Once he became a kneelo I told him might as well get into bodyboarding. "Never!" was his response. Love that guy!
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Becoming an older surfer
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Some of you guys in windy areas should try wingfoiling. Jeff Clark is supposedly doing it now. I see plenty of old guys doing it.
Old man balls! Nowadays I either need to be wearing a wetsuit or compression shorts.
I had a testicular tightening procedure done, haven't sat on my balls since!
I had to edit my post. BA had ALS not MLS.
"I'll never become a booger" was his response to that suggestion. Then he would laugh, turn on that big smile and take your wave.
You too @sponge!
The “pop up” is an issue. Yesterday I rode the stationary bike 30 minutes, mowed grass (2,000 sq ft, 3 hours, 12,000 to go) and did 20 finger tip push-ups (winning a bet with my wife). 85 degrees, humid, no wind, hot! After the push-ups it took me a full minute to struggle back to my feet. Had I not done the rest I could have got back upright in 30 to 45 seconds. The pop up. If I want to get something off the lower cabinet shelves I have to grab something to pull myself up to standing by grabbing something and pulling myself up. If I can’t reach it I have to roll on the floor until I can. Never without my friend the sciatic nerve on my left side. Note that none of those things require any balance. Anything that requires balance I’m screwed. The water isn’t easily accessible because of steep and/or slimy river stones. Possible a few months out of the year during winter. I go with my grandkids on boogers then.
I have a problem with needing to be saved. Any wrong move and I’m helpless. My doctors have told me don’t come back if you’ve fkd yourself up again. One should never enter the ocean when there’s a possibility that they will need someone to assist them. Don’t be that guy/gal.
It was an emotional problem but I’m getting over it. Difficult when it’s booming and offshore all night and you can feel it in your bones when you get up to take a leak at 3am. I’m glad it’s something I have brought into my kid’s’ lives. They can deal with the negatives with the advantage of local knowledge and experience.
I have a problem with needing to be saved. Any wrong move and I’m helpless. My doctors have told me don’t come back if you’ve fkd yourself up again. One should never enter the ocean when there’s a possibility that they will need someone to assist them. Don’t be that guy/gal.
It was an emotional problem but I’m getting over it. Difficult when it’s booming and offshore all night and you can feel it in your bones when you get up to take a leak at 3am. I’m glad it’s something I have brought into my kid’s’ lives. They can deal with the negatives with the advantage of local knowledge and experience.
I'm 61 and can still short-bort daily without a problem. Only good for a max of about 2 hours though.
Mirroring what others have said, I think you have to stay fit and maintain flexibility to surf at an advanced age, at least for an HPSB. I guess any old out-of-shape fat guy can stand up on a longboard and make a straight line toward the beach.
Of course, diet is key for any aging athlete.
I've successfully mitigated the typical neck and back issues from years in the water with the McKenzie Method. I think chiropractic helps to a degree but is really designed to keep you coming back for more visit$.
I think all the paddling leads to imbalanced development in the shoulders and that, in the elderly at least, can lead to impingement. The good news that I recently discovered is that impingement is easily resolved with dead hanging.
Mirroring what others have said, I think you have to stay fit and maintain flexibility to surf at an advanced age, at least for an HPSB. I guess any old out-of-shape fat guy can stand up on a longboard and make a straight line toward the beach.
Of course, diet is key for any aging athlete.
I've successfully mitigated the typical neck and back issues from years in the water with the McKenzie Method. I think chiropractic helps to a degree but is really designed to keep you coming back for more visit$.
I think all the paddling leads to imbalanced development in the shoulders and that, in the elderly at least, can lead to impingement. The good news that I recently discovered is that impingement is easily resolved with dead hanging.
Been interesting here.
For certain A-grade spots, crowds have declined (on some days) due to factors mentioned above.
B-grade spots are packed with adult kooks and the A grade spot is unattended.
Right? I was about to comment on how many boomers there are here. I didn't realize. Early bird specials and social security checks for everyone.
Where was that A-grade spot where you live again? Asking for Mike, Mark, and Taj’s Burro. That place is worthy.
53, about to head to G-land and still feeling capable of packing 8ft Indo barrels.
Enemies: lack of strength, lack of flexibility.
If you can't sprint paddle into a thick, vertical wave and pop-up your days of tube-riding are over.
Mindset is easy for me- I still want it, so I do what I need to do to be able to do it.
Also, no ego. If I have a shocker, I laugh it off. Head back out tomorrow.
As mentioned, stay away from surfing into fatigue. That way injury beckons, especially to shoulders.
Enemies: lack of strength, lack of flexibility.
If you can't sprint paddle into a thick, vertical wave and pop-up your days of tube-riding are over.
Mindset is easy for me- I still want it, so I do what I need to do to be able to do it.
Also, no ego. If I have a shocker, I laugh it off. Head back out tomorrow.
As mentioned, stay away from surfing into fatigue. That way injury beckons, especially to shoulders.
You have to make it to 62 and a half. How many years for you? What could go wrong in the meantime? Aloha!
13 more years to go! I'm old too! Dammit. I have things I could add this thread but I realize it's just preaching to the choir.
so which restaurants in oc offer the best senior discounts and happy hour? asking for a fren...