So today is my birthday. How much harder does it get to stay fit once you're 25+? I just turned 24 and I'm already having lower back pain. Is this normal?
Getting Older
Grayson Wood
Jack Perry
i don't know but happy birthday
Camden Young
How does one be 20 and already look like their life is over?
Jordan Morgan
im 26 and im stronger than i've ever been. Deadlifted 5 pl8 for 3 tonight. Your body might not recover from a thrashing like it use to but if you are training PROPERLY you shouldn't be thrashing your body anyway. Lift with proper form and you'll be fine
Angel Ramirez
Top left is based lmfao
24 is peak years dude wtf wait til ur 30 then complain
Carson Brooks
congratulations
I started late as well. 22 nearly 23. Ideally you'd start during puberty. That's obvious for anyone. Staying fit is easy. Getting fit is hard. Lower back pain at 25 is not normal at all and has nothing to do with your age. Age is absolutely not a factor.
Ethan Ortiz
That girl is really cute
Top right guy looks pretty good too
Samuel Kelly
25 is peak male performance looking the best i ever have and feel better too
its only the hangovers that gets worse when you're 25+
Asher Hall
Its my birthday today too. I turned 28 and did my birthday squats 105kg x28
Aaron White
25 does nothing unless you have screwed up hormones and lose testosterone very early. 30, is where test levels start to drop, but it isn’t a fast process. It might be harder if you lose test faster than most men, but a doctor might give you a prescription if that happens. 40 and up will be noticeably harder as test levels will definitely drop by significant amounts by your forties. You can be strong enough and have your life put together at 40 so you are happy with just maintaining most of your strength by continueing exercise. Or if you are for some reason insecure about your body at age 40 you can get a testosterone prescription and try to keep getting stronger, but again if you aren’t already very strong at age 40 you definitely messed up.
Lucas Thomas
depressing ass pic
Easton James
Jaxson Martinez
>birthday squats 105kg x28
Yo what
Ian Perez
Im 23 and im starting to have back spasms.
I think HS sports and weight training fucked my spine.
I started sleeping on my back on the floor a few days ago, no big difference yet, but I have hope.
Ive got my desk set up to stand too.
Might need to talk to a doctor, but its so common in my family It feels pointless.
Matthew Hall
Poor kids. They are sad
Blake Diaz
Im 28 years old and I weigh 105kgs, so I gotta put 105kgs on the barbell and squat 28 times in one set. Its birthday tradition
Xavier Taylor
Check your posture. I've heard it can really take a toll without you realizing it.
Carter Wright
you're a big guy
Blake Rodriguez
UUUU
Leo Young
22 here, everyone guesses 28 because im balding
Ryder Bailey
Man that 32 year old dude looks like he's 50.
Evan Cruz
Seriously go fuck yourself with that picture.
Turning 20 at the end of the month and that picture hits home, except I'm not an ugly nerd; just an antisocial NEET...
John Collins
26
Just stay on track. I'm way stronger now than I was a year or two ago. I go to the gym 5 times a week at 4:30 am to get my workout in before work.
If you got lower back pain, it could be a bunch of different factors. Put your wallet in your side pockets, not back pockets. Squat down to pick up stuff instead of bending over. Sleep with a pillow between or under your legs.
Alexander Fisher
H2N-...-Phe-...-COOH
Nathan Evans
I once worked with a kid that was 16 and he was already balding. Good thing he's tall and comes from a rich family.
Jaxon Wood
Is that supposed to be a bloody tear or something?
Liam Turner
I'm sorry, I'm a finance fag not a chemistfag. What does this mean?
Asher Lopez
THIS IS A RIDICULOUS MISCONCEPTION, BUT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STUPID, WEAK AND IGNORANT, THEY'LL START TO BELIEVE IT. I AM OF COURSE REFERRING TO THE IDEA THAT YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS BEGIN ITS RAPID DECLINE IN YOUR MID 20'S.
THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS WOULD EVER BE THE CASE, IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE INFERIOR HEALTH PRACTICES, YOU HAVE INFERIOR GENETICS, AND YOUR LIFESTYLE FACILITATES DISEASE AND WEAKNESS. I AM 25, AND EVERY YEAR I GROW STRONGER AND HEALTHIER, BECAUSE HEALTH BUILDS UPON ITSELF... THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF ANABOLISM.
SO CALLED 'FITNESS EXPERTS' MAKE ME LAUGH.
Jason Fisher
stop acting like such a useless faggot then. you already know what you should be doing. perhaps its time you go do it
Jonathan Kelly
bottom left guy looks similar to Jow Forums favorite manlet, betadestiny.
Landon Collins
I am, brother... I am.
We're all gonna make it
Christian Lee
26 years old boomer here. I just give myself about 100 fewer calories a day to play with
>tfw granny is 94 and she might not make it till my next birthday in april.
Cameron Gutierrez
it's a political compass meme
Levi Gonzalez
It's molecular biology. On it's own it doesn't mean much but it could be part of a bigger protein
Henry Ortiz
I feel so bad whenever I have a birthday because it reminds my poor parents of how much of a failure their son is and how he is now getting too old to make a change. My last two birthdays I have spent drunk alone in front of the computer shitposting
Julian Cox
all protein chains start with NH2 and end with COOH
Daniel Roberts
Fuck man I just turned 26 today. Wasted my early 20s being a skinnyfag with zero gym consistency and bad diet, now I'm trying to make up for lost time.
I'm not as bad as any of the guys in that photo but it really feels like it. I'm going to wake up alone and eat cake myself in an empty house, go the gym and try set a PB, then come back and do not a whole lot until family comes over for dinner. All my friends are at work. gf is working overseas and probably won't be gf for much longer.
Brody Edwards
>gf is working overseas and probably won't be gf for much longer
She already is not. You should have dumped her when she went overseas, at least that way you wouldn't be cucked...........
Lucas Diaz
I'm a skinny 48yo and am fitter than 20 years ago. A few days ago I walked 30km.
Cameron Smith
We basically are broken up but getting cucked wasn't something I was worried about. I'd be more worried about a vegan eating my dog while I'm out of town.
Caleb Rodriguez
>basically are broken up
Yet you still mentioned her as your gf. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Ryder Lewis
33yo boomer here
24yo me would beat me in a race, but I'd kick his ass in a fight. Overall I'm physically as healthy, if not healthier now than I was a decade ago.
Plus I've got better mental and financial health than I did at 24. I don't feel like I've peaked yet. YMMV, though.
The best advice I've gotten from an older guyy is this: "Don't ever let your body go. As you get older, it'll be that much harder to get it back if you do."
Zachary Jackson
you have shitty genes
Robert Davis
Holy shit.
Girls suffer from this too?
Jacob Fisher
that's what getting older is like:
>tfw 30 y.o. boomer
>decide to complement lifting with BJJ
>beginner group just opened
>decide to check it out today
>first few minutes of light jog, occasional burpees, changing the running direction, etc almost kills me
>can't even jog after a minute or so, just walk slowly
>saved from puking by intermittent fasting
>somehow manage to finish the workout
>2 hours later get chest pain and irregular hearbeat
>not even fat
the technique drills were fun though and I think I'll go again unless I get a heart attack today
Benjamin Wright
How many of these have a known backstory?
From left to right, top to bottom:
>1a: This one raises questions. Did nobody show up to her party? Was this taken before the party started? How did she manage to put on the party hat? That seems very embarassing. Or is this someone else’s party and did she just sneak back to the food table to have a quick bite before joining the other kids again? Since I totally did that as a kid.
1b: This one hurts.
>1c: The classic, I have nothing to add.
1d: This one always struck me as a remake of the classic. They probably had a good laugh making it.
>2a: This one might not be awful, it’s just a goofy photo. There might be tons of buddies and family off screen. Kid’s got the basis of a good jawline too, he might make it one day.
2b: Fucking awful. I at least hooe someone else made/ordered the cake and took the picture.
>2c: This one hurts really bad. They obviously deeply care about him but their relationship is probably not very good and he already seems to be developing destructive habits like escapism and chocolate addiction. SAVE YOURSELF WHILE YOU STILL CAN
2d: Possibly a remake of the classic as well. The Adventure Time cake makes it much more depressing. At least she has a doggo...
>3a: This one probably gets me the most, just because the guy looks so awful and he’s eating while the others aren’t. Are those kids his younger siblings who might be saved? Is he rejecting his family’s attempts at helping him? Tons of questions.
3b: Depressing picture, but it might just be a family only get together. That type of stuff is important too. Seems like quite intense clothing to be wearing indoors t b h.
>3c: This one makes me uneasy
3d: a-at least he seems happy
>4a: I have absolutely no idea what’s going on here. Why the fuck do they have a fire exit light in their house?
4b: This seemed like a redditesque nerd party during which they took an ironic picture, but then I noticed the grim reaper’s hands.
Jacob Lewis
Just because your family wants to hold you a small party, doesn't mean they are actually some autistic virgin. Odds are they have friends who they go out with
Alexander Williams
>4c: Again, might just be a family thing desoite the depressing picture.
4d: Another remake? Is that a popular cake? The guy actually looks vaguely similar to the guy in the classic, but I doubt he’dcelebrate his 20th birthday twice.
John Jenkins
I started seriously lifting at 24. I'm kind of uncoordinated and lanky so got a few minor injuries, but am 27 now and in decent shape. Just keep trucking brother.
Asher Martin
damn, that pic hurts my soul
Nicholas Russell
i haven't worked out in a year due to injuries and things. all my lifts are shit and my body is falling apart. Now that I think about it I'm still stronger than I was at 18-21 when I lifted every day.
Nicholas Miller
Yeah, I'm doing my third strongman competition in friday
Jacob Cox
Fug this kinda hurts.
Ethan Ross
My 20th is coming up, initially I was going to take off from work but then was stuck on what I was actually going to do.
My mom has work so we are celebrating two days early anyways, I don't know if I will invite anyone, my friends didn't really do anything for their birthday's so I would feel kind of silly doing a get together like the old days.
That picture is very relatable, I wouldn't mind just getting some vegan ice cream and watching movies, also getting gifts and or money.
Jaxson Hill
29 here, everyone guesses about 22 because I'm a failure and haven't aged much since puberty
Isaiah Wright
>even the dog looks sad
Lucas Robinson
Happy Birthday faggot. We love you, whoever you might be.
Except if you are a pedo then kys.
Remember to seek improvement anons.
Easton Adams
Where are these pics from?
Mason Bennett
Bump
Jaxson Cook
fuckin boomers
Jackson Ramirez
Do ya'll think any of these guys can turn their lives around and just become normies?
Juan Russell
>tfw all my birthdays were like this
Ayden Ortiz
That's okay. I'm about to turn 30 in a month and just started lifting a couple months ago.