. I'm enjoying the ride down. No need in chasing young people shit.
Glad people tell me that I look great for my age.
I've lived! I'm still living! I actually feel pretty good minus my body telling me I have high mileage on the odometer.

Enjoy what time you have left. I just found out two people in my age cohort dropped dead two weeks ago and it reminds me just to think of my own mortality and take my health serious.
45 the other side? come on bro...you in your stride now...old enough to no better but still young enough to do it...
yall cats with these aches and pains... I've said it on here before... Do some research on BP-157 and other peptides.
 
Bruhs, just living. Keep exercising. Your body works but it takes a bit longer to get shit started and to sustain, but it works. Let shit go. You can't take the stress you took at 19, 25, 30, or 45. Just let shit go, move the fuck on and forgive. Stress ages you like a motherfucker. It destroys all your organs and shit, that's why a lot of us just fall out and bite that dirt. So, start looking at the bright side of every situation. Forgive, it took me 7 long years to learn to forgive. Sometimes, you can't beat somebody's ass to get over shit, so, you got to learn to forgive. Holding grudges will destroy you. Let shit go. Finally, eat right. If you are a meat eater, get more sea food. Eat steak and other heavy meats every once in awhile. Little is it known to us, that shit will kill you. It sits in your intestines and putrid. Eat more fruit and vegetables, that shit should move out of you daily. But the major keys are exercise and meditation. You get those two thing down, then you are good. Plus, on this website you can find ways to increase your income. Use them. Get your money up because when you get out of the system, its hell. Seniors, those who have retired, catch plum hell. They get their little check and that's it. So, make sure you have a damn good side hustle or some investments that will pay you in the long haul. I refuse to be retired and suffer. Invest, use that shit to hang on and live well. Also, getting old ain't bad at all, but it is your mindset. Change it and seize the day.
 
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My mom is 78. When I went home during the holidays she was having trouble walking. And she was scared about it, thinking she was going to need a cane from now on and that it was simply old age. And she was having painful arthritis in her legs.

But my mom is a G and I know this about her.

Right before I was about to leave to go back home, I demonstrated to her a set of 20 squats. I showed her how to do them. She tried it and afterward said "Wow Cash! That alone made my legs feel a lil bit better" I told her if she can do 4 sets of those every other day that arthritis will subside some.

My mom is a G.

Not only did she do the squats. She started doing calf raises. Shin crunches. Her legs got stronger and stronger. She started walking a mile everyday. She even jogs a lil bit now. She's feeling good. She now knows the doctors aint about shit, cuz not one ever told her that strength training would help her, rather than offering her more painkillers.

So seeing all this, told me I have no excuse as a 42 year old. If I keep exercising and eating right, it's all good for me. If you outta shape you gotta work thru the pain. Once you get past that phase you start to feel young again. And it's a whole different ball game.
 
im accepting it just fine and pushing forward...quit stopping to think about it cause now your going to want to try things to make yourself
feel younger or to slow to process of life..i be seeing dudes doing the stuipest shit trying there hardest to hide the fact..just up your
swagg,,get yourself a nice hobby to keep yourself busy on your down time and travel so you can see that you aint only the oldest thing
on this planet...
 
Turned 56 today. As a former soldier and athlete, it's hard to wrap your head around it, but it's like a book. Once you turn that page, focus on the next page and anticipate the next page being better than that one. Don't try to stay young, stay good.
Many more Cat... Njoy
 
What a timely ass post. A bruh turning 40 in a few weeks. Exercise definitely keeps the mind young. I started working out 4-5 times a week since mid winter an even put on alil muscle. Sex with the wifey helps as well. But just as important as physical health is mental health. Anything that helps you de-stress: meditation, fucking, hanging with friends, etc. should be worked into the weekly schedule.

The one hard part about getting older for me is seeing my parents get older and all the ailments that they're dealing with. You also start losing friends/family to various health conditions and shit. That's why it's of the utmost importance to enjoy them while they're here.
 
45 the other side? come on bro...you in your stride now...old enough to no better but still young enough to do it...
yall cats with these aches and pains... I've said it on here before... Do some research on BP-157 and other peptides.

45 = middle age so I respect that.
I feel good regardless. I have a good retrospection on the lessons I've learned through the last 4 decades.
As far as the aches, I was sleeping on my sides wrong and had to correct it with more supportive pillows. I still lift dumbbells, do pushups and stretch. Going to start jump roping to get more cardio. I do a lot of sitting and standing throughout the day and just have to watch my posture.
I've started eating healthier in the morning: Steel Cut oats with walnuts, cinnamon, apples and honey. I eat a lot less sugar and watch my salt.
Huge salads for lunch and mainly water throughout the day.
I just notice if I'm sedentary for a long time, that's when the aches happen. What I typed sounds worse than what it is.
 
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