First thing that comes to mind for me is standing up while putting on your socks. This is now almost exclusively a “sitting down” activity.
Edit: didn’t expect this to get as much attention but love all the responses! Also, this wasn’t intended to be a serious topic – just trying to provide a little laughter for those of us who are experiencing some lifestyle changes now that we are getting a bit older. Keep the suggestions coming!
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Curling. The announcers tend to comment on the athletes’ day jobs
Pulling out.
Cutting your toenails while breathing
Smoking meats
Weed eating
A flight of stairs.
Mowing the lawn; push mower and riding mowers; for time and accuracy/straightness of the lines and checkerboard patterns; stringing the weed eater and weeding a spot; most efficient debris/leaf blowing to top it off.
Grilling. Definitely that.
Home Triathlon— Lowes, Home Depot, Costco; one list — and the winning man must find all items from 3 warehouses in the lowest time and lowest price.
Will Lowes have the better price on the curtain rod? Will Costco or Home Depot have the better price on that window a/c unit for your mother-in-law?!!!!?
(the one time Costco samples can actually inhibit the shopping experience)
Assembling a dollhouse with Ikea-like instructions.
The multi TV remote triathlon
Air hockey
Axe Throwing
Guys, you know there are many professional athletes (well) over the age of 30, right? I don’t even mean Tom Brady, I believe I saw a thread indicating that the majority of heavyweight boxers were over 30.
Granted we may be more in the “skilled” vs. “spry” part of things but damn, we’re not all done up and gone!
Don’t know! I’m more fit and healthy in the 30s than I was when I was 20.
Have you seen the movie Beerfest?
I’d imagine it end up being something similar to the Beerfest games at the end.
Getting all the groceries in trip.
Cornhole.. ’nuff said.
Competitive grilling! It’s already a sport, just needs to be approved by the IOC.
I do like challenging myself by putting on shoes and socks while standing.
Other ones:
u/hunglowbungalow did you wanna chime in?
Endurance Engine Leaning – who can lean over the engine compartment of a car the longest before their back gives out.
BASEKetball
Convincing some younger guy to run for you.
Beating the ETA on a GPS during a roadtrip
Carrying in grocery’s with only a single trip.
Grocery shopping speed run, with and without someone else there… cough wife cough….
My personal favorite, by yourself map out the house electrical panel. electrical panel must be in basement, and house is two story’s, with at least 2 outlets tied to the same breaker but are on different floors.
Curling
Climbing into bed without making noises
Getting up from recliner but there will be 2 contests, loudest groan and loudest bones cracking. I can already tell so many will get hurt with back pain due to their backs popping something.
Competitive lawn care.not just mowing but the whole package.
Long distance sleeping, aka getting through the whole night without getting up for a piss. Actually, the not pissing is key. No points for not getting up if you still piss.
Hanging a door
Paint a room with only a brush and toilet, no tape
Staying awake, with a toddler, no TV, no coffee and no other drugs/booze.
Anything ? You’re 30, not 70…
Lasting 24 hours without scoffing and saying “when I was your age”
Smiling when someone else complains instead of one-upping them
Getting fully dressed without using any article of clothing you’ve owned for over 10 years
Throwing something out well before it’s totally, completely, irreparably ruined
Shaving on the weekend
Sleeping through the night without having to wake up to whizz
Buying something without complaining about the price and how much it used to be
Making a new friend
Unironically liking a music album published after you turned 28
Archery, those guys get better with time.
Getting up in the middle of the night without waking the wife or the sister event going to bed late without waking the wife.
Grilling, lawn mowing, and chili making
Speed gin and tonic pouring
Competitive farting.
Snaking the drain.
Killing the big spider.
Unironically, fishing. Like the angling club that that has the fishing rights to my local lake (honestly more just a big pond) runs fishing matches every Wednesday and Sunday and while there are SOME younger people fishing the vast majority are over 30.
Picking up clothes with you feet and kicking them into the basket.
I’m going to make mine the “over 60” Olympics, or the “Legends” category. Here goes:
Fastest to remember where they left their car keys and wallet
Remembering the names of people he was just introduced to
40m dash to the bathroom door in the middle of the night
Longest time it takes to empty his bladder (just call this the marathon because that’s what it will be)
Cloud shouting
Loudest tv volume while still being able to fall asleep in a chair.
We’re now returning to the crowd favourite “Lazy man’s load” event! Look at how many bags Anderson has on one arm his fingers are turning purple!
Carrying all the groceries inside in one trip.
50m leg cramp relay
Toddler yeeting.
Teaching your parents how to use a streaming service
Sighing
Speed napping – who can fall asleep fastest
Burping and farting for length and volume. Tiebreaker – smell.
Finishing a home diy project in one weekend like you told the missus you’d do
Doing literally anything at all while managing not to hurt your back.
Successfully pick up a woman who’s not married and 0 kids.
Cutting your toe nails without holding your breath.
Taking a nap without the kids being told loudly to be quiet dads taking a nap or he’s asleep
Sex.
Once every 4 years like Olympic.
Golf seems like a no-brainer. Most men don’t really get into golf until well after they’re in their 30s when they have the time and money.
If you feel like you are aging this badly in your 30s you’ve got to adjust your lifestyle. 30 isn’t 80 FFS
Seeing who can get off the couch after an hour without being breathless, or something cracking
Fixing random household items with only a YouTube video and some basic tools.
Who can sit on the toilet the longest. No phones allowed
IPA drinking on a weeknight
Standing up and sitting down without grunting
Olympic backthrowing
Cross country sharting
The Olympic gut suck. Measured in inches removed.
Don’t shit for 36 hrs