Anyone remember how great our knees, hips, and back were as kids?

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Melodic_War327@reddit

Ironically, all the abuse they soaked up when we were kids is why they aren't so great now.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Anyone else jump off roofs as a kid? Can kind of, I think? Remember the first time I did it, thinking this isn't to bad, and rolling on the landing, but I rolled through sand spurs!

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My brother jumped off a really high deck with an umbrella once. He thought he would slowly drift down like in cartoons. News flash... it didn't work like that. He fell fast and hard and ended up tangled in the broken umbrella skeleton.

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ReceptionMuch3790@reddit

This is hilarious. Did he break anything or was he ok?

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MehX73@reddit

He was fine that time. Just beat up a little. He broke his coxic bone soon after from riding a dirt bike without a seat. For those who don't know, that is your butt. My brother literally broke his BUTT! He had to carry around a donut cushion for weeks to sit on at school til it healed. We still don't let him live that one down.

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Ill_Train136@reddit

>*his coxic bone* ...It's COCCYX. The coccyx. And, it's not really "breaking your butt". That's like saying you broke a tit, when you actually injured your rib.

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MehX73@reddit

1. I am a crappy speller. I am not trying to win a spelling bee here 2. I was telling the story from the perspective of a 12 year old. To this day the spongebob episode where they sing about breaking their butt will always make me think of my brother's antics. But, yeah, thanks for the anatomy lesson. Can you please go be a killjoy somewhere else???

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pudgyhammer@reddit

We ( two of us 9 and 11 year olds) jumped off My buddy's back roof when we were kids using one of those little plastic kiddie pools, the circle ones. Needless to say it made a terrible parachute.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

I've always been a huge Superman fan, even had my Superman underoos. Used to safety pin towels around my neck and jump off anything in the house I could lol. I grew up on a farm, raised by awesome grandparents, other than Atari and Saturday morning cartoons, I lived outdoors.

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GTFOakaFOD@reddit

Garage? Yes. House? No.

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Terrorcuda17@reddit

God. My friend and I tried to get his BMX on to his garage roof to jump off it. I'm so glad that we were unsuccessful at getting the bike up there.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

I dont have a garage at our retirement house, but did at my first/2nd. I don't miss it.

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AlfaNovember@reddit

https://youtu.be/hhe3ZM7tP6I

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IHearYouLimaCharlie@reddit

I was in competitive gymnastics for my whole childhood. Now I'm basically in traction. 🤣🤕

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Melodic_War327@reddit

I have some achey ribs and a weird-looking collarbone that testify to the fact I didn't have to jump off of stuff to hurt myself.

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Direct_Ad2289@reddit

Mine still are. My younger brother had his knees replaced. The youngest had both hips done

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Quietus76@reddit

Actually, no. Tore my first knee ligament at 13 and herniated a disc in my neck at 16.

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JJQuantum@reddit

Bob Seger “Like a Rock”. Totally makes me nostalgic for when I was bullet proof.

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Msspeled-Worsd@reddit

Yes, jumping off the shed roof in our backyard. If I did that today, I'm sure I'd reverse-telescope into a splat.

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NathanBrazil2@reddit

does anyone else get pain in their legs from sitting for 2 hrs at a concert? is this what happens when you are old or do i maybe have something like artritis?

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Historical-Gap-7084@reddit

What? I've had a bad knee since I was 12.

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cl0ckw0rkman@reddit

Like, does anyone remember how to get out of a car with only using one leg? I turn and have both feet on the ground before I attempt to stand. Like, I use to just use one leg. Than step out of a vehicle.

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Vanessa-hexagon@reddit

No, because they worked so well I didn't notice them.

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DaSpatula505@reddit

Remember climbing trees, and then jumping out of them?

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Sensitive-Question42@reddit

I’m an early childhood teacher so I spend a lot of time sitting on the floor (and getting up quickly to prevent WWIII). I guess the benefit of this is that it’s kept my knee and hip joints supple (and my reflexes fast!)

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jeffnorris@reddit

It's my thumbs and wrist but I understand

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Mr8vb@reddit

I haven’t been able to properly run since I was 30 and bent my leg backwards.

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Tchio_Beto@reddit

Few years back, (late 40s early 50s at the time), I was at Home Depot getting a second lithium pack for my tools. I ask their salespeople where they were. A whitish haired gentleman, definitely older than me at the time, pointed to the bottommost shelf. He attempted to reach for it, but they were too low for him, so he said, "Ah, you're a young guy. It'll be faster if you grab it." Meanwhile, a couple more older folks had approached him to ask for help as well, and all I could think was, "You mutha@#*$r, you're going to make me kneel in front of an audience so they can see me struggle getting back up? I don't need the battery pack that badly." Anyway, short story long, I grit my teeth and made it look as effortless as I could, but I wasn't so sure I'd make it back up.

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UraTargetMarket@reddit

I feel this so much.

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smithe68@reddit

Still pretty great at 56.

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mlill@reddit

I'm reading this at the end of a skiing holiday and contemplating how lucky I am - it really is a lottery. I can't pretend I've led a particularly fitness-oriented life, unlike a lot of the posters on here who can now barely move.

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UraTargetMarket@reddit

I was shocked after I had my first and only kid at 40 that I could no longer get down and back off the floor/ground easily. It was like a switch. A very depressing switch. It’s to the point that I’d rather stand. Even something like a curb or a low stool. I keep wondering if there is something seriously wrong because it is incredibly odd that seemingly one day I could just, viola, plop on the floor and then, suddenly, need to grip on to whatever shit is around to get up. I feel like Lucille Austero. Never will I laugh at her again!

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SuitablePotato3087@reddit

It sucks! My heart and mind are still 25 but my body’s 107.

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PacRat48@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/i9oz0e3xvlke1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4aa4036d633e7d28a54a0c6e56b9fbb403c5c145 I wouldn’t be caught dead in it, but I would laugh my ass off and high five someone else wearing it

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estageleft@reddit

Sadly yes

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Barlight@reddit

I remember how good they were when i was 45...

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oooortclouuud@reddit

my kneecaps yell at me when i kneel down for something. my left hip sometimes wants to go thatta way when i want to go thissa way. and my ankles are chewing pop rocks when I go up stairs now 🤣 I turn 55 this summer. I am a tall (but shrinking!!!) gal. average frame, average weight, decent diet, basically healthy all my life. but What The Actual Fuck, Jeanette? i didn't sign up for THIS. 😝

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mbadolato@reddit

And hearing, and eyesight... 😆

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Oh god, yeah I've gotten that crap now where I went from 20/15 to can't see what's on labels anymore! Keep saying I need to go and get new driving glasses, but more importantly prescription readers since each eye is wildly different now.

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new2bay@reddit

Huh, really? My prescription has barely changed since middle school.

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mbadolato@reddit

I've always worn glasses but about 10 years ago it changed so that I now need two pairs. One with a farsighted script and one with a near for when I'm on a computer or phone (not regular reading glasses). It sucks!

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Aromatic_Industry401@reddit

I just realized that I sit down to put my boots on, don't know when that started but it also is accompanied with weird moans and grunts.

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rwphx2016@reddit

I do, yes. Then, arthritis and back problems set in when I was 23 years old. Yes, you read that correctly. While I know we get more aches and pains as we age, having been diagnosed with arthritis at a young age changed my perception of achiness. I have to remind myself that some of this is age related. PS: I've been able to live a full life despite arthritis. Sure, I cycle and walk instead of running. Seems like a small trade-off.

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SojuSeed@reddit

My hips and back are great, but I work out with kettlebells which is amazing for that. Knees are not so hot but I was overweight for a good while and I’ve worn down some cartilage there. Hoping they develop some technique to regrow that shit in the next few years.

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Worth_Event3431@reddit

I remember winning all the blue ribbons during Field Day. Now, one knee replacement later, I wish I could walk normally without pain. It was good while it lasted!

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Other-Opposite-6222@reddit

I literally have to be careful stepping off 1 step at a curb due to a rolled ankle (6 months ago!) And I remember jumping down from a hay loft onto the ground as a kid because I was scared of walking down a ladder backwards.

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NoHankyNoPanky@reddit

Remember jumping?

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ryancementhead@reddit

The only jumping I do now is to conclusions.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

And on trampolines! Now if it's not in an airplane, my ass doesn't leave the ground! Man I coukd do Rocky level stuff with a jump rope back then. Now I'd need rope to help lift me off the floor lol.

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IcyButterfly1034@reddit

Sure do, my love of roller/ice skating as a kid/teen has finally caught up with me… Back then I could fall and quickly bounce back up, not anymore 😩

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Blurghblagh@reddit

Remember when you'd practically bounce up the stairs?

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BrandyeB@reddit

Even run up a mall escalator in the wrong direction?

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Omg a few of my friends had stairs, id go up and down those like a hot knife through butter!

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Mr_Culps@reddit

Had a total knee replacement last year and I do wonder how much stuff I did as a kid that affected my knee later in life. I'm from the UK and played football (soccer for my US friends) on concrete for hours at a time. I also jumped off many things and climbed trees etc when I was younger. Do I regret it? Not sure to be honest, it's easy to say now that I was stupid but at the time that is just what you did and I never had a crystal ball to predict the future.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

This exactly! We had so much fun doing it to, kids today really miss out with social media. I even heard my old high school now, you don't even take pens, pencils, or paper to school now. It's all electronic. My favorite teacher sadly died from a heart attack in his early 60s. Back in HS he was the best, but his famous quote was from walking in the class room and giving pop quizzes. "Close your books and take out a blank piece of paper". Miss ya Mr. Elliott.

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Ill_Economist_7637@reddit

No. I broke a vertebrae boogie boarding when I was 13. Had my left knee rebuilt after my freshman and sophomore baseball seasons. I barely remember a time when they didn't hurt.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Damn, owww. Yeah I was a catcher and all state, led in Home Runs, RBIs, and one of the few Florida HS baseball players in the 30/30 club. Got asked to come talk to the White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, but I had already signed up for the army in the Delayed Entry program the previous summer. Looking back, I should have just smiled and grabbed the Drs balls and kissed his neck during the final Meps physical where they had us all in this huge room stripped to our underwear with our hands straight out. One poor guy just popped a random hormone bones and quickly got taken out of the room. This was back even before don't ask don't tell.

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Ill_Economist_7637@reddit

I also wore the tools of ignorance behind the plate for many many years. Shockingly neither knee surgery was the direct result of being a catcher. The first was just a bad step on the soccer field and the second was being slid into while playing third base. Scouts were at that game, I was not happy.

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WaitingitOut000@reddit

When I think of all the time spent sitting crosslegged on the floor in elementary school, I can hardly believe it.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Oh I'd need a surgical team if I had to sit cross legged on the floor (Indian Style). Do they even call it thst in school anymore? My daughters 30, so can't ask her lol.

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lunicorn@reddit

It’s “criss cross applesauce “ with “hands in your lap and bubble in your mouth” sometimes added on.

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GoldenGMiller@reddit

Yeah they were def better but certainly doesn't do me from skiing and biking and hiking and surfing. Once I let physical hurdles control my activities I'm doomed

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Dynamo_Ham@reddit

I remember it every time I softly groan to myself whenever I try to squat or stand back up.

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desertsail912@reddit

If you haven’t started yoga, do so. I’m 52 and have been going 1-2 times a week for over 15 years and I practically have no back, hip, or knee issues. I sit and listen to my similarly aged friends bitch and complain about their issues and I have to sit quiet.

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Edward_the_Dog@reddit

There are few sounds that I dislike more than the sound of children's bare feet hitting the pavement as they run around. Each foot fall makes me cringe imagining what that would feel like if I ran barefoot.

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RoninRobot@reddit

I remember having a pee stream so strong I could stand 4 feet away from the urinal and not spill a drop. Also wouldn’t have been surprised if I lasered a hole in the porcelain with it.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Ahh the good old days lol. Now it's fumbling in the dark. Other stuff to. >!spoiler!< In basic, after 4 weeks I went to take a "dump" around 1130 after fire watch walked through. I had to relieve some stress. Sitting in the toilet, it shot all the way up and hit the top of the stall door, I almost cleared it! It would have put any porn scene to shame. Now, well...>!spoiler!<

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GTFOakaFOD@reddit

All that glorious jumping......

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Emotional_Ad5714@reddit

It's a cruel irony that we live 80-90 years, but only get about 7 years of being fully developed with a body in top condition. You aren't really fully developed until you hit about 21, but by 28 your body starts the process of deteriorating.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Yeah, the "roaring twenties", but damn 17-35 I was invincible lol, but really feeling it from 33-now lol.

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sev45day@reddit

And stomach! I used to be able to eat literally anything I wanted, anytime I wanted. IHOP Chicken fried steak at 3am? You bet! Pizza for lunch, dinner, and the next day's breakfast? Sure! Cake for breakfast? Why the fuck not? Now I eat a little Mexican food and I'm laid up on the couch groaning for 3 hours.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Yeah I developed a weird auto immune disease, a few actually, after a drunk hit me head on going the wrong way on the interstate. My CT was basically a big ball of blood on my left side, and brain squished to the right, have a nice scar where they drilled in to drain me so to speak.

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Girlielee@reddit

Never once as a child did I sneeze and throw my back out. I’ve done that lovely thing twice now in the past two years. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Lol, my favorite is the wake up with a sore neck for a week just because I didn't sleep "perfectly"!

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Girlielee@reddit

Yah…and I even work in an industry where I have to take yearly courses on proper body mechanics. But proper movement doesn’t really help much when it’s our actual bodies that are betraying us! 🤣

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GJackson5069@reddit

I'm a former US Marine. I was also a professional athlete. I earned this broken body. I also ignored my fitness and Mensah health for a bit. So I also deserve this broken body.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Bravo/3rd/75th. Was 82nd in the first Gulf War before going to RIP and finishing at the top of the class and being given a team slot. Was so excited. Then. Hey new guy, beer fridge is empty and here's a broom, go clean the day room lol. But man, I put in for every school I could get my hands on, save dive school. I absolutely hated water after a near drowning at 7, why I turned down the Navy and the come on, come play SEAL with us lol.

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MyriVerse2@reddit

No problems with mine, yet. I just use a cane because of muscle problems.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Oh god, my cane is a lifesaver. Some days I don't use it/won't use it, but I always notice a difference by the time me and the wife finish up wherever we were going/doing.

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BeerWench13TheOrig@reddit

I started yoga in my early forties. I feel better than I did at 35. I haven’t taken an ibuprofen in years. I still have a trick knee from basketball in high school though. This cold weather is not helping.

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AsymptoticArrival@reddit

My brother and his friends used to play roof tag. Invariably, someone would end up in the large juniper bush at the front of the house, on the ground. My hips and knees hurt like a mofo. And still, I walk on treadmills and out doors and can still run 1/2 miles from time to time. I’m going to transition into easy hikes, hopefully.

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fedexmess@reddit

I remember and sure do miss 'em.

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Bidrick@reddit

I remember jumping down a wide flight of stairs at this old high school (used by us for cub scouts) that was eventually converted to an old folks home. Almost too ironic….

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LuraBura70@reddit

A little too ironic don't ya think? 🤣

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Omg that's poetic!

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warrior_poet95834@reddit

My knees are the only things that do work 🤣

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drhoads@reddit

I am doing good other than my damn hip. Needs a replacement sadly. As long as you don’t have arthritis if you do daily stretching you can still stay pretty limber! Sorry about your knee.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Yeah, tell that to the Army lol, best they can do is 800mg Ibuprofen lol. Between all the running, bike riding (I wish I knew how many miles I put on bikes between 5-15!), sports in HS, Army, Civilian stuff (mowing lawn, climbing the attic for storage, Christmas deco, etc), all my knees and back can say is I'm tired Boss.

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drhoads@reddit

Dang, that stinks. I still stay super active, run, bike, swim, lift, and a bunch of other sports. My left knee gets tweaked sometimes from squats or technical hiking and I will have to take it easy but then I also have really bad arthritis in my right hip. Docs want it replaced but I am gonna wait as long as I can. What I have gleamed from my experience is that it is not from doing all of the sports growing up, it is just luck of the draw. My hip is not bad from the activities it is bad from arthritis. Got it early and I am pissed about it.

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Yeah arthritis early is a bitch of a draw. Glad you can still do everything. I bitch about the toll the Army took on me, but then again how many people can say they went to HALO school and did a morning jump with the sun just rising from greater than 30,000 feet lol.

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Effective_Pear4760@reddit

Currently rocking an ice pack.

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domesplitter39@reddit

Sounds like you need more exercise OP. I got none of those problems yet

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Coffey2828@reddit

I remember how we would shake off any injuries no matter how gruesome because we knew they would heal. Now every twisted ankle, bruise and cut I’m worried wont heal/will get an infection.

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jaxbravesfan@reddit

My back is still good, along with one shoulder and one hip. I’ve got a shoulder, a hip, and two knees that are all going to get operated on eventually. As of now, everything but the shoulder can wait until I retire. Jumping off roofs as kids, sports through college, and almost 30 years of working on concrete has done its damage. But I can still outwork all the young guys, so I’m not complaining.

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ProbablyBsPlzIgnore@reddit

Never mind as kids. I was in the best shape of my life in my early 40s, I was an endurance athlete until I got knee issues just a few years ago. Now I’m not, I guess. Some days I’m in denial and in pain and I don’t know who that person in the mirror is

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jojotherider@reddit

Mine still work with ibuprofen. But the ibuprofen is probably going to cause liver issues. Lol

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Baldmanbob1@reddit (OP)

Well we gotta go from something, or live long enough to fight the Zombie wars.

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MehX73@reddit

I just started chondroitin and glucosamine. It's a miracle how well it works!! I no longer snap, crackle and pop every time I get up!

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Distinct_Plankton_82@reddit

Stretching. Do some regular whole body stretching. I was shocked at how much it helped my hips and knees. Rolled back the clock 10 years

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freakdageek@reddit

I ain’t doing too bad.

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No_Dependent_8346@reddit

I miss climbing stairs without sounding like a maraca, or standing up and sounding like someone put a bowl of rice crispies in front of Ozzy's hot mic.

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