Have you been more fit?

[fluxrad]

My girlfriend and I had an interesting conversation tonight that revolved around being fit. I just got done playing hockey with a bunch of 18 year olds that skated circles around me and was complaining to her when she posed the question: Are you more fit now, or when you were 18?

This question then boiled itself down to the basic: Have you ever been as fit as you are now? Assume that pre-puberty does not count and that we are going off things like weight/height ratio, caloric intake, whether or not you smoke, how much muscle mass you currently posses, etc.

For those of you who are no longer fit or were once more fit...when was it? I'm guessing for the vast majority of people who are no longer fit, their late teens were the fittest time in their lives.

[eric5148]

I judge my fitness level on how far I hit a golf ball. I'm longer than ever right now. And it's not the equipment, because it's based on how far I hit range balls with my irons.

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

I said yes, but I think it's kind of close. I think I was really fit at the end of my swim season in Junior year of HS (I guess that would make me 17) and I'm 20 now and I've been going to the gym pretty regularly for 6 months (and 4 times a week for 1.5 hours avg the past month).

[PokerBob]

I am 34. I was a runner in college and ran 60 miles/week. I am not as fit, and it's not close. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[willie]

i lifted a lot my senior year of highschool and got really big between my freshman and sophomore year....

then took almost 2 years off....

back into it and i've been goin hard for a month, dropped a bunch of bodyfat and i'm regaining strength steadily...

muscle memory kicks ass/

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

I don't think muscle memory A)Lasts 2 years without reinforcement B) Has anything to do with what you're talking about

But I've been wrong before.

[Reef]

I'm stronger than ever since I just keep lifting (age 20), but Vo2 max is nowhere near my former max.

[ethan]

I'm in decent shape now, but I was in better shape my senior year of HS cardio-wise. Of course, then I was playing varsity sports with practice 4 times a week, where practice meant running 1.6 miles as a warmup, 2 hours of drills/scrimmage, and 10-20 minutes of sprints. I'm in decent shape now - figure I could run that 1.6 is 12:30 without much trouble, but the same effort would get me 11:30 in HS. I was significantly slower than most in HS - the fastest times were around 8:00, and 9:30 was regarded as a pretty good time. Thank god I wasn't on varsity.

I can lift significantly more now than I could then, though.

[jakethebake]

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I judge my fitness level on how far I hit a golf ball.

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Awesome!

[UCF THAYER]

Senior year in high school i was all state swimmer. 5'10" 145 pounds. Now im a senior in college and weigh over 200.
I think im gonna die soon.