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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:56:53 AM EDT
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Quoted: For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? You can pull more ass >40 than you did from 15-39, IME. A LOT more. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:57:36 AM EDT
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I didn’t notice 40. Just kept moving.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:57:40 AM EDT
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Seems like 40 was the worst decade to hit, so far (I'm 54) but I think it's because that's when I first started feeling the older body pains. For me, hitting 50 was just more of the same.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:58:39 AM EDT
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For women, maybe. For a man, it’s just another number.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 11:59:06 AM EDT
[#5]
Everyday is Armageddon, but there is no such thing as Doomsday if you have your priorities right.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:00:56 PM EDT
[#6]
I didn't notice any difference after I turned 40 either mentally or physically.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:01:33 PM EDT
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40 was nothing. At 50 things began to happen to show me I'm getting older.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:01:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For women, maybe. For a man, it’s just another number. Also for effeminate men. If you hyphenated your last name with your wifes, 40 was a big deal. And you probably carry a purse. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:01:52 PM EDT
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For me 31 and 41 were big. For example, i started getting allergies at 31 and never had them before. 41 I started losing my sight when I had perfect vision before that.
There were other things that I'd rather not get into. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:02:25 PM EDT
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It all depends on the person.
Did they stay in shape? Did they secure wealth for their future? etc. If you are obese, broke, skilless, lazy and stupid, then yeah, you're fucked. 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:02:36 PM EDT
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Is it the magic number of change, no. But the 40's is when a lot changes, nothing bounces back like it used to.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:03:14 PM EDT
[#12]
It's all downhill after 17 bro.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:03:30 PM EDT
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I didn't even notice 40, it was just a number. When I hit 60 again it was just a number, only real change was my hair going grey. Stay active and take care of yourself, and don't worry about the calendar.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:03:55 PM EDT
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Aside from an issue that has nothing to do with age, I turned 27 when I turned 40. I've always been in good shape, but I got in better shape. 40 ain't a damn thing.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:05:33 PM EDT
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At 40, I got married, then had two kids, peaked at skill level and confidence as a Fire Officer, was at my sharpest mentally and motivation wise.
Still felt strong and able. In my mid fifties I really started to feel my age, started noticing that even though you keep pounding the workouts, your stamina starts declining. By 55 I knew it was time to go as a front line firefighter, I didn’t want to be that guy that made everyone roll their eyes on scene because he was just holding up a uniform, not getting shit done. So for me, 40 was just a speed bump, letting me know that the slow down was ahead. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:05:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: I just turned 39 a few days ago so I hit the big 40 next June. I remember the jokes etc that once you turn 40 it's all over. For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? Others react to you differently as you get older. Remember to act your age. Them's the rules. But I'm more than two decades older than you. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:05:51 PM EDT
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This really depends on your health and how you take care of yourself.
Sitting on your ass and eating garbage, I bet 40 hits hard. Stay in even decent shape and exercise a bit and 40 is just another number. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:06:36 PM EDT
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60 was doomsday for me. Body crapped out all over.
 At 40, I was still playing competitive sports but now looking back I should have retired sports and treated my body better. Now it's ouch, ouch, ouch but I still have my original joints. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:06:38 PM EDT
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I turn 40 this summer. I’ll be falling apart by 50 at the rate I’m going. I used to stop working out when my muscles hurt. Now I stop working out because my joints hurt.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:09:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: I just turned 39 a few days ago so I hit the big 40 next June. I remember the jokes etc that once you turn 40 it's all over. For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? Are you fat and out of shape? If so, it'll suck. I didn't start noticing until almost 50 that I was slowing down, but I did the Madison Ironman in 13 hours 15 minutes at 40. If you're fit, 50 really is the new 40. Must be inflation..... |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:09:39 PM EDT
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Quoted: I just turned 39 a few days ago so I hit the big 40 next June. I remember the jokes etc that once you turn 40 it's all over. For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? No, I just hit 59. Anybody that says that needs to get off their ass and go outside, feel the sun, and wipe away the cobwebs from sitting too long. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:10:30 PM EDT
[#22]
Quoted: I just turned 39 a few days ago so I hit the big 40 next June. I remember the jokes etc that once you turn 40 it's all over. For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? You're only 39? From all the 80s nostalgia crap you post I thought you were at least in your late 50s. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:12:09 PM EDT
[#23]
40 was easy. 60 came with cancer so it sucks.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:14:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:16:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, I just hit 59. Anybody that says that needs to get off their ass and go outside, feel the sun, and wipe away the cobwebs from sitting too long. @pr24guy Sitting has been my downfall. I sit in front of a computer all day or in a meeting or driving to sit in a meeting. First 15 years were okay because I was still able to move without pain. Last few have been much worse. Hurts to move. The pay is good but it comes at a cost.  I probably should just do what everyone else my age or older are doing and getting their knees replaced.  |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:16:19 PM EDT
[#26]
60 was a rude slap in the face
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:16:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KC-130 FLT ENG: You're only 39? From all the 80s nostalgia crap you post I thought you were at least in your late 50s. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:18:26 PM EDT
[#28]
I've seen people really struggle with turning 40 and people who didn't give a shit at all. I fell into the latter group.
I will say this: I never had a single allergy to anything before turning 40. Nothing! Now my allergies kick my ass! |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:19:19 PM EDT
[#29]
40 is no big deal. It's when you START to notice small things in your body, but the 40s are still perfectly.fine for most.
50s is when things really start to break, but if you stay on top of it, the 50s can still be great. I am in my late 50s, and am the same weight (and general fitness) as when I was in the infantry at age 20. It takes a LOT more work to maintain that, and there's a LOT more pain and aches. But it is absolutely do-able. The only question is whether or not you want to - or if it's too much effort, and it's just easier to let yourself go ... and become a weak fatty instead. Ultimately it's all up to you* * - unless fate decides to fuck you with some serious disease, cancer, or debilitating condition.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:19:38 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 40 was nothing. At 50 things began to happen to show me I'm getting older. Same |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:20:38 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 40 was nothing. At 50 things began to happen to show me I'm getting older. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:22:18 PM EDT
[#32]
Your odometer has barely started at 40
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:22:27 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Trust me 60 is worse I am sure 70 is even worse. I almost certainly.won't make it to 80, so I am not even going to worry about that. 
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:26:40 PM EDT
[#34]
It depends how much you ignored those 40+ folks who told you to take care of your body when you were younger.
Im almost 46. Some days I feel great. Other days I eat ibuprofen for breakfast ?? |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:29:01 PM EDT
[#35]
I turn 50 in two months. I experienced the best health of my life in my 40s.
Sure, I gained a little weight, my vision declined, and I've dealt with back issues, but I've stayed well for the most part. I'll take all that compared to the major illnesses and health complications I dealt with earlier in life. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:31:30 PM EDT
[#36]
Early 40's totally fine
late 40's not so much |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:32:12 PM EDT
[#37]
Turning 40 was just another B-day for me, I had retired from the Navy the year before and still (for the most part) felt I was in my prime. At 44 I started to need to use reading glasses, that sucked more than turning 40. Turning 50 was another non event other than thinking I have probably more years behind me than I do ahead of me but I don't dwell on it.
This summer I turn 56, still doing pretty good, old injuries haunt me and have slowed me down a bit but I have kept the weight off and am still very physically active, I can't complain too much. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:33:34 PM EDT
[#38]
I’m in my early, soon to be mid 50s. 40 wasn’t a big deal but around 45 I started to notice my eyesight going which required annual visits to get new prescriptions even though they’re super light and otherwise I have great vision but that’s when it started along with all the aches and pains that have developed and are continuing. Have fun with it :-).
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:35:54 PM EDT
[#39]
All I know is 40 caliber is hated here on GD. Hopefully you make it to
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:36:27 PM EDT
[#40]
I am 62 and don’t have any real complaints. I see people in their 70s start to decline. Not looking forward to that.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:36:56 PM EDT
[#41]
40 was nothing .
50 I realized 16hr shifts are out ...down to 12hr shifts . Diet , sleep , and exercise needs extra attention at times . If you have bad habits it's a good time to leave them behind because at 50, T , GH , melatonin, glutathione, nutrient absorption, kidney function ....are all going down . |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:37:19 PM EDT
[#42]
Most of us survive it.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:38:10 PM EDT
[#43]
I'm 40, overall it hasn't been horrible specifically on a personal level...
Other people in my life are not great which is stressful but I am pretty good |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:38:39 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You can pull more ass >40 than you did from 15-39, IME. A LOT more. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? You can pull more ass >40 than you did from 15-39, IME. A LOT more. Not if you are married. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:39:32 PM EDT
[#45]
40 is nothing, rock on and don't even think about it. I kept wondering where my mid-life crisis was but it never came...
50 makes you think, though, when you realize you have fewer years in front of you than behind you. I'm early 50s and definitely having those moments of self-reflection. It's cool, though, because it's helping my wife and I shift our priorities in life closer to "us." |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:39:44 PM EDT
[#46]
As most have replied 40 is no big deal. It is however a good point to stop and examine what bad habits you're still practicing. Drinking, smoking, sitting on your ass, etc, will start catching up to you.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:40:48 PM EDT
[#47]
I'm not sure if it was 40, but within those few years my libido went way down, i now need reading glasses and i generally feel like shit from a health point of view. Constant body aches and pains for no reason, things like that. Hell, when i sneeze it's painful anymore.
So yea i noticed it. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:42:06 PM EDT
[#48]
Without a doubt, it's 90.
Don't make vacation plans for 91. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:43:28 PM EDT
[#49]
Quoted: I just turned 39 a few days ago so I hit the big 40 next June. I remember the jokes etc that once you turn 40 it's all over. For those of you that are into your 40s now is it just another number or do you really start to see differences? I'll let you know in a few days. It's really fucking with me for some reason |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:46:33 PM EDT
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"If you don't have it "made" by forty you aren't going to make it".
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