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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 3092423" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>That could very well be but in a lot of ways I'm less physically active then I was then so I don't think that's all of it. And for sure I'm not talking about athleticism, that's a different ball game from raw strength. I just mean the ability to pick up something stupidly heavy and awkward and move with it, and especially regarding grip strength. I have observed this with lots of fellas too, I've heard it referred to as "dad muscle" or "grown-as$ man strength" haha. Regardless of testosterone and discipline in one's youth, I do think this is a real thing. </p><p></p><p>I sure can't run and maintain pace like I did when I was 18 though. No denial there.</p><p></p><p>The testosterone/hormone thing I've heard does naturally decline slightly from 30 onward but not as much as some think..,at least not automatically. It's as much that most people become much more sedentary the older they get which also affects that. After 50 I've heard that testosterone drops off dramatically in most men. </p><p></p><p>For me, young as I am, the biggest difference I've noticed between being a teenager/early twenties and now at 32 is to do with how much sleep deprivation a person can take and still function at full capacity. At 18 you can stay up all night and go hard all day and not really suffer for it much. At 32 if I don't get a half decent sleep I feel like complete <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💩" title="Pile of poo :poop:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4a9.png" data-shortname=":poop:" /> the next day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 3092423, member: 109862"] That could very well be but in a lot of ways I'm less physically active then I was then so I don't think that's all of it. And for sure I'm not talking about athleticism, that's a different ball game from raw strength. I just mean the ability to pick up something stupidly heavy and awkward and move with it, and especially regarding grip strength. I have observed this with lots of fellas too, I've heard it referred to as "dad muscle" or "grown-as$ man strength" haha. Regardless of testosterone and discipline in one's youth, I do think this is a real thing. I sure can't run and maintain pace like I did when I was 18 though. No denial there. The testosterone/hormone thing I’ve heard does naturally decline slightly from 30 onward but not as much as some think..,at least not automatically. It’s as much that most people become much more sedentary the older they get which also affects that. After 50 I’ve heard that testosterone drops off dramatically in most men. For me, young as I am, the biggest difference I’ve noticed between being a teenager/early twenties and now at 32 is to do with how much sleep deprivation a person can take and still function at full capacity. At 18 you can stay up all night and go hard all day and not really suffer for it much. At 32 if I don’t get a half decent sleep I feel like complete 💩 the next day. [/QUOTE]
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