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I got fit after 40 and my fitness level keeps increasing now that I'm nearing 50, endurance sports are now part of my life.

Me ! The obese slob on a bunch of pills for heart and kidney conditions and getting ready to die. All it took was to accidentally meet the person who showed me the way.

After dozens of mountain peaks climbed, thousands of km ridden on the bike and buckets of sweat left in yoga classes, I now look like a model and I have women's eyes on me each time I look around. The most beautiful too, because they know what it takes.

Radical change is possible and from what I've seen, some people just take a bit longer to wake up to their true potential.

Believing that you have what it takes is all it takes :).

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And still you are so insecure that you have to brag about how "the most beautiful women" have their eyes on you. It's not radical change, I think professionals call it midlife crisis. ;)

Cynically you can see that as bragging, but it's just common sense if you dig into it.

The ones that are not fit are intimidated and look away, because they stand no chance (I know because I was like that too). The 'beautiful' ones are the ones that do the hard work to stay in shape, so they know and are interested in people who do the same.

The term 'midlife crisis' is ridiculous tbh, forget it, there's no crisis, it's called growing up and becoming a man.

Wow man HN is so brutal sometimes.

Brutal and spot on tho. (especially after reading their reply to yours)

I’m rooting for the guy you replied to, sorry. Turning around a condition of obesity and required medication into cardiovascular fitness at the age of 40 is radical. The self-worship is a bit unnecessary, sure, but it’s not like his positive self-image comes at your expense by telling you that you have no discipline—in fact the whole comment ends with a motivational note. The interpretation of malice, especially by quoting the part on attracting women, is what reeks of insecurity, really.

The fact that we have a phrase (mid-life crisis) for radical change later in life, should clue people into the fact that some significant portion of older people are capable of change. Most new businesses in the US are started by people over 40 is another hint.

Since when did doing endurance sports start making people "look like a model"? As someone from an endurance sports background who went more into HIIT/weightlifting/martial-arts, doing insane long distances and endurance events make you really lean and skinny, but they don't make you look like a model, and being really lean doesn't tend to attract women (in my experience).

Again, based solely on experience, quality women aren't actually indexing on men's bodies, it's a plus only. But for those women who are over-indexing on men's bodies, they prefer muscle size (up to a point) along with being "ripped", i.e. cut, visibile muscles. But again, I would emphasize, when women (or men) select the opposite where looks/body is the primary differentiator, they tend to be shallow across the board.

Bruh maybe he’s handsome

I think we’re losing the plot here - which is that you can reinvent yourself later in life.

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