When did 33 become old?!?

[TX Bill]

33 years of age is no problem for most Premier League level players provided they haven't had a lot of injuries. If you've taken care of yourself and been careful with your training, nutrition, etc..., and have avoided any major surgeries, you could easily go several years more.

 

[FTY]

 

[kithnou]

33 years of age is no problem for most Premier League level players provided they haven't had a lot of injuries. If you've taken care of yourself and been careful with your training, nutrition, etc..., and have avoided any major surgeries, you could easily go several years more.

Absolutely. Sure you may lose a yard of pace, but a true professional that hasn't been struck down with many injuries will still have a lot to offer. One year contract, with an option for 2nd should still see Eto'o playing some quality football.

 

[SerenityNigh]

33 years of age is no problem for most Premier League level players provided they haven't had a lot of injuries. If you've taken care of yourself and been careful with your training, nutrition, etc..., and have avoided any major surgeries, you could easily go several years more.

Fair points. Milkman is still delivering the goods several years past his expiration date.

 

[McBain]

Thirty Three is the New Fifty Seven.

 

[WA Toffee]

Is a Cameroon 33 the same as a Nigerian 33?

 

[Durham Toffee]

Is a Cameroon 33 the same as a Nigerian 33?

Is there a punchline coming here...?

 

[Donald Twain]

Still a pleasant hiss, not a grunt. Am I ok?

Your knackered mate,and should sort your will out and face the fact you'll never see Everton win the league again.

 

[evilwebby]

33 is not old but your body does make inevitable changes from that sort of age that make it less explosive and more endurance based (shift from type1 to type2 muscle fibres).

Of course, what us old folk lack in explosiveness, we more than make up for in guile and cunning.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

From a physical standpoint I've probably reached my peak at 28 and I feel like it. Having said that, throughout the years I've been playing football I've found it easier and quicker to get back to a decent level of fitness and I reckon as well as the physical conditioning my body has had I also put it down to the experiences I've had as well. The older you get, the more you learn about your body.

I mentioned this in the Eto'o thread but I'll repeat it here. He said in the presser today that, both physically & mentally, he feels "better than ever" and I believe him. He's at an age where he has passed his 'physical peak' but he'll more than make up for it with his experience.

Gareth Barry is a good example, and he plays in a more physically demanding area of the pitch to boot.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I don't think any amateur athlete can say they've peaked at 28 as there are generally always improvements you can make in the way you train, the way you eat, the way you recover and so on. The pros 'should' have all of those things nailed, hence why it's a bit easier to make statements around peaking.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

I don't think any amateur athlete can say they've peaked at 28 as there are generally always improvements you can make in the way you train, the way you eat, the way you recover and so on. The pros 'should' have all of those things nailed, hence why it's a bit easier to make statements around peaking.

Suppose you're right. For me any significant improvement would probably be the result of a dietary change. For me sharpness is a natural byproduct of higher endurance, if I ate (and drank) more of the right stuff at the right times this would be attainable. I'm pretty undisciplined when it comes to food tbh.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Suppose you're right. For me any significant improvement would probably be the result of a dietary change. For me sharpness is a natural byproduct of higher endurance, if I ate (and drank) more of the right stuff at the right times this would be attainable. I'm pretty undisciplined when it comes to food tbh.

Not that it's (hopefully) relevant to a pro like Eto'o, but I suppose most of the gains for us amateurs are mental, ie doing the right thing, and certainly for something like cycling there are advantages for things like pacing, skills, nutrition and all that.

It's probably best to get rid of any notion of peaking as that will create a mental ceiling on how you can go. Just do your best and see where it gets you.

 

[Kurt.]

I'm 38 going on 18.... Much to the annoyance of my daughter.

 

[Steve0]

As a spry 29 year old that can't stay up past 10 pm, sleep in past 6 am, or run for more than 4 miles without my knees going bad, I feel qualified to say that 33 must be ancient, because I am most certainly old.

I'm 32 and i stay up until midnight.