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I ask that question as my body is wracked with the pain of cramming a weekend of 4 wheeling , yard work, and being the fun uncle at my twin nephew/niece's 7th birthday party. It was held in this cool little place called Pump It Up where they have all of these large inflatable rides like side by side obstacle courses,slides,trampoline..etc. I am 38 but today I feel 138 and I still feel like a kid at heart but the body no longer shares that opinion.  Shuffleboard and strained peas can't be that far into the future now.
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Turn 40 in October and most of the time, after I hit the weights, I sound like the Rice Krispy kids...Snap, Crackle & Pop !
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I ask that question as my body is wracked with the pain of cramming a weekend of 4 wheeling , yard work, and being the fun uncle at my twin nephew/niece's 7th birthday party. It was held in this cool little place called Pump It Up where they have all of these large inflatable rides like side by side obstacle courses,slides,trampoline..etc. I am 38 but today I feel 138 and I still feel like a kid at heart but the body no longer shares that opinion. Shuffleboard and strained peas can't be that far into the future now.
I think I really hit the "over the hill" mark when I was fussing at my kids and forgot their names, even the baby who is about two (2), I think.... 
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I'm 38 as well........every morning when I get out of bed, or anytime I lay down for more than minutes (and that's the hones to God truth), I get up and walk like a 90 yr. old man...........I love 4 wheeling - we have a blast doing it, but, taking my 7 yr. old daughter gets tiring, as her 4 wheeler doesn't have the clearance that ours do - I strain, huff and puff to get her unstuck..............I don't go tubing at the lake anymore because of my back (and the fact that I'm self employed, and if I get hurt "playing" we'll be screwed financially)......
So, when did I realize I was over the hill? I guess I still haven't realized/accepted it entirely - but I have changed my lifestyle to accomodate it to an extent........I still have as much fun as I can, but sometimes just walking through the yard and hitting a low spot when not expecting it will drop me to the ground in an instant. We're not old, but golly, aging sucks!
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You guys are making me feel old (42) but not as old as others here.... 
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Once I turned 22 I knew I was over the hill. After turning twenty-one there aren't anymore major milestones. Every year after that and your just getting older and older. Birthdays only mean another candle on the cake.
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I broke my right wrist trying to "show-off" my old skateboard tricks to my then future wife (when I was 28). I figure that was a humbling day....but I'm still doing it all these years later and I just picked up snowboarding pretty heavy last year.
In fact, I was skateboarding with some little kids over this past 4th holiday when I was millimeters, and I mean MILLIMETERS, away from slicing my sack open again*. I was attempting an Ollie North, a trick where you put your family jewels in jeopardy if you fail to get the front foot extension JUST RIGHT. The board was standing straight up with I was landing but I controlled my landing enough so that it only "pushed lightly" on my little two friends.
* About 18 years ago, I cut my satchel open doing the same trick....and I remember running back to the house after seeing blood in my shorts. Man, that was a rough afternoon!
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I have not realized I am over the hill yet.  The only reminder I have is when I take off running, and I move slower than when I am walking. 
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Just look at it this way. Every year brings you one year closer to retirement, when you can enjoy yourself
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Today is not the best day to ask me.. I played a round of golf yesterday (and just to appease the naysayers, let's pretend I shot 125...  )... then last night I fell asleep on the couch in an awkward position and this morning I'm walking like a 90 year old man...
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Once I turned 22 I knew I was over the hill. After turning twenty-one there aren't anymore major milestones. Every year after that and your just getting older and older. Birthdays only mean another candle on the cake.
That's funny b/c my gfriend and I have said the same thing... After 21, what is there? At 25 your car insurance goes down? Wow, great! That's about it... 
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What hill? I didn't see any hill 
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I'm walking like a 90 year old man...
But you were already doing that before you went hacking... I mean golfing.
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Once I turned 22 I knew I was over the hill. After turning twenty-one there aren't anymore major milestones. Every year after that and your just getting older and older. Birthdays only mean another candle on the cake.
That's funny b/c my gfriend and I have said the same thing... After 21, what is there? At 25 your car insurance goes down? Wow, great! That's about it...
For one thing your brain continues it's development and you begin to realize there's A LOT more to life.
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I swear, I've been heading downhill for the last 5 years. Around 5 years ago, I was 25 and probably in the best shape of my life. I'd bodysurf everyday, and felt like 2% body fat. I could sprint probably faster than I ever had, and was still as agile as I was in high school. Then I blew out my hamstring in a scrimmage flag-football game and was never the same again. Took me almost a year to fully recover from the hamstring, and I definately lost a step or three. I ws keeping up well in softball, but I kept getting slower in football after a couple years. Then I badly sprained both my ankles in too seperate incident in softball and had to "retire" from the flag football scene about 3 years ago, because I was getting too slow to keep up with the "youngsters". I took up cycling less than a year ago, and jacked up my knee about a month ago and had to shut it down. After some rest, I went on my first ride this last weekend, and my knees ached on every little incline. I basically feel like Ken Griffey Jr.
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What hill? I didn't see any hill
Blindness is a sure fire sign.
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i thought the brain development stops sometimes in ur 20s? 
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A co-worker was admiring a new car in the parking lot. I knew the time had come because it didn't look appealling to me - it had only 2 doors.
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A co-worker was admiring a new car in the parking lot. I knew the time had come because it didn't look appealling to me - it had only 2 doors.
I think you're past the over the hill stage ... and into the "crashed into the river in the valley below and is now careening out-of-control down the white water rapids" stage of your life.
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i thought the brain development stops sometimes in ur 20s?
You're right the brain is not fully developed til we're in our mid to late 20's. The people I was responding to were in their early 20's and thought there is nothing left to look forward to after 21.
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What hill? I didn't see any hill
Blindness is a sure fire sign.
I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that . I figured it would be either you or GM
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General reply to the big babies of the board....
If you treat your body right, it will treat you right in return.
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I love what I do though, and while some days are better than others, it's hard getting around and being energetic on a bad wheel.
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General reply to the big babies of the board....
If you treat your body right, it will treat you right in return.
It doesn't matter....you will get older and die no matter how good u treat ur body
On a serious note.....i stopped running for a month or so now...and hardly ever work out now....i played some basketball at 3am(i use to do this all the time) 2 weeks ago and the next day i felt like crap...i've never felt like that before...i gotta start eating better n run more
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General reply to the big babies of the board....
If you treat your body right, it will treat you right in return.
Is that you Chunk Ironchest?
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For some reason, when I turned 45 it suddenly struck me that I was over the hill. That was 10 years ago, and though I still do not know the reason I thought that back then, I now fully realize that I was right. 
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If you treat your body right, it will treat you right in return.
Is that you Chunk Ironchest?
 Hardly.
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I noticed I was over the hill when my neice and nephew informed me it wasn't cool to pretend to be Cornholio from Beavis and Butthead.
Man, the cartoons this generation of kid sees on TV sucks!
I'm glad I was raised during the Golden Age of Children's TV.
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I noticed when I hurt my back by just bending over cleaning the tile of my pool and got an MRI and found 3 bulging disc and 1 herniated disc with a radial tear. Almost 2 years later I am still on pain meds getting ready for surgury(Laser). I feel like I am 100 every morning until my meds kick in. Age sucks! And I am only 37.....almost 38.
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What hill? I didn't see any hill
Blindness is a sure fire sign.
I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that . I figured it would be either you or GM
I wouldn't have said that 
I might have said turn around and look behind you.
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Once I turned 22 I knew I was over the hill. After turning twenty-one there aren't anymore major milestones. Every year after that and your just getting older and older. Birthdays only mean another candle on the cake.
At 25 your car insurance rates go down 
I turn 30 in 12 days I just keep saying I am turning 21 for the 10th time.
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30  If you were on the Jerry Springer show, you would be old enough to be a grandpa
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LOL! Well thank God I am not a billie I think I am going to boycott it this year and stay 29 forever!
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Just call it your anniv. instead of B-Day. Then you can just starting counting from your first anniv. date
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I'm 44 close to 45 and I still havent realized it, still 4-wheel, do everything a young kid does, I dont get old i get better The beer keeps the blood flowing pretty smoothly thru my system...
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Tore my ACL in my right knee three years ago playing softball and had it repaired. Now tore my ACL in my LEFT knee...again playing softball a few days ago. I just turned 41, I am finished playing with the younger generation. I think i will pick up a fishing pole and the golf clubs for now on.
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Wow talk about crap luck. I had my left knee cap bone shattered playing football and now anytime I climb stairs or crouch down you can hear it pop. You should try bowling!
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When I found loose cartilage in my left knee.
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