Random Thought Thread

fonedork said:
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I don't know if I'm more disturbed by the picture, or the thought that my wife would probably think it cute.
 
Brummie said:
As the token Englishman here, I'd like to point out that we don't call it "English", we call it the Imperial System. [As an aside, what y'all call English toffee, we would never refer to as toffee - it's butterscotch.]
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Funny how that goes. Have you ever noticed that Hamburgers are not called like that in Hamburg (it's "Frikadelle"), Wiener are not called like that in Vienna (it's "Frankfurter"), and French Fries are not called like that in France (it's "Frites"), and what's called "Pariser" in German is called "Capote" in Paris (=condom) ? Why is that ? 🤔:D
 
random thought: I've noticed that I have reached a point in my life where I grunt when I sit down on the couch or stand up from a chair etc. This has developed gradually over time and I fear at this rate by the time I'm 50 I'm going to be screeching like Bruce Lee in "The Way of the Dragon" when he beat up Chuck Norris.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
random thought: I've noticed that I have reached a point in my life where I grunt when I sit down on the couch or stand up from a chair etc. This has developed gradually over time and I fear at this rate by the time I'm 50 I'm going to be screeching like Bruce Lee in "The Way of the Dragon" when he beat up Chuck Norris.
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as long as you don't end up like Chuck you'll be alright
when you stop noticing the grunting, you have become a truly old man
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
random thought: I've noticed that I have reached a point in my life where I grunt when I sit down on the couch or stand up from a chair etc. This has developed gradually over time and I fear at this rate by the time I'm 50 I'm going to be screeching like Bruce Lee in "The Way of the Dragon" when he beat up Chuck Norris.
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I had a similar experience some years back.

"How can I claim to squat XXX lbs, when I'm having difficulty standing back up with just my own bodyweight after crouching to air up my tires? Have I reached the point of 'old man knees', like all the old guys I see who need to put their hands on their knees and push just to stand back up?".

Then I realized, maybe it's the difference in the way I was training, vs when I was younger. Back then, I focused on training the full squat range, and even/especially the bottom of the squat range (after a set of heavy squats, I'd immediately squat all the way down and do ~40 reps at the bottom 3-4" of the squat with just my bodyweight. Man, that would make my quads burn!).

Decided to see what would happen if I tried going back to training the full range of motion in squats. I literally had to go back to square one with bodyweight only, and realized that because I'd only been squatting to parallel for so long, I'd lost the flexibility and strength in the lowest range of the squat.

The first thing I had to work on was flexibility. Flexibility in the quads under tension (it was the tightness in the quads that was causing the ache/pain in my knees when I tried to stand up from a full crouch), and hip flexibility (I'd lost enough hip flexibility in the squat position, that I would unthinkingly round my lower back at the bottom) to get used to squatting all the way down while maintaining good posture etc.

I had to go back to square one, using nothing more than bodyweight. Then as I slowly regained the flexibility and range of motion, I slowly started adding weight.

It worked. I'm back to being able to go from a full crouch (eg. While airing up the tires) to not just standing up without aches in my knees, back, quads etc. I'm back to being able to jump up from that position.

Working out while getting older has really driven home the concept of, "Use it, or lose it". I figure at some point, we all end up where it's no longer about making any kind of progress/improvement, but trying to slow the inevitable decline, which is why I've been on a kick to see how much of my peak strength/physical condition I can regain.

I figure I'd rather try to double my current strength/mobility while I can still make gains/progress, so when I inevitably lose 50% of my strength/mobility later on, I'll be where I am now vs even weaker, slower and stiffer 😁
 
Random thought: "Youth is wasted on the young" 😂

The young take their youthfulness for granted. When they get to the point where they can truly appreciate things, it's often from the, "you only really miss X when it's gone". The whole, "I used to..."

Take this for instance:
betzner said:
DON HANSON III - "SUNFISH" IN SCARY DAMASCUS

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A lot of younger folks won't really appreciate the work that went into it, and/or would have a hard time justifying the cost, but by the time you're old enough to really appreciate the artistry and detail (and afford it), you probably need to put on reading glasses just to even see the artistry and detail 🤣
 
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