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I just turned 37 in late July, and even playing infrequently and taking a three-year sabbatical for a period in my mid 30s, I have noticed a significant drop off finally in quickness, burst, overall athleticism and speed once this year started when I was about 36 1/2 years old.
[QUOTE=WhiteKyrie;14659578]I just turned 37 in late July, and even playing infrequently and taking a three-year sabbatical for a period in my mid 30s, I have noticed a significant drop off finally in quickness, burst, overall athleticism and speed once this year started when I was about 36 1/2 years old.[/QUOTE]
39 and can confirm. Up until age 35 I felt like I was in my early 20's and all of a sudden you don't attempt to touch the rim for fun anymore :oldlol:
Oddly enough I'm still beating the young kids and it kinda bums me out - I figured they would have stolen the torch by now instead their asking me how I get my fadeaway off.
Ever play with people who were kids in your prime and remember you being athletic and notice you fell off?
You’ll never be called “Unc” more times an hour in your life.
I will take unc over "the old man" like I heard last week and for me never had too much athleticism to lose even in my best years, always relied on the jumper which thankfully never truly goes away
[QUOTE=Kblaze8855;14659709]Ever play with people who were kids in your prime and remember you being athletic and notice you fell off?
You’ll never be called “Unc” more times an hour in your life.[/QUOTE]
No but I have played with guys that remember me in my prime / peak years of domination. But my game wasn’t exclusively built on athleticism, I’m a CP3 with Kyrie type game, so I’m more quickness, lateral movement and crafty skill based. But I’ve noticed for the first true time a significant drop off in athleticism and how deep my energy tank is … Father Time undefeated. When it hits, it hits.
Apparently they have de-aged mice to some extent….
[URL]https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/12/health/reversing-aging-scn-wellness/index.html[/URL]
[QUOTE] Our bodies hold a backup copy of our youth that can be triggered to regenerate, said Sinclair, the senior author of a new paper showcasing the work of his lab and international scientists.[/QUOTE]
Funny, reading that OP you still think LeBron is somehow defying human genetics?
joe johnson was playing in the 3 pt league a few years back.
If anyone knows what happens to the body it is me. I used to run 55 miles a week.
Road biking I could do 25 miles in an hour.
Up until 10 years ago I cut and chopped 10 full cords of wood and stacked it.. (did it since I was 15)
Had a boating accident at 30 , and fell off a roof at 33.
My back everyone said had a curvature to it and thought it was my lower back area.
But when I hurt it a second time at 57 , a MRI showed me it was in my middle of my back and I have sciolous pretty bad.
3 years ago had 30 injections to kill my nerves so I could walk again (without pain).
So right now I have been working out at the gym and not using any back muscles ... and it has really helped.
But if you look at my gut I look like an old man , cause leg lifts, abe crunches are a no-no for me.
Can no longer ride any of my horses , or chop wood per my doctor. Getting old is the pits.
I still dog train and hunt and fish...
Brady , blanda , Ryan all have something special to play at their ages
[QUOTE=eliteballer;14720075]Funny, reading that OP you still think LeBron is somehow defying human genetics?[/QUOTE]
Have I ever said anything about LeBron defying human genetics?
people are playing well later in life, and my question was if we are approaching the end of those advances, and if so, how it can be avoided. There’s no question athletes last longer now than they used to. Tom Brady is probably gonna be an nfl qb at 48 off eating right, stretching every 20 minutes, and knowing how to fall.
Athletes are lasting longer due to more knowledge on taking care of themselves but I don’t know if it continues improving without some of the sciences discussed in here. Feels like it must be peaking without such advances.
[QUOTE=Jasper;14720119]joe johnson was playing in the 3 pt league a few years back.
If anyone knows what happens to the body it is me. I used to run 55 miles a week.
Road biking I could do 25 miles in an hour.
Up until 10 years ago I cut and chopped 10 full cords of wood and stacked it.. (did it since I was 15)
Had a boating accident at 30 , and fell off a roof at 33.
My back everyone said had a curvature to it and thought it was my lower back area.
But when I hurt it a second time at 57 , a MRI showed me it was in my middle of my back and I have sciolous pretty bad.
3 years ago had 30 injections to kill my nerves so I could walk again (without pain).
So right now I have been working out at the gym and not using any back muscles ... and it has really helped.
But if you look at my gut I look like an old man , cause leg lifts, abe crunches are a no-no for me.
Can no longer ride any of my horses , or chop wood per my doctor. Getting old is the pits.
I still dog train and hunt and fish...
Brady , blanda , Ryan all have something special to play at their ages[/QUOTE]
Im stopped pushing myself physically by the time I was maybe 35 so I didn’t take much punishment after the ages they seem to miraculously heal themselves. Sorry about the back. That’s one battle nobody is tough enough to win on grit alone.
[QUOTE=Kblaze8855;14720133]HaTom Brady is probably gonna be an nfl qb at 48 off eating right, stretching every 20 minutes, and knowing how to fall.
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As far as you know.
I have no reason to assume anything else. I know he wouldn’t look the same without hair plugs and what seems to be surgery but that’s all.
I heard a defender say that sacking Tom Brady feels like tackling a water balloon the way he goes limp and just flows to the ground. That guy just has self preservation down.
I saw somewhere that Burrow has the 2nd fastest snap to throw time in the league..behind Brady.
Ask yourself if stretching and drinking less beer is really what's leading crazy longevity with these athletes.
If it was we'd sure as heck be seeing a lot more of them playing great late.
[QUOTE=eliteballer;14720317]I saw somewhere that Burrow has the 2nd fastest snap to throw time in the league..behind Brady.
Ask yourself if stretching and drinking less beer is really what's leading crazy longevity with these athletes.
If it was we'd sure as heck be seeing a lot more of them playing great late.[/QUOTE]
Your example here has little to do with physical longevity. Brady is the best at reading the defense and making a decision. Brady has lasted as long as he has because overall athleticism has never had much to do with his abilities.
I have noticed longevity is really based on bone structure.
My step father was club golf champion and he never looked like an athlete. Huge gut , and just acted lame.
I watched him play tennis one time , and he was just remarkable !!
He passed at 91 and I attribute that to his big bone type body. I have seen others as well much more durable, because of that bone mass.