I have another question for you all. I am 35. Still wear the same pants I wore back near the end of high school. Still look the same as I did a decade prior. Got a couple grey hairs in my chest fur… And that is it. Everyone told me I would be in pain in my thirties and wouldn’t want to do anything, but I have just much energy as I did when I was a kid. I don’t look or feel any different from when I was in my late twenties.
I go out with several buddies, some with kids, some without. Same deal. They haven't slowed down at all. We have discussed this a few times bar hopping. Brought it up to some old men in their fifties who... Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed they were in their fifties. Forties tops. Blew my mind, the way they drink and party.
My question is… Why is this an American myth? Feminists being resentful of men aging gracefully? The r select being angry at the k select? Endomorphs raging at ectomoporhs and mesomorphs walking through less affected by time? Everyone throughout my life has told me when you hit your thirties you will be in pain after waking up sleeping on the wrong side of the bed. You can't drink as much. Your dick won't be hard. Where does this shit come from?
I think you're largely spot on, but at the same time...give it a few more years.
I got in really good shape in my early 30s. I took up lifting (for the first time), upped my running, and I lost weight.
Then, in my late 30s, I got a knee injury, and I'm still trying to get my distances back up. I don't squat too heavy anymore either as I get persistently sores knees with more weight. I still lift regularly, walk a lot, bike sometimes, run occasionally. I honestly need to be in better aerobic shape.
The first time I ever had a (passing) moment of feeling "old" was probably at age ~41-42.
I don't drink as much as I did in my 20s. Hangovers feel more like--why would I put myself through this yet again? I inadvertently got blitzed a few weeks ago going to a fancy wine tasting dinner with the wife. Oops. I did regret that the next morning.
I do think I'm getting more set in my ways. I used to be a real foodie, always wanting to try new restaurants, new cuisines, etc. Now, between kids, price of restaurants, and 10+ years of me cooking at home--I just don't want to eat out that much anymore.
I don't take any medicines. I have a few grays in my beard. Dick's still working fine. Sleeping is fine (though wife has the "pain from sleeping wrong" thing).
If you're not doing it now, take up stretching. I think stretching and weight work are about the two best things people can do as they age.
My dad is still active in his 80s. He has friends in their 90s who still play tennis multiple times a week. It's very possible.