Decide to do somewhat stupid things?

I will be 36 years old next month. I am 5' 9" and 166 lbs. I'm not in terrible shape, though have noticed that touching my toes is quite the challenge.

One of my worst shining moments came 2 years ago on thanksgiving. While visiting the wife's family in Mississippi, I decided to pla full tackle football with my kids and the kids from her side of the family. I was playing QB and, since I had no open receivers, decided to pull a Steve Young and run the ball.

The result? A 1st down and broken rib after landing on a rock!

My next moment of Doh! came last Friday. I decided start taking karate. :dodgy:

After two days, my legs feel like someone dropped 100 lbs of WTF on them and made me run laps. lol

I know why I decided to do this, but still wonder why I actualy did it. Did it to get back into shape, and I know that in a couple of weeks I'll no longer be as sore as I am now. I am still calling myself an idiot. lol

So share, how old are you and what stupid thing have you done?

There is no way I can list them all.... so I will just read other poeples screw-ups
By the way in your sig. it says 20111? Does that one count:D

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By the way in your sig. it says 20111? Does that one count:D
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Doh! LOL

Older image that had been changed but unsaved. Thanks for the catch!

The last two times I played softball resulted in injuries.

1. Slid to a base...the dirt was like a rough sand and skinned my leg. Didn't seem so bad until I got home and started to wash it...realized how raw it really was after washing dirt off.

2. Sprained my ankle the worst I had ever sprained it going back for a fly ball. I stepped on a chuck of uneven grass and fell to the ground. Got up and it hurt..but didn't realize how bad it was until I made it across the field.

38 here, but I do remember the first time I threw my back out...

I was in the movies with the kids, and as I leaned over to pour popcorn onto a napkin for one of them - boom it went, lol.

Sat there just in pain and tearing up like an idiot =)

--Micah

I got two at work in the warehouse we use electric pallet jacks the other night I was unloading a truck the jack is on three wheels so it sways back and forth like its gonna topple over well I stopped suddenly and it did its sway right on my foot fractured a bone hurts like no other

The second yesterday my day off decided to wear flip flops to run with my gf to the store for shopping wasnt paying attention and tore part of my big toe off on the same foot

Needless to say I have my moments where I am clumsy

Ouch!

You guys sound like me. I know your wives or girlfriends do this to you "That was stupid! Why would you do that? What were you thinking!?"

LOL

Got to love them!

Oh, and Yun, don't feel to bad - while wearing flips I ripped a nice size hole in the side of my foot making it almost impossible to wear shoes. That ish hurt!

When I was 18, I was 2 months away from being drafted first round with the Orioles as a catcher when I injured my shoulder and ended my career. When I was 22 I was SpecOps Marines and encountered some pretty crazy stuff that resulted in PTSD. Because of this disorder I haven't been able to do anything really physical for 9 years (I'm 31 now). Apparently since I've been inactive for so long, my once incredibly strong calves/hammies/quads are the weakest things on my body which have resulted in a pretty messed up knee.

So, what does a guy do who has a bad shoulder and a bad knee and just overcame his anxiety/panics? Yea, I've been playing softball like I was 18 again and been hitting the gym like I was 22 only to realize that my body doesn't agree with what my mind is trying to accomplish. Got pretty messed up overdoing it.

So, I had to sit back and reflect on my current situation lol. I'm now only embarrassing myself in front of my XBOX Kinect. I bought the UFC Trainer and have been doing that every day. It's incredibly strange that a "video game" is helping me regain my flexibility and strength. I'm kind of proud of myself for dumping my ego and being more logical about things. If this was 10 years ago I would have said "screw it" and worked myself into the ground which is why I'm in this spot in the first place lol.

Guys are stupid. But for us "aging" guys. If you have an XBOX Kinect or even a Wii or Sony Move. I highly recommend getting a game like UFC trainer. It really helps and you get achievements!

Hey Dr. Horrible.. while it's awful to hear about your baseball career coming to a premature end.. I still think it's an upgrade over being on the Orioles.. =)

--Micah

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Hey Dr. Horrible.. while it's awful to hear about your baseball career coming to a premature end.. I still think it's an upgrade over being on the Orioles.. =)

--Micah
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lol. I'd take the Orioles and $1.5 million signing bonus (what was promised) over an ailing body and a difficult life any day.

I do hate the Orioles as much as the next guy though lol