OK Mike, I'll counter your point on not being able to pull yourself up by the boot straps and argue that the boots they were referring to were riding type, full length boots that fit to just below the knee, in that case, then yes, in fact you could pull yourself up from a seated position with them on, I know, I used to ride horses and that's exactly what I used to do when I put my boots on, so there, counter :-p LOL
Seriously though, yeah, it becomes a lot more important as you age to remember to stretch and warm into the exercise you're doing, you can't just jump right in, full gas like you used to, but along with that also now comes more stamina to go longer at a lower sustained effort, or at least to me, from all those hours you've previously spent on the bike, all that base, it's easier than walking.
It sucks, but it is what it is and IMHO, if you do MTFU and put in the effort to do your stretches, do some weights or heavy manual labour work to help build/maintained muscles strength, you can still build and get fitter than you were a few years ago, but comparing to decades ago is just absolutely asinine IMHO, not a chance in hell, it's just physiologically impossible.
Sept. 4, 2024, 5:32 a.m. - Lynx .
OK Mike, I'll counter your point on not being able to pull yourself up by the boot straps and argue that the boots they were referring to were riding type, full length boots that fit to just below the knee, in that case, then yes, in fact you could pull yourself up from a seated position with them on, I know, I used to ride horses and that's exactly what I used to do when I put my boots on, so there, counter :-p LOL Seriously though, yeah, it becomes a lot more important as you age to remember to stretch and warm into the exercise you're doing, you can't just jump right in, full gas like you used to, but along with that also now comes more stamina to go longer at a lower sustained effort, or at least to me, from all those hours you've previously spent on the bike, all that base, it's easier than walking. It sucks, but it is what it is and IMHO, if you do MTFU and put in the effort to do your stretches, do some weights or heavy manual labour work to help build/maintained muscles strength, you can still build and get fitter than you were a few years ago, but comparing to decades ago is just absolutely asinine IMHO, not a chance in hell, it's just physiologically impossible.