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Have you reached your peak?

forzacalcio

Was having a conversation this weekend about nostalgic memories and it got me thinking.

Was there a moment in your life where you thought "That's it, it's all downhill from here" or are you still waiting for that moment?

Surely everyone reaches a peak at some stage in their life.

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NIMAN

A few years back. Maybe 6 or 7.
I was in good shape, very active, fit.

Definitely on the downhill slope now.

Can't shake injuries, got aches and pains that I find difficult to shift.

Just waiting for death now!

Lyan

This thread:

https://youtu.be/88M9-rBXubA?t=23

Mad_maxx

Peaked at twenty one

Graces7

Nonsense! I reached my real peak in my late 60s and 70 s and am now slowly ambling down the home straight

20s and 30s are artificially hyped .

roflol at what I have bolded! lol... decay? Not even now!

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

You reach your peak between the ages of 25 and 30. It’s all downhill from there. You’ll have people saying it’s your 30’s, your 40’s, your 50’s, but funnily enough it’s always people in that age bracket who try and sell you that lie. It’s some sort of emotional comfort blanket as they try and come to terms with aging, decay, and mortality.

El_Duderino 09

Id Imagine you've peaked when you look back with rose tinted glasses and actually believe that everything was better
in the past and things only get worse as they change. When you stop looking for the good in the world around you, you're finished having a good time.

You see that attitude creeping into people's lives on boards. People who can only see the bad in change and oppose change even when it's necessary for the better.

Quandary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdWAhP8rYKA

Always Sunny, always nails it.

FortuneChip

Only just reaching my Clooney years.

Long time before I peak

Your Face

I feel like a 21 year old but there's never one around.

Guava Juice

Graces7 wrote: »

Nonsense! I reached my real peak in my late 60s and 70 s and am now slowly ambling down the home straight

20s and 30s are artificially hyped .

roflol at what I have bolded! lol... decay? Not even now!

What peaked in your 60s and 70s?

Montage of Feck

I'm down on the upside

B.A._Baracus

I think:

Up until the day before your 30th birthday you're a young man or woman.
In your 30s you are in your prime.
40s... you are heading to/starting middle age depending on the person (some people at 42 look and act like they are 55) But let's just say by 45 you are in middle age.
By then, middle age, most would have peaked.

Beasty

1st March 2014 - largely downhill since then.....

Mad_maxx

Beasty wrote: »

1st March 2014 - largely downhill since then.....

October 25th 1998 for me

Church on Tuesday

I haven't even climbed the mountain yet.

Gynoid

I dont believe in this peak stuff, some days, months, years are crap in your 20s, some days, months, years are craic in your 50s. What I do think is that line to kids about yer whole life ahead of you to shape and form, that every generation tells the young, is a bit of a scam. Life and luck happens to you mostly, and a lot of life is repeating the mundane, which is grand. It goes by at a ridiculous speed. The idea of control is a bit of a lark, though some control over emotional response is possible.
Death does feel more real the older you get, thats for sure. So I try and peak everyday!

JupiterKid

I would like to think that I have still to reach my peak, professionally and personally.

Went to college, did my postgrad and started off on my career in research and academia at age 23/24, worked hard and climbed up the ladder very fast in my 20s and early 30s. Was in a long-term relationship at 26 and also did quite a bit of travelling around this time. Bought my first place at 28.

Crisis in my life due to workplace bullying in 2009 and a severe deterioration in my mental health, coupled with my late father falling terminally ill (moved back to the family home to look after him), relationship falling apart and ending, spiralling drink problem, stopping work altogether, barely able to function etc. hospitaliastion, rehab....

Past two and a half years getting my life back on track, new relationship, back in my career, rebuilding my life - I know I'm no spring chicken at 44 going on 45 - but I would hope that my best is yet to come!

Church on Tuesday

JupiterKid wrote: »

I would like to think that I have still to reach my peak, professionally and personally.

Went to college, did my postgrad and started off on my career in research and academia at age 23/24, worked hard and climbed up the ladder very fast in my 20s and early 30s. Was in a long-term relationship at 26 and also did quite a bit of travelling around this time. Bought my first place at 28.

Crisis in my life due to workplace bullying in 2009 and a severe deterioration in my mental health, coupled with my late father falling terminally ill (moved back to the family home to look after him), relationship falling apart and ending, spiralling drink problem, stopping work altogether, barely able to function etc. hospitaliastion, rehab....

Past two and a half years getting my life back on track, new relationship, back in my career, rebuilding my life - I know I'm no spring chicken at 44 going on 45 - but I would hope that my best is yet to come!

A lot of life left to live yet my friend.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Career wise I'm pretty much done and have retirement in mind.

Health wise I was doing great until I hit 50, then I got type II diabetes (which I reversed since) and some other health issues which come later in life. My prescription gets bigger every year now.

Fitness, well I'm very fit. Fitter than most people even half my age. I run, swim, cycle and train/compete Judo and hoping to take part in my first triathlon this year.

I can't fight Judo like I used to and have noticed a slowdown in the last two years. Where I trained with and competed in senior level national comps I find I just can't hang with those lads anymore so I compete in my age in weight and open categories. I had to be honest with myself and admit I'm only making up the numbers in the seniors.

I took last year off Judo competition and tried to get my head around retirement, but decided its not for me and if I stay under -100kgs I'm confident I'll do very well nationally this year.

Health peaked in my 20-30's.. Fitness, I'm doing more in my 50's and at any other time in my life and haven't peaked yet.. Career 30-40's and sporting (not to confuse with fitness) was probably my late 40's but no that I'm concentrating on competing in my age category at veterans I'm along way away from peaking.

Life is ups and downs, smiles and frowns.. Peaks and valleys.

I feel sorry for people who've clearly given up on life in their 30's, 40's or 50's.. Give yourselves a kick up the hole, that's where your system restore button is, and get going again.

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Esmeralda Bewildered Speedway wrote: »

I feel sorry for people who've clearly given up on life in their 30's, 40's or 50's.. Give yourselves a kick up the hole, that's where your system restore button is, and get going again.

Agreed. Too many people simply give up assuming that this is the only life they can have. I've changed career four times. Each time was fun. I've lived in three different countries other than Ireland. Brilliant experiences.

If you feel like you're on a downward slope, shift your gears and change your life. It's really not that difficult once you start.

touts

I realised I was past my peak when my barber one day trimmed my eyebrows.

Some years later I realised I was middle aged when he ran the electric trimmer around the inside of my ears.

When the ****er goes near my nose I'll know it's time to get my affairs in order.

Feisar

Spent my twenties drinking and riding.

Waking up somewhere in Dublin, staggering out of a house and looking for a bus that says An Lár is hardly peaking.

B.A._Baracus

frillyleaf

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Agreed. Too many people simply give up assuming that this is the only life they can have. I've changed career four times. Each time was fun. I've lived in three different countries other than Ireland. Brilliant experiences.

If you feel like you're on a downward slope, shift your gears and change your life. It's really not that difficult once you start.

Wow what careers did you have and were they very different ? That’s great!

Strumms

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

You reach your peak between the ages of 25 and 30. It’s all downhill from there. You’ll have people saying it’s your 30’s, your 40’s, your 50’s, but funnily enough it’s always people in that age bracket who try and sell you that lie. It’s some sort of emotional comfort blanket as they try and come to terms with aging, decay, and mortality.

Physical peak 25-30 perhaps but as for everything else no.... your 40’s are where it’s at.

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frillyleaf wrote: »

Wow what careers did you have and were they very different ? That’s great!

Credit Controller/Liquidations, Business Analyst (Asia), Kindergarten Teacher, and now I lecture Business Management in University. Working on becoming a "profitable" author next. In some cases, the jobs weren't crazy different. There was a crossover of skills. I've done a variety of other jobs which were short term (6 months or less) just to see whether I wanted to do them longer or not.

If you've got a generalised degree like Finance or Business, it can be a lot of fun to become a contractor for a year or two. You'll do a wide variety of jobs, and gain useful experience.

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forzacalcio wrote: »

Was there a moment in your life where you thought "That's it, it's all downhill from here" or are you still waiting for that moment?

Some long time ago I switched to what I call the "incremental" approach to self improvement. This is where rather than try and make some huge physical or mental or other type improvement in your life suddenly you work towards it in tiny increments.

So the target is to better myself somehow each day. To be better at something a little today than I was the day before. Even something as mundane as knocking 5 seconds off my 10k run time.

So - still waiting for that moment. The day I start failing to increment - or the increments start regressing - I will call time

Bobblehats

Strumms wrote: »

Physical peak 25-30 perhaps but as for everything else no.... your 40’s are where it’s at.

In terms of what we can achieve; competitively yeh probably. Never close the window on how good you can potentially look/ feel though there always needs to be that something to aim for lest we fall into a state of neglect

Tl;dr. I never fulfill my maximum potential so I know I can always do better.

ChikiChiki

The Satanist wrote: »

Drinking and riding young ones: long gone days
Career stuff: nope

As a singleton Into the early 30s and finding the craic is better than the 20s. I think it's the more of a not giving a **** attitude.

Was much more self conscious in the 20s.

Strumms

ChikiChiki wrote: »

As a singleton Into the early 30s and finding the craic is better

Was much more self conscious in the 20s.

100%, 20’s could be ‘messy’ I think 30’s and so far 40 are more fun, more craic, definitely.

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Strumms wrote: »

100%, 20’s could be ‘messy’ I think 30’s and so far 40 are more fun, more craic, definitely.

Certainly better conversation over beers.