Past 40, or Just Past It?

[Des of Anerley BC]

Why do hills get steeper with each passing year? What is sarcopenia?
Just two questions which we ageing cyclists have to take into consideration.

 

[black'n'yellow]

Getting older also plays havoc with your memory - you already posted this on 10th November.

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/fit-past-40.117393/#post-2145638

 

[fossyant]

Cheers B&Y - LOL

- no flogging one's blog site please - link deleted naughty boy.

And I'm far from past it - grrrrr !

 

[zizou]

Plenty of guys over 40 (and indeed over 50 too!) who could rip alot of younger riders/racers legs off quite easily

 

[ColinJ]

Cheers B&Y - LOL

- no flogging one's blog site please - link deleted naughty boy.

And I'm far from past it - grrrrr !

I was 3/4 dead this summer and I'm nearer to 70 than I am to 40 (yikes! ) but I'm far from past it too, as will be demonstrated on forum rides in 2013!

You can legitimately 'blog-flog' as a side-effect of making helpful or amusing posts by means of a suitable 'signature link'. Set yours by clicking on your forum name in the menu above, 4th from the right, and then click the signature option.

 

[Arsen Gere]

I was thinking of a new t-shirt for next season with the slogan "52 and in front of you"

 

[ColinJ]

I was thinking of a new t-shirt for next season with the slogan "52 and in front of you"

Printed on the back!

 

[Drago]

44 soon and I'm bigger, fitter, faster, stronger - that's the Drago gguarantee.

The day I concede an inch to age is the day they nail the lid on my box.

 

[MattHB]

I'm looking forward to 30 years time (if we still ride bikes then) when I can rip young'uns apart with my 30 years of body conditioning.

A guy at work is mid 60s and would tear up anyone around here either on his feet or his bike.

 

[derrick]

I wish i was 40 again.

 

[ColinJ]

I wish i was 40 again.

40? I remember 40!

At least, I think I remember 40. Or was it 50 ...

Sorry, what were we talking about?

 

[cyberknight]

45 next year and faster and stronger than i was in my 30s , i might not be so quick in a sprint comapred to my youth but how much pain i can take rather than wimping out cos it hurts .

 

[compo]

Wish I was 60 again. I don't care what anyone says, age does eventually win the battle. I can prove that. Visit any graveyard!

 

[derrick]

I can't beleive it was 20 years ago

 

[DCLane]

I'm 42 and fitter now than I've ever been. Yes, injuries take longer to heal and the knees aren't great, but I've no problem keeping up/going faster than most others ... up and down the hills.

So, no, it's not about age. It's about how you take care of yourself.