"I lay there face down, nose buried in a shaggy bedside rug, lamenting my decline. There's nothing to make you feel old like finding out that something you used to do all the time, having not done it for a while, is now completely out of reach."
"I used to do lots of press-ups, perhaps 20 or 30, most days. I can recall how this started. It was 1985 and I was spending a gap year working for my dad's scaffolding company."
"Your arms are puny, he told me. Do some press-ups, Andy advised. So that's what I did, and my arms bulked up a bit. Thank you, Andy."
"I assumed the classic starting position, face down, with my legs and arms straight, and lowered myself to the floor. So far so good. But it turned out this was where my attempt at a press-up came to an end."
After a long hiatus, an attempt to do press-ups revealed a significant decline in physical ability. Once able to perform 20 or 30 press-ups regularly, the individual found themselves unable to complete even one. This realization prompted reflection on the passage of time and its effects on fitness. The initial motivation to resume exercise stemmed from a past experience where encouragement from a colleague led to improved strength. The struggle to regain former capabilities was both alarming and disappointing.
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