Looking on the bright side of geezlinghood

[eppyg]

So I'm a newly minted geezling, and in lurking on the forum for a bit, I see plenty of folks wishing they found SS and the related programs sooner. I'm a novice, but I'm wondering if any of my fellow, ahem, seasoned individuals have found some advantages to starting serious training at 40+. Maybe something in the mental approach?

Anyways, glad to be here, and the dues check is in the mail.

[Joe Murphy]

Yes. Patience, intelligence and the internet to name a few. I'd expound but I have to take my pills. Welcome.

[Oldster]

While I am well in to Geezerhood, I didn't start after 40, instead I started well before that. But now in my 50's I can't understand why every geezer in the world wouldn't want to lift and keep or build their muscle mass along with keeping their bones strong.

I would also expound, but find myself needing to go change my poopy diaper.

[Mark E. Hurling]

A hearty welcome to you! I've lifted on and off since high school when 57 Chebbies were de rigeur. Mostly to poor effect since I followed every silly-ass fad there was. But Rip and most people here are the real deal.

[Joe Murphy]

Patience: There WILL be another day---until there ain't.

Intelligence: Seek out information and guidance---don't just blindly dive in or accept popular 'wisdom.'

Internets: Step by step, not seeking information about strength training, I came upon a reference to Starting Strength... a little Google-fu, and here we are.

[Gene61]

Well, the other Geezers have covered most of my thoughts, but I'll add one more: gratitude. I'm just so greatful for the new (dare I say, youthful) spring in my step. I don't think I would have felt quite the same sense of recovering something once lost if I had started SS in my 20s or 30s.

[osv2]

It's just plain awesome to feel again almost forgotten joy of motion. Welcome!

[eppyg]

Oldster, I've got a nine month daughter, so my life is full of poopy diapers. I guess I can't look forward to that changing much (pun intended)?

[Charlie Davies]

Advantages of 46-year-old me over 18-year-old-me are:
Money: young Charlie couldn't afford a reliable car, let alone a barbell or a room to put it in.
Sleep: I learned sleep discipline around age 35, before that was chronically tired.
Information: young Charlie read and believed the Nautilus book. Now we've got the internet, and SSBBT3.
Potty Training: not sure how this is relevant actually. But boy is it nice that all my kids use the toilet now!

I wish the youngest would wipe his own ass though...

[Oldster]

Oldster, I've got a nine month daughter, so my life is full of poopy diapers. I guess I can't look forward to that changing much (pun intended)?

I feel for you eppyg, I have a 13 month old Granddaughter that I changed the poopy diaper on yesterday! I don't envy you a bit, heh. I keep telling my daughter that one of these days she's going to have to be changing MY diaper!

Welcome and enjoy the forum.