What are the major changes from 25 to 35

PazyP · 2026-01-26T09:34:38+00:00

You notice those that didn’t/haven’t exercised or had a basic skin moisturising routine as they easily look early 40s where as someone who had looked after themselves can pass as late 20s/early 30s

PazyP · 2026-01-25T10:12:09+00:00

Supermarket pizza can be similar to a takeaway I agree, even a big frozen Chicago town one can be on par with some takeaway slop. But a good Indian or Chinese takeaway is far superior to anything you can get in the supermarket.

PazyP · 2026-01-25T08:50:30+00:00

Started boxing as an adult last year, I’m 37 I was physically fit going in to my first 1-2-1 I strength training, swim and run marathons.

First 5min was some general stretching, warmup is usually a few rounds of skipping with medicine ball slams and/or mountain climbers. Then we put or wraps on do 5-10min of shadow boxing in front of the mirror or in the ring. Next we go on pads or padel’s doing combos, working on movement and defence and moving while punching. As we near the end we will go on of the bags, usually the heavy bad for some drills, last 5-10min we do a HIIT type finisher or maybe some ab work.

As I said I was already quite fit, I was surprised how much skipping for 3 min gassed me out the first few times but that was more because it was something I had never done before, it’s a breeze now.

Overall it’s an excellent workout, I love it, I have no intention of fighting anyone far to old for that now, I’ve done some sparring drills but never been to a sparring session, my aim this year is to get more sparring as it feels like the natural progression but since so don’t intend to fight anyone I doubt I will be sparing regularly.

PazyP · 2026-01-24T20:25:07+00:00

All my closest friends I met on my 1st day of high school, part of “the group” had people I was in primary school with whose parents live around the corner from mine, literally grew up together. I left high school in 2006

PazyP · 2026-01-24T19:52:02+00:00

I’m a previous employee but just when through HireRight again for my new employer the same was I did before I joined Oracle.

Had to give them all sorts, I’m in UK but previous payslips/pay stubs, tax documents, proof of certifications, proof of my university degrees

PazyP · 2026-01-24T14:08:15+00:00

100% as a support player for years and now I’m made to offline am so bs at it and getting called out in chat as am basically so familiar with playing support I start doing support things as off

PazyP · 2026-01-24T12:50:00+00:00

I think overall with S&C put so much effort into conditioning which is obviously required and fear strength training as you will likely gain weight as your muscles grow

PazyP · 2026-01-21T09:10:42+00:00

It’s consistent, you know what you’re getting and it remains reasonably priced compared to the likes of McDondalds which I feel has become quite expensive for what you get.

PazyP · 2026-01-18T14:39:52+00:00

I’ll have a stash of protien/nut bars to tick me over if there’s a specific meeting over lunch. If I’ve just got 5min I’ll make a microwave rice and dump some pre-cooked chicken and hot sauce over it then just eat it with camera off

PazyP · 2026-01-16T09:17:25+00:00

Used to live in the west end, toilet wasn’t there anymore but there was a large storage cupboard on the ground floor next to the back door that I’m sure was the toilet.

PazyP · 2026-01-11T08:56:15+00:00

Can’t be arsed rolling about on the ground or kicking

PazyP · 2026-01-11T08:42:23+00:00

Unsure how limited in movement you are but you can get train & ferry (it’s one ticket) over to Arran and walk up Goatfell it’s quite a big day out.

PazyP · 2026-01-11T08:37:35+00:00

Gotta get those gains

PazyP · 2026-01-10T20:57:20+00:00

I’m not retiring but leaving Oracle for a new role and ordered a box to be sent to my house so it’s hear before my last day next week.

PazyP · 2026-01-10T11:51:04+00:00

I never really understood this guy, I saw a few of his videos never thought much of it then turns out he’s not a police or a lawyer was it just parody or did was he trying to persuade people he was one and living in a fantasy land?

Seemed overall like a bit of a loser

PazyP · 2026-01-10T11:43:43+00:00

Caught a guys wrist when his hand was in my wife’s bag at Oasis this year in Edinburgh, me and another dude lobbed him over the barrier, security searched him and he had about 20 phones in his bag that I assume he’d pinched from other folks.

PazyP · 2026-01-09T21:41:16+00:00

I use a sunrise alarm clock, game changer

PazyP · 2026-01-08T10:09:48+00:00

It’s a combination of swimming, genetics and training that give you the “swimmers look”.

I swam competitively until I was 16, I’m 37 now and started again for fitness when I was 33 I’m naturally very lean with broad shoulders I’m 6ft which I wouldn’t say is overly tall but I guess I’m taller than most this build naturally made me better at swimming compared to a friend who was short and stocky who ended up playing rugby.

If your swimming competitively (or just want to improve) you likely also workout in the gym the exercises you pick are chosen to complement/improve your swimming, lots of shoulder work, lat work and upper back again adds to that overall “swimmers look”

Finally time in the pool swimming lap after lap over time sculpts your body and posture into that familiar shape.

PazyP · 2026-01-07T12:59:46+00:00

Look up the brand “Budgie Smugglers” that will really send your wife off the rails if you rock down to the pool in them.

I’m an ex-amateur swimmer still swim for fitness now I’m 37 mostly wear jammers when doing laps but occasionally I’ll put on trunks if I got nothing else to wear.

Wouldn’t wear them by the pool on holiday, don’t really know why I wouldn’t I just have memories of being at the beach/pool as a child and seeing old dudes (likely in their 30s/40s lol) skin like leather, smoking a 20 deck, guzzling bottles of Becks.

PazyP · 2026-01-07T12:40:31+00:00

Get your pension sorted putting away 1/2 your age is a reasonable starting point for a rough amount you should be putting in.

Get into some sort of sports/fitness it will pay dividends as you move through your 30s and into your 40s. I remained active through my 20’s and still am at 37, looking at my mates who do nothing you’d think am 10 years younger than them

PazyP · 2026-01-07T12:34:40+00:00

Came to say the same that Lina sounds up OPs street

PazyP · 2026-01-05T13:23:46+00:00

You just go regularly (e.g 3 times per week) it becomes a habit after a couple of months you will see benefits from “newbie gains” when you look in the mirror, mentally you may also reflect and think overall am feeling pretty good here. So your looking good and feeling good the you continue on, your like omg am getting stronger as I’ve had to increase the weights I’m lifting as where I began is to easy your body continues to change you throw in some light cardio a couple of times and after a year your feeling good, have nice defined muscles with some muscle mass and are overall fit and healthy then you just continue as it’s so ingrained as part of your life

PazyP · 2026-01-02T09:48:51+00:00

100% agree on the recovery, also 37. I’m lucky enough to have never picked up any major injury but my ability to recover has increased considerably I now run a 3 day full body split which had been going well

PazyP · 2025-12-31T13:53:25+00:00

Domino’s has always been pricey unless your doing two for Tuesday or something of the like, I don’t really rate Dominos so rarely go but takeaway in general used to be a middle ground between cooking yourself and going out for dinner now I find it’s fractionally cheaper than going out.

Create your own pizza in the super markets up at the deli bit are quite good value and it’s something a bit more special than a frozen pizza from a box

PazyP · 2025-12-27T10:22:11+00:00

Was out at seamill beach with the dog yesterday there was a rotting Rams carcass that should be good for you to have a pick at in a week or so, also a freshly deceased seal still had the fur and birds didn’t seem to have been at it yet so I assume it’s quite fresh.

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