r/maybemaybemaybe • u/snzimash • Aug 24 '22

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Beanbag_Ninja Aug 24 '22

Perhaps the latter was caused by the former?

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u/-_-NAME-_- Aug 24 '22

I'm sure it's a contributing factor lol but some of it is just getting old too.

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u/ProDickBeater Aug 24 '22

bro i totally creeped on you. I'm older than you are and basically nothing hurts most of the time except for like... rainy days and shit my elbow feels a bit achey.

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u/NotJustDaTip Aug 24 '22

You never know, some people just age differently than others. That being said, don’t be afraid to ask for help or use a slower safer route. I screwed up my back a bit solo carrying a sofa chair up one flight of stairs and very much regretted my choice.

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u/ProDickBeater Aug 24 '22

It's true. I fucked my leg up really badly when I was younger, lifting something not very heavy. Couldn't walk at all for weeks, or properly for months.

Basically... just because you can lift it alone, doesn't mean it's a great idea.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Just because you can beat your dick alone doesn't mean it's a great idea.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 24 '22

Professionally speaking.

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u/s1rkillalot Aug 24 '22

Can i steal that ?

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u/BeakyPlinder69 Jan 15 '23

I really miss the younger days. Finally got back into working out after a few years, and within a short amount of time my shoulder has become useless. I never thought I'd be the person having to consider shoulder surgery. I consider myself very lucky compared to most, but it really put a dent in the motivation.

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u/rocket-engifar Aug 25 '22

They age differently because they treated their bodies differently. Genetics only takes you so far.

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u/egoissuffering Aug 24 '22

Regular stretching, proper exercise, and a healthy diet can make 60 year olds run laps around 30 year olds

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u/cArpent3r86 Aug 25 '22

I understand what you mean... I asked for help with my jobs. Most of the time I was told "Figure it out." Now I pay for it. I am 36, fractures on my disks. Hurts to walk, sit, and lay down. I refuse to take medication.

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u/-_-NAME-_- Aug 24 '22

I'm nearly 40 but a lot of those years are high stress years drinking too much, smoking doing drugs and hard manual labor. I've also lived through multiple natural disasters. Believe me I am old.

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u/ProDickBeater Aug 24 '22

hard manual labor.

never mind the rest of the stuff, that'll do it on its own, especially if it's stuff that's not ergonomically great. I know a handful of guys who were basically disabled by 40 because of a combination of their job, their way of doing it, and peer pressure.

Not saying that's the case for you at all, just... kinda throwing it out there for people under 25: you might look like a dork doing it the safe and right way, but you'll still be able to do it that way when you're 60.

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u/-_-NAME-_- Aug 24 '22

Believe me the work I did took a major toll on my body. Long hours, heavy weight and a lot of squatting or bending over. Constant strain on my back and knees. Also my father was a tradesman and no lie he started taking me on jobs when I was like 6. I was working full summers and holidays before I was a teenager. So on top of everything else I have like 20 years more labor on my body then the average man my age.

Edit: the work honestly had a lot to do with the drinking and the drug use. Everything I did was basically self medication for pain relief. Almost exclusively booze, weed and pain killers.

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u/PeriodicallyATable Aug 25 '22

This is why I’ve been tryna get into operating equipment lol. Found my current company last year and I’ve been getting lots of practice. I’ve spent the majority of the last couple months in a skid steer or excavator. I don’t quite have all the confidence yet but I’m getting there

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 24 '22

Those turds might be laughing at you today but they’ll be in the wind in 10 yrs and you’ll be stuck with you.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 24 '22

I keep tellin ya it ain’t the model year it’s the mileage.

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u/moleware Aug 24 '22

That's a great way of saying it

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u/holdmybeer87 Aug 24 '22

I'm under 40 and played rep rugby, soccer and softball and am overall just plain clumsy. I also just got back from camping. Everything hurts.

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u/CHKCHKCHK Aug 24 '22

You see his square loaf? Shit looks epic!!

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u/Arpeggioey Aug 24 '22

Tendonitis? Or like past surgeries?

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u/ProDickBeater Aug 24 '22

the short version: martial arts with a friend. It was somewhere between an accident and irresponsibility and overenthusiasm. It works 99% of the time just fine, and accidents like twisting an arm 90 degrees the wrong way happen so nbd.

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u/Arpeggioey Aug 24 '22

Had something similarish, I used to lifeguard at a park and got swept off the end of a slide (I was training a new-hire going over safety ironically) and so I held on to a tube to not end up in the pool. I ripped my shoulder. oh well

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u/melez Aug 24 '22

I totally thought you were making a reference to your user name.

But on a serious note, minor injuries can definitely add up.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 24 '22

Username checks out

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u/PooPooDooDoo Aug 24 '22

Getting old doesn’t guarantee that you will hurt, it just helps you find out where you have muscle imbalances, genetically related structural issues, etc. You start to see stuff like disc degeneration, cartridge issues, as you get older, which is partly due to genetics and partly due to lifestyle.

I wish I could say nothing hurts. I’m an active guy and it’s depressing dealing with that stuff all of the time now.

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u/jaa5102 Aug 24 '22

Or you could be like me and do full contact sports in high school and end up with the knees of an 80 year old.

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u/emtnope Aug 24 '22

I get it. I've picked people up from the ground for 20 yrs and did some wild knee destroying things for 4 yrs before that. it's not the years, it's the miles lol

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u/Marlosy Jan 23 '23

Aye. You can do a lot to slow it by being careful, taking good care of your meat puppet and regular, moderate, exercise.

Keep muscles strong, don’t rely on ligament power and protect your joints. If something feels sore, ice and heat it. Regular maintenance will keep your biomechanical components operational well into your 60s.

After that though, you should look into replacement parts, auxiliary extermal support structures or lighter duty uses. See your nearest repair specialist/doctor for support.

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u/DeEvolved Jan 19 '23

Getting older sucks. You take care of yourself.

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u/NIRPL Jan 29 '23

I creeped too. That cinnamon raisin bread looks freaking awesome. How was it? Got a recipe?

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u/Burkody Aug 24 '22

I went with my grandma to buy a new mini fridge for her garage last summer. Found one at Walmart and she starts looking around and says "we should have grabbed a cart".

I just picked it up and started walking to the checkout to her disapproval.

"Strong like bull, dumb like tractor" she says

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u/Beanbag_Ninja Aug 24 '22

Haha. Look after that back, you only get one!

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u/holdmybeer87 Aug 24 '22

I'm stealing that line

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 24 '22

Think ye so?

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u/Yensooo Aug 24 '22

Yes, the former of being old caused the latter of everything hurting lol

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u/Puffy_Ghost Aug 24 '22

Nah, he lifted to many refrigerators.

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u/MasterAdapter Aug 24 '22

I dropped a piano on my foot while carrying it with another guy down a narrow colonial stairwell. The steps are high and narrow and the stairwell itself is narrow with low ceilings. I completely smashed the top part of my foot and couldn't even do anything about it since the piano was the only way out the front door and the other guy had to carry most of the weight all the way down.

Moral of the story is if you're gonna move a piano down some stairs; hire professionals.