• WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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        Tell me about it. I have developed an instinctive reaction to lower my head a bit when going through doorways because you never know when a building is a bit older and the doors are just not 2m tall.

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        I recently bought a new house and holy crap, what a difference. Even shorter people had to duck going up & down the stairs in my old basement. There is not a single place in my new house that I need to duck my head, and it’s glorious.

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        Combine the two for ultimate dominance. I’m not just tall enough, but I can and have to hold my hand up so I don’t hit this ceiling going down the stairs

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        Way past 40 and I still enjoy doing this … but my body doesn’t.

        You get to a point in your life where you start feeling like your mind is trapped inside aging infrastructure and there’s nothing you can about it.

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          I mean, there’s plenty you can do about it, it just takes effort. There are 80 year-olds running marathons. There are people past 40 playing professional soccer. You just need to take care of your body.

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            I agree and I do try to maintain my health as much as possible. But its also genetics. That 80 year old marathon runner is like saying you can become an Olympic athlete in your 30s as well. For every 80 year old marathon runner, there are a few hundred people like him who didn’t make it.

            When you get past 50, if your genetics are decent enough, you’ll be able to last a long while. If you are just unlucky, things won’t work out.

            I have a family of 7 siblings and they are all terribly out of shape and unhealthy. I’m probably the healthiest person of all of us and I’m one of the youngest. Unfortunately, I’m approaching 50 and no matter how well I take care of myself (exercise, diet, no carb, no sugar, almost vegan diet, maintaining a healthy weight for my age) … I still have early onset arthritis to the point where I can’t move my arms.

            Enjoy youth while you can … you never know what you future body will have in store for you no matter what you do.

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        There’s a little arch over the entrance to the living room in my home and post workout I’ll often have a brainwave and go talk to my wife and I’ll just instinctively rest my hands on that arch. I don’t know why but it always feels natural to do that post workout

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    I’m so fucking tires of these stereotypes based on nothing at all. I’m 40 years old and haven’t stopped jumping to touch that shit.

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          Check out the treads on those babies …… I bet those steel belts go allllll the way up

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      I stopped when my knees made me stop. If it weren’t for them though, I’d still be doing it too

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      Same, seems like just unnecessary gendering, not all that far from “boys like cars and girls like dolls”. I am reasonably physical, never had the urge for this.

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      Many folks don’t take care of themselves and think it’s normal to hurt. Health is possible even when working manual labor, or having little free time and money.

      This comment has nothing to do with congenital deformity or traumatic injury causing lasting damage.

      Edit wtf is this ratio, I’m agreeing with the above

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          The above jumps and is active and over 40. I agree you can do that. It’s not age.

          Edit point is many here are saying 40.+ Jumping = death. That’s dumb.

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            Everyone is different my guy, have a little compassion. To you it is easy. Not everyone is that fortunate. I can do it, but my knees definitely don’t make it fun, and I’m closer to 30 than 40. I skated, did gymnastics, hardcore parkour. I was a kid, and I had fun. I pay for it now. Such is life.

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              I am. You deserve health and mobility, and I hope you find the opportunity/training/whatever to access it. Your knees aren’t done, don’t be dismissed by those who say so.

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                Mine are, maybe others are as well. Knees suck. My knees have done a remarkable job keeping me jumping up and tapping signs for many years but time, being overweight, and genetic disposition have taken their toll. Now the only question is when should I get the nice shiny titanium ones

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                  Sure there are a few people with genetics that just give them shit joints/cartilage/etc, but most people that’s not the case, they just have to take the maintenance and strengthening of their joints as a discipline.

                  I’m not saying I k ow who is gonna need a replacement or not, I’m saying for the vast majority of folks, improved physical wellness is accessible and realistic, and that it’s habits (like office work) and choices (like not incorporating exercise and stretching, drinking alcohol, etc) that are the chief limiting factor. Not age.

                  Edit It’s totally possible that you are of the minority where physical wellness routines and physical therapy aren’t gonna cut it for you. Good luck

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                I’m just being honest, you don’t seem sincere. I feel like you have to know it isn’t that easy, or maybe you are fortunate enough not to have to deal with American Healthcare. If you are being sincere, thanks I guess. I’ll be alright though

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                  Ok, if you want to assume the worst, I guess you’ll assume I’m lying too. Doesn’t bother me, I’m just describing good things.

                  I was a wildland firefighter, and eventually suffered an it band tear. Im almost 40 and after lots of PT I paid a lot of money for, I’m happy to be running long distances again and certainly jumping or whatever. Prior to that I worked landscaping and field surveying.

                  Believe what you want, health and wellness is possible for almost anyone. Aside traumatic injury (surgery, recovery, etc), wellness routines are accessible to anyone. Cost is not the limiting factor. Age is DEFINITELY not the limiting factor. Of course when I say “age doesn’t matter, and wellness is accessible” I’m not speaking over those with traumatic injury or congenital issues.

                  Have a good one, however you want that statement.

                  Edit my post op rehab was a lot of sessions that cost money. most folks don’t need anything like that, just more movement and exercise. Motion is lotion.

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        A lot of people seem to fail to realize (or at least fail to realize until its too late) that every muscle of the body is “use it or lose it” but also (barring significant disability/atrophy) you can rebuild those muscles with enough training and practice, and it’s always easier to maintain the muscles than to rebuild them

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          Agree, thats what I’m interested in, but.may have enunciated it poorly

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    Boys grow about a foot taller between 10 and 16, and most people’s arm span is about the same as their height, so the overall increased reach is significant. I was taller than average after a huge growth spurt, and I remember realizing how many things I could jump up to touch that weren’t in the realm of possibility before that. You better believe I was jumping up and touching stuff.

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      According to my big brother, peeing over walls and off high places is another, if they can get away with it. (Like castle ruins etc.) Could it be similar in that you’re now tall enough you don’t just end up peeing on the floor at your feet?

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          Dude what? Peeing outside is the best. It’s my sole motivation for moving out of the city and into the country.

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            One of the greatest pleasures in my life is pissing off the back porch when it’s cold, looking up at the Milky Way, and listening to the coyotes pack up.

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            If we’re talking about peeing in the woods on a tree in the middle of nowhere with no one around, I guess I’m indifferent towards it. If we’re talking about peeing off a bridge or the side of a building, there’s no attraction and it seems like like a jerk thing to do.

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        Boomer humor:

        Two guys are peeing off a bridge. The first says “Man, that water sure is cold!”.

        The other says, “Yeah! Deep too!”

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        It’s power and control, linked with seeing how far you can pee, target shooting, writing your name

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    It’s not just teenagers who like it.

    It’s just that adults tend to refrain from actually doing it.

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    I have several friends who are trans men who have reported to me that the urge started after they started testosterone. It always makes me smile :)

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      This is actually very interesting to me. Is it literally in the hormones, or is it more an unconscious choice of this is what I see men do? I never considered afab/etc. did not do this

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      The only difference is this one only increases with age. When you become a dad there’s a sharp uptake in this behaviour as you chase the kid around the house with it.

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      I’m not finding it now but there are some shorts where the guy gives a tong to teenagers and they don’t double clack.

      also no double press on a drill.

      this generation is lost man

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    There was a metal street sign by my high school that was bent from so many people doing this.

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    the only thing stopping grown men from doing it is our knees not handling jumps the way they used to :(

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    im a fan of the head bump, where you jerk your head back at the same time you slap it and people think you hit your head. so funny

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    The behavior doesn’t stop but it does start with the crazy growth spurt in height that is pretty unique to teenage boys (AMAB). Suddenly things that were way out of reach become reachable, like in the course of 6 months.

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    I’ve taught math at every grade level (elementary, middle school, high school, college) and can confirm this is indeed a universal truth.

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    Kinda surprised by all the joint pain ITT, especially knees. Age alone doesn’t do this.

    Knees are remarkably hard-wearing joints, capable of continued high mileage well into old age. I hope y’all are using those knees so you can keep using them for many years to come!

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          There’s this horrible thing they keep doing to me where I gotta have money to exist, and to get money I gotta sit (in a drivers seat) for like 8hrs at a time. It’s bullshit.

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      I’ve had auto immune arthritis for 30 years and my knees are still apparently better than 90% of this thread. It’s wild to see.

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      I’ve noticed the patients we are doing knee replacements on have gotten younger. Never really saw people 50 or under getting them when I started in surgery. Then again, the patients are also typically morbidly obese and there is no shortage of them in the US.

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        That’s an unfortunate trend, though I’m glad you’re there to give people another chance at mobility. With some of the new options I’ve heard buzz about, I hope people are able to get the help they need to thrive and maybe reverse that trend.

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      I used them to excess in my 20s so I won’t have to use them in my 80s! Nothing worse for knees than carrying heavy shit for miles and miles. Oh well!

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    The pull cord to the attic hatch in the hallway ceiling. Who else is with me? When I could reach that without jumping, I knew that day that I was a man (I was twelve).

    I took so much of the popcorn off the ceiling my mom got upset.