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Don't exercise too hard! I just injured my knee by ignoring pain and assuming it was tendonitis when in reality it was a cartilage tear. Get those joint pains

Don't exercise too hard! I just injured my knee by ignoring pain and assuming it was tendonitis when in reality it was a cartilage tear. Get those joint pains checked out by a doctor! It is easier to fix if you catch it early! Some people get way too intense when in reality you just need to be active to be healthy. It's a lot harder to exercise at all if you blow out a knee or shoulder!

A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
Yeah. Perhaps "as hard as you can safely handle," would have been better advice. No ego lifting past 30. I'd add that if one is intellectually curious -- as I imagine somebody asking for advice here must be -- one's 40s are also a great time to take up a small noncommercial project. Like attempt to solve a minor theorem, or a historical puzzle. (There are a lot of historical puzzles concerning nomenclature or the use of tools. For e.g., to this day nobody knows what was meant when the medieval French wrote of the form of armor called "double maille." (haubert doublier, haubert a maille double, and haubert clavey de double maille) But it's well attested in historical sources. If you travel to enough museums, manuscript collections, and chapels -- to inspect knightly effigies -- there's a very good chance you'll be able to figure it out. And, if you don't, I'd bet you still enjoy the ride.)
- mejutoco 1y ago
  Malla in Spanish is a wire mesh, like the one you see when people dive with sharks. Maybe it is a double layer of wire mesh? Did I solve it? :)
  - A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
    Uh, yeah, so keeping in mind that "haubert doublier" was supposed to be more protective than the baseline stuff, it's either chainmail (1) with heavier and larger rings, (2) with two rivets per link, (3) with two layers, e.g. one hauberk worn on top of another, possibly with a linen interlayer (4) with smaller and many thousands more rings, (5) with double the links in each pattern unit – effectively, two rings where normally there would be one. There's some scholarly support for each interpretation. The Romans were known to wear a double layer of mail, as their shoulder yoke overlapped their torso armor, though this predates the French and English by ~1000 years. There's also a good example of #2 here, though it's quite recent and not European: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35633 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35633 The most popular interpretation, among scholars, is #5. But there's no conclusive evidence. IIRC there was an effigy of a knight at the cathedral in York wearing double mail, but it was removed (and now thought lost) in the early 19th century. This is the sort of ubiquitous historical question that can be solved by an amateur.
onecommentman 1y ago
In your 40s there is zero excuse not employing a personal trainer, especially if you are just starting out, or significantly changing your fitness goals. They know more than you, they can observe what it is impossible for you to observe, they know proper technique, they know what the right intensity level will lead to improvement without burnout or injury. Bodies take way longer to heal in your 40s, and they are there to ensure you don’t hurt yourself. If you’re a straight guy in your 40s, get a female daughter-age personal trainer who just radiates health and positivity and is in her own stable relationship…takes the ol’ male ego right out of the equation.

A_D_E_P_T 1y ago

Yeah. Perhaps "as hard as you can safely handle," would have been better advice. No ego lifting past 30. I'd add that if one is intellectually curious -- as I imagine somebody asking for advice here must be -- one's 40s are also a great time to take up a small noncommercial project. Like attempt to solve a minor theorem, or a historical puzzle. (There are a lot of historical puzzles concerning nomenclature or the use of tools. For e.g., to this day nobody knows what was meant when the medieval French wrote of the form of armor called "double maille." (haubert doublier, haubert a maille double, and haubert clavey de double maille) But it's well attested in historical sources. If you travel to enough museums, manuscript collections, and chapels -- to inspect knightly effigies -- there's a very good chance you'll be able to figure it out. And, if you don't, I'd bet you still enjoy the ride.)

mejutoco 1y ago
Malla in Spanish is a wire mesh, like the one you see when people dive with sharks. Maybe it is a double layer of wire mesh? Did I solve it? :)
- A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
  Uh, yeah, so keeping in mind that "haubert doublier" was supposed to be more protective than the baseline stuff, it's either chainmail (1) with heavier and larger rings, (2) with two rivets per link, (3) with two layers, e.g. one hauberk worn on top of another, possibly with a linen interlayer (4) with smaller and many thousands more rings, (5) with double the links in each pattern unit – effectively, two rings where normally there would be one. There's some scholarly support for each interpretation. The Romans were known to wear a double layer of mail, as their shoulder yoke overlapped their torso armor, though this predates the French and English by ~1000 years. There's also a good example of #2 here, though it's quite recent and not European: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35633 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35633 The most popular interpretation, among scholars, is #5. But there's no conclusive evidence. IIRC there was an effigy of a knight at the cathedral in York wearing double mail, but it was removed (and now thought lost) in the early 19th century. This is the sort of ubiquitous historical question that can be solved by an amateur.

onecommentman 1y ago

In your 40s there is zero excuse not employing a personal trainer, especially if you are just starting out, or significantly changing your fitness goals. They know more than you, they can observe what it is impossible for you to observe, they know proper technique, they know what the right intensity level will lead to improvement without burnout or injury. Bodies take way longer to heal in your 40s, and they are there to ensure you don’t hurt yourself. If you’re a straight guy in your 40s, get a female daughter-age personal trainer who just radiates health and positivity and is in her own stable relationship…takes the ol’ male ego right out of the equation.