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Title: How old are you and how often do you skate?
Post by: VHS ERA on July 20, 2018, 03:52:33 PM
What the title says
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Post by: VHS ERA on July 20, 2018, 03:52:59 PM
 I’m 30 and I’m lucky if I get 1-2 sesh a week
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Post by: ChiefSQueff on July 20, 2018, 04:03:27 PM
Im 25 and i quit skating about 24 years ago. I skate when i want
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Post by: feedmeseymour on July 20, 2018, 04:18:24 PM
28, daily.
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Post by: Patrick2G on July 20, 2018, 04:20:37 PM
I’m 28 and it changes from week to week. Sometimes 4 times sometimes I don’t make it out. But I would say on average 1-2 times a week. Who knew you you would get so busy as an adult.
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Post by: streetsoup on July 20, 2018, 04:21:42 PM
22.
3-4 park sessions throughout the week, street on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Post by: shark tits on July 20, 2018, 04:25:32 PM
41,  i skate a lot..... if the weather's good i might skate 6-7 days a wk. in winter, i might skate once every month or 2. it prolly averages out to about 200 X a yr;.
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Post by: happenstance on July 20, 2018, 04:33:55 PM
32. 2-3 times per week. Maybe 4 if I’m really feeling good. I’ve had about 7 knee injuries so it’s pretty hard to maintain more than 3 per week on a consistent basis.

Edit: this is definitely the summer schedule. When days are shorter I usually can’t make it to my local park after work before it gets dark. So it’s 1-2 times per week: once on the weekend and maybe one time trekking a little further to a park with lights.
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Post by: offkilter on July 20, 2018, 04:44:10 PM
24, and I try to at least skate flat every day. Actual sessions at the park or street spots maybe twice a week, which I know is pretty weak.
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Post by: DirtyBurger on July 20, 2018, 04:45:45 PM
25, once a week, twice if I'm lucky. I work a lot and it's disappointing how hard it is to stay consistent when you're not out skating every day.
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Post by: Coolhats on July 20, 2018, 04:46:52 PM
22.
3-4 park sessions throughout the week, street on Saturdays and Sundays.

I’m 27 and have pretty much the same schedule. Except I only get out one day during the weekend.
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Post by: jomeara1 on July 20, 2018, 04:50:11 PM
I’m 30 and I’m lucky if I get 1-2 sesh a week

Same except I’m 28. I used to skate every weekend but studying has really limited my free time lately.
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Post by: DCLOVE on July 20, 2018, 05:07:34 PM
Im 25 and i quit skating about 24 years ago. I skate when i want

Fuck this cunt, I miss tracer. 26 and not as much I should for how much free time I have to watch stupid shit on Netflix and play video games.
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Post by: victor doom on July 20, 2018, 05:10:05 PM
41 and 2 to 3 times a week
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Post by: tkp on July 20, 2018, 05:11:34 PM
33, this week I've been biking to work and skating everyday because I'm teaching a skate camp that hits up different parks around SF and Ft. Miley. I usually skate pretty heavy 5 days a week if the surf isn't rideable. If there are waves my skating is more mellow.

I switched to soft wheels about 4 years ago and that has helped me stay on my board. There came a point where it was extremely painful to have to powerslide while bombing hills on hard wheels, soft wheels let me control my speed through carving.
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Post by: CHONGO on July 20, 2018, 05:20:00 PM
22.
as much as i can. once/twice a week if lucky
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Post by: Budgie Lasek on July 20, 2018, 05:27:13 PM
41. I skate about 2 - 3 times a week, but mostly surrounding the weekend. Ever since I started working full time at 18 years old I've barely skated during the week - 8 hours of anything is all I have in me for a day, at that point I just want to chill, eat, and go to sleep. It takes a lot of motivation for me to do anything on a day that I already worked a full shift. But I'm also super burnt out on skating where I live, so that affects how much I want to skate.
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Post by: Lenny the Fatface on July 20, 2018, 05:36:04 PM
29. My two physical hobbies - skating and basketball - destroys your knees and hates everyone over 25 so I usually have the capacity for one at a time. I skate alot in the spring and fall and hoop indoors in the summer and winter.

When I am skating its about 3 sessions a week.
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Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on July 20, 2018, 05:36:45 PM
35. 3-7 days a week usually depending on circumstances like weather and work. I’m hurt right now so all I can do is push around for a short period before pain starts setting in, so less for the next 8 or so weeks
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Post by: ChuckRamone on July 20, 2018, 05:54:59 PM
there’s also a thread about this in skate questions.

39 soon. six days a week. lately four times during the week, flatground and ledges. and park with mellow transition or street again, saturday and sunday. I still hate skateparks but I’ve been getting tired of skating the same street spots all the time so decided to start hitting up parks a little. my sessions are usually one to two hours.
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Post by: wu tang joe on July 20, 2018, 05:56:13 PM
35 average about twice a week. 3 times a week when the weather is good
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Post by: Shifty Flip on July 20, 2018, 05:59:52 PM
43 and I get 1-3 sessions in a week, but I Slap while at work everyday so that counts for something, right?
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Post by: poorlatino on July 20, 2018, 06:14:26 PM
43 and I get 1-3 sessions in a week, but I Slap while at work everyday so that counts for something, right?

Yeah i'm 27 and I wish I could skate more. I feel super guilty that I'm on Slap all day and only skate on the weekends. Been logged in far more than usual lately. Making up for lost time, its nice to be back.
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Post by: Keep_on_Chooglin on July 20, 2018, 06:29:40 PM
30 and 2-3 times a week. Basically all low impact stuff and slappies these days. Doesn't mean I can't fuck myself up. I make warming up on flatground look like a damn warzone. 
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on July 20, 2018, 06:31:24 PM
43 and 2-3 times a week. It's so hot here that I kinda hate it right now, and I got my first flat spot since coming back to skating, but I am pushing through.
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Post by: beazlocal on July 20, 2018, 06:33:16 PM
42, once or twice a week when the weather is good
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Post by: AngryBlackMan on July 20, 2018, 06:34:51 PM
I’m 38, Married with kids. I skate 2-3 times a week when I’m in town. My son (5yrs) and I will skate the tiny quarter in the driveway when I get off work somedays and I’ll take him to the park on the weekends.

When I’m traveling I’ll prob skate 4-5 days a week weather providing.
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Post by: BallDontLie on July 20, 2018, 06:55:18 PM
29. I try at least once a week minimum. I work at chemical plant, so I’m on my feet all day and climbing ladders.. all kinds of vessels... My knees won’t allow anything beyond 1-3 days a week.
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Post by: Betaphenylethylalamine on July 20, 2018, 07:10:34 PM
35. 3-7 days a week usually depending on circumstances like weather and work. I’m hurt right now so all I can do is push around for a short period before pain starts setting in, so less for the next 8 or so weeks

About the same but I'm 38

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Post by: chris. on July 20, 2018, 07:59:24 PM
31.

3-5 times a week, usually super early in the morning. I run a restaurant so I'm constantly on my feet but I'm happy with how my legs are holding up.
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Post by: shit_for_brains on July 20, 2018, 08:14:07 PM
37 soon. About 3x a week.
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Post by: Spicy boi. on July 20, 2018, 08:26:44 PM
17, about 3 times a week when i'm not injured
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Post by: The Mess on July 20, 2018, 08:29:39 PM
41. Once or twice a week if I'm lucky. Although recently went three weeks without skating somehow... kids, job, life. But it makes me want it more. Which is cool.
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Post by: SlashPoolCoping247 on July 20, 2018, 08:44:01 PM
17, I try to skate at least 2 times per week but busy af with school, work, and home issues
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Post by: Sundaynuggets on July 20, 2018, 08:54:28 PM
39, 4/5x per week, if my body holds up
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Post by: TheLowerBack on July 20, 2018, 09:01:52 PM
34.  2-3 Times a week, weather and body permitting. I’ve had some serious injuries, so if my back is feeling at all iffy, I don’t even try. I do ride my cruiser almost every day, though.
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Post by: Wizard Fight on July 20, 2018, 09:38:58 PM
I really didn't know there were actually so many 30s guys on SLAP, I kinda thought the stereotype was a myth. But I don't know what other people would really be on here. 12 year olds and retirees?

Anyway I'm 29 and I have probably skated about 3 sessions this year. I've got all sorts of excuses, but I started getting myofascial release massage done last month. I got checked and realized my body is legitimately a little warped from skating. I was walking with one foot straight and one foot a little ducked out, I'm assuming from pushing. One calf is bigger on one leg, and on the other leg, the quad is bigger, and one knee is a little higher than the other. And this weirdness contributes to my persistent upper back and shoulder pain.

Ex. (actually a scoliosis picture but I think it illustrates my point)
(https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Feorthopod.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Fchild_scoliosis_symptom01.jpg&f=1)

My idea is that after a few more sessions my body will be more evened out and I'll start skating again, but I've been running as well. Has anyone gone through anything like this?

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Post by: Noseskidder on July 20, 2018, 10:00:20 PM
Turning 34 in September, I skate daily.
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Post by: VHS ERA on July 20, 2018, 10:09:00 PM
29. I try at least once a week minimum. I work at chemical plant, so I’m on my feet all day and climbing ladders.. all kinds of vessels... My knees won’t allow anything beyond 1-3 days a week.

Yep.  I’ve never had a job that involves sitting down. I feel like if I sat all day I could skate during the week but usually my legs are fucked after work. I want to skate but I just gotta eat and put my feet up.
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Post by: VHS ERA on July 20, 2018, 10:10:07 PM
34.  2-3 Times a week, weather and body permitting. I’ve had some serious injuries, so if my back is feeling at all iffy, I don’t even try. I do ride my cruiser almost every day, though.

Oh yeah cruiser is everyday.
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Post by: wompa_stompa on July 20, 2018, 10:26:51 PM
28. 5-6 days a week when I'm off work. 0 days when I'm on. I just spent 65 days off the board. Sometimes the hard reset's not bad for the legs.
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Post by: WPG on July 20, 2018, 11:52:38 PM
18, fucking never
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Post by: BALARGUE on July 21, 2018, 03:07:10 AM
I really didn't know there were actually so many 30s guys on SLAP, I kinda thought the stereotype was a myth. But I don't know what other people would really be on here. 12 year olds and retirees?

Anyway I'm 29 and I have probably skated about 3 sessions this year. I've got all sorts of excuses, but I started getting myofascial release massage done last month. I got checked and realized my body is legitimately a little warped from skating. I was walking with one foot straight and one foot a little ducked out, I'm assuming from pushing. One calf is bigger on one leg, and on the other leg, the quad is bigger, and one knee is a little higher than the other. And this weirdness contributes to my persistent upper back and shoulder pain.

Ex. (actually a scoliosis picture but I think it illustrates my point)
(https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Feorthopod.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Fchild_scoliosis_symptom01.jpg&f=1)

My idea is that after a few more sessions my body will be more evened out and I'll start skating again, but I've been running as well. Has anyone gone through anything like this?
considering skateboarding is asymetric as fuck
we all have that calf / quad / back situation but we don't all suffer the consequences as you do

on topic
i'm 36, running a skateshop, skateboarding 3 or 4 times a week
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Post by: franc on July 21, 2018, 03:12:43 AM
36, about 3 times a week.
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Post by: WorldsBestCargoPants on July 21, 2018, 03:28:08 AM
28, I skate to work pretty much every dry day. Proper session 2 to 5 times a week depending on what's going on.
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Post by: Paco Supreme on July 21, 2018, 03:41:27 AM
28 in a couple months, weeks differ. I just left a 6 day a week job for a 4 day this week, skating maybe 2-3 days (nothing over an hour) had a few days off before starting, first thing i did was actually head to a park early morning, wound up being there for three hours and including tomorrow it’ll be 5 days this week skating
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Post by: Dad you're embarrassing me on July 21, 2018, 04:13:31 AM
34, mini ramp a couple of times a week, anything more strenuous once a week if I'm lucky.
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Post by: HangtenNoseblunt on July 21, 2018, 04:26:29 AM
29 and more or less every day but I wouldn't say Im actively trying to improve. if there was a decent park nearby or better pavement in general I would skate more
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Post by: Surf-goth on July 21, 2018, 04:36:53 AM
31. A little bit everyday but on weekends i skate the city as much as i can. I just go all over looking for spots so I'm traveling about 10 miles or so hitting anything that looks good.
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Post by: chillclinton87 on July 21, 2018, 05:19:34 AM
soon to be 31. at least 2 times a week. my free afternoon is on tuesday and then another day on the weekend usually- winter is the same with an indoorpark near me- Thank god!

right now i skate more than ever with the days being longer. last couple weeks it was friday through tuesday- pretty stoked.....! :)
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Post by: Larry on July 21, 2018, 05:40:06 AM
20, maybe 3 times a week if I'm lucky with my workschedule. In the winters probably once a week if I'm feeling active
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Post by: shitcunt on July 21, 2018, 06:08:49 AM
I'm 21 and I skate every day however I'm typically hurt like 8 months out of the year and I live on the east coast so it's winter the other 4 so zero days a week.
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Post by: roomservice on July 21, 2018, 07:27:59 AM
People here skate?
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Post by: Mr. Kamikazi on July 21, 2018, 07:40:43 AM
I'm 27, a MSW Level Therapist for Juvenile Sex Offenders and individuals in foster care ages 0-20, and I skate twice a week. I like to skate this newer park about 45 minutes away as it has a really fun bowl. Other than this I skate across the street from my house at the elementary school. I kid you not that for the 1.5/2 hours, all I do is ollie over stuff and attempt flip tricks that I have yet to land.
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Post by: Rulla_lauta on July 21, 2018, 08:41:26 AM
20 and 4-7 times a week
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Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on July 21, 2018, 09:06:43 AM
I'm 32 and skate 4-5 days/week from May to November, moreso now since I'm trying to finish a video part. From November to May, I'll skate three or four times due to winter and one sporadically open good indoor park.

With everything going on in my life and the fact that I was never that good, I doubt I'll skate much from next year onward. I'm not going to be Able where I'll be 41 and killing it. But I'll still skate.
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Post by: C Dash Money on July 21, 2018, 09:19:06 AM
I'm 36 and skate in some form every single day, be it to work or the store; as far as a proper session, I'd say 4-5 times a week...in the winter perhaps 2-3.
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Post by: S. on July 21, 2018, 09:20:30 AM
  It is summer and I am unemployed so I have been skating 4 to 5 times a week.  8) I am 33 years old.
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Post by: paraquat on July 21, 2018, 10:17:40 AM
Going on 35. 1-2 a week. Have 2 kids and work full time. My son is starting to skate so the sessions are going to be more frequent.
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Post by: NeppuNeppu on July 21, 2018, 10:51:58 AM
22 and infrequently. One month I won't touch my board and the next I'll skate everyday.
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Post by: Octobre Rouge. on July 21, 2018, 11:14:54 AM
23 and 5 times a week, even while following a master's degree !
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Post by: the snake on July 21, 2018, 11:57:54 AM
41, 3-4 times a week
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Post by: blurst_of_times on July 21, 2018, 12:16:02 PM
26 and not enough
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Post by: Just Giver on July 21, 2018, 12:20:38 PM
24 and when my meniscus isn't fucked a skate every day.  I'm lucky though and live near a skatepark in a city with a million random spots. 
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Post by: shark tits on July 21, 2018, 12:30:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4
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Post by: poor alice on July 21, 2018, 12:35:38 PM
Just turned 29, only recently been properly back at skateboarding again.
From skating once or twice a week I’ve managed to feel comfortable on a board again (after a few injuries) after about 3 weeks of skating. I had already found a good lot of my go to tricks coming back in that time too.
Now it’s been about 3 months and I’ve just started learning new tricks and PROGRESSING for the first time in the last two weeks. I’m getting hurt a ducking lot- I’m hobbling home from an all day session at the park and I’m equal parts excited about the Skate today and sore as fuck.
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Post by: nooky on July 21, 2018, 01:58:18 PM
26. everyday if its not raining or i'm injured. only really sesh 2-4 times/week tho. i hate skateparks.

i find if i don't push a little or ollie some curbs everyday i lose what little tricks i have
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Post by: roba on July 21, 2018, 02:21:38 PM
18, i try to skate every day as long as the weather is ok. if i don't have time to go to a park or hit the streets, i go and fuck around in a parking lot near my house just to stay somewhat consistent.
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Post by: j....soy..... on July 21, 2018, 02:40:04 PM
44.....2-5 days a week depending on weather and adult shit....
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Post by: Doom patrol on July 21, 2018, 04:04:12 PM
I'm 36.
I skate 5 or 6 days a week.
I live in the mountains in Hokkaido though so in winter it's more like twice a month but then I'm snowboarding (what a kook) basically every day.
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Post by: booty on July 21, 2018, 04:25:31 PM
37. Blew out my left knee almost a year ago. Torn ACL or meniscus, not sure which but had about 12 ounces of trauma fluid drained out back in December. Need surgery but uninsured. As a result all i think about is how much I want to be skating.
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Post by: givecigstosurfgroms on July 21, 2018, 05:16:58 PM
  early 40s and been skating and hour an a half a day the last 2 months cause I moved somewhere with shit to skate.
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Post by: Mr. Fink on July 21, 2018, 05:18:03 PM
26. Usually three times a week.
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Post by: redux on July 21, 2018, 05:27:48 PM
42. I go through phases where I'm all in and phases where I am consumed with fishing or running. I'll always love skating and will never quit.

I went out today after being off my board for 4 months (been fishing like crazy) and didn't notice any major issues with being away. Basic lines weren't an issue and I never felt like I wasn't warmed up so being off for so long did not make a difference.
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Post by: L33Tg33k on July 21, 2018, 06:39:27 PM
29. I'll tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week.....
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Post by: shark tits on July 21, 2018, 06:48:24 PM
29. I'll tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week.....
are you still depressed?
i liked your footage a long time ago, nollie flip crook, right?
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Post by: vancanman on July 22, 2018, 01:14:02 AM
36. One night a week after work and a full weekend day every three weeks or so. A wife, a three year old and a full time job fill a lot of time.
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Post by: jonnysheen on July 22, 2018, 01:36:37 AM
40, once a week.  twice if i'm lucky

A skate session lasts about 1-3hrs.  Usually I hurt the next day so i just sit at my desk and recupreate.
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Post by: cosmicgypsies on July 22, 2018, 03:45:49 AM
22, 3 or 4 times a week.
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Post by: Pango on July 22, 2018, 05:49:04 AM
I'm 27 Skate daily weather depending, weekdays maybe 1-2 hour sesh and weekends twice that amount

Perks of being a teacher, those summers off for the most part to pretend I'm a pro skater lol
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Post by: johnes on July 22, 2018, 05:53:42 AM
30, 1-3 times a week.
I’ve been mostly skating with an 18 year old so he’s always getting me to go skate.
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Post by: Elderly Gentleman on July 22, 2018, 06:04:55 AM
42.  If I'm lucky I get to skate at least once a week.  Sometimes twice.  It's so freakin' hot and muggy here lately.  If it's not near triple digits its raining.  Still I try to at least get in one session a week at least.
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Post by: deluxxxe on July 22, 2018, 06:30:27 AM
26, almost always saturday and sunday, and late night during the week if I dont get too stoned after work
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Post by: LemThurdy on July 22, 2018, 06:45:28 AM
28 and 2-3 times per week as long as the weather is good. Mostly just flat, street and occasionally bombing hills or bridges
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Post by: HugeBodBoyle on July 22, 2018, 06:50:57 AM
42.  If I'm lucky I get to skate at least once a week.  Sometimes twice.  It's so freakin' hot and muggy here lately.  If it's not near triple digits its raining.  Still I try to at least get in one session a week at least.

This feels eerily familiar.
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Post by: OldieButFrenchie on July 22, 2018, 07:31:23 AM
44 and I pretty much don't skate anymore since a compound ankle fracture at 39 got me shook.   :-X
I still cruise around a lot though. With my kids or for transportation.
I keep returning to Slap cause I still follow skating kinda....old habits die hard.
anyways considering lately my knees hurt without me doing any sports, hanging in the towel might have been the smart thing to do.....even though it feels a bit shameful to admit it.

the other thing that sweetens the loss a little is that all my old buddies have stopped skating too, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on too much.
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Post by: the snake on July 22, 2018, 07:43:10 AM
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29. I'll tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week, then lose steam on day four, then not skate for two weeks, then tell myself to skate everyday for a week.....
[close]
are you still depressed?
i liked your footage a long time ago, nollie flip crook, right?
wasn't it a switch noseslide or a switch crook on a high ledge ? try to skate every 2 days, dude, easier like that
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Post by: october on July 22, 2018, 09:03:38 AM
32. It used to be 5 times a week until I thought it would be a great idea to open a skateshop. Now it's once a week.
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Post by: Eds_gallerist on July 22, 2018, 09:53:09 AM
36. One night a week after work and a full weekend day every three weeks or so. A wife, a three and a one year old and a full time job fill a lot of time.

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Post by: OMSK on July 22, 2018, 10:33:15 AM
I'm 46, I try to skate every day, even if it's for 30 minutes, a cruiser ride to a friends house, whatever, however. One thing I took for granted when I was young, was fucking off and thinking my 20's or 30's would last forever. Unfortunately they don't. Skateboarding is what you make it and what it gives you and what take away from it. As long as I can stand, I'll keep rolling. (I've also taken steps to prolong my activities, stretches, drinking less to none, lots of push ups and strengthening.... but this is my deal, do whatever works for you and make it happen.)
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Post by: pizzafliptofakie on July 22, 2018, 10:53:03 AM
I turn 27 on Tuesday and I skate almost every day. I work a day job and my favorite DIY park is less than a mile down the street from me so it's really quite convenient to stay rolling.
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Post by: Willie on July 22, 2018, 01:47:13 PM
41. I was getting it in about 2 times a week until recently but now I've got some kind of back problem that is threatening to pull the plug on my middle age and send me straight to crippled crazy senior citizen status.

Lower back pain, numbness in feet, general weakness - this shit sucks.
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Post by: el chino on July 22, 2018, 02:54:18 PM
Yall dumb fucks just got censusd
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Post by: stephop on July 22, 2018, 04:49:03 PM
42 years old. Trying to skate once a week spring through fall then I pretty much quit for 4 months straight in winter. Really I probably skate 3 times a month.
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Post by: Chapingro on July 22, 2018, 06:18:25 PM
34 and skate 3-5 times a week.
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Post by: max power on July 22, 2018, 07:28:45 PM
37 and not enough.
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Post by: jacktharipper on July 22, 2018, 08:45:15 PM
30, 1-3 times a week.
I’ve been mostly skating with an 18 year old so he’s always getting me to go skate.
This is a really good way to stay on the board. Clearly someone who is young enough to have the energy to skate every single day is great, but even just maintaining the friendships you have with people that skate is helpful.

I am 27 and I just moved to Chicago which has gotten me super hyped to skate more often. I skate the park probably 2-3 times a week in between travel for work. Hoping to start exploring the spots the city has to offer soon. Chicago pals lets rip!
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Post by: my english is bad on July 22, 2018, 10:54:36 PM
32 i  try to skate 2 times a week in my local park and road trip in the weekend  with the homies
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Post by: Beeda Weeda on July 23, 2018, 04:22:15 AM
35, not enough.
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Post by: sbmfj on July 23, 2018, 06:13:06 AM
41 - try twice a week - Tuesday and Fridays nights. Get out there and have fun.
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 23, 2018, 06:27:12 AM
I'm 24 and I dont skate often enough.
I might skate 1 or 2 times a week (usually on the weekends), but sometimes I have work travels that make me spend long periods without touching the board. This makes my consistency shit, which lowers also my motivation to go out and skate more.
I also need to find a skate buddy like I used to have back home, that made me go out more often, because I hate skating alone. :/
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Post by: Enfant Terrible on July 23, 2018, 08:03:59 AM
27 , once or twice a week
i had surgery on my elbow and ankle last year
i feel old and sad

i miss being 14
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Post by: calvinsdream on July 23, 2018, 08:42:20 AM
32 and about four times a week. Usually flatground and curbs, occasionally parks on the weekend.
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Post by: Wizard Fight on July 23, 2018, 09:16:31 AM
I also need to find a skate buddy like I used to have back home, that made me go out more often, because I hate skating alone. :/
I feel like skating is meant to be a group activity, but also Rodney Mullen was held hostage solitary in an air-conditioned dog house and look what he did.
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Post by: Battery Aziz on July 23, 2018, 12:05:08 PM
Just turned 30 skate 1-2 times per week a couple hours each time, At this point i'm just maintaining occasionally relearning an old trick barely learning new ones...trying to change that though
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Post by: Dishonest John on July 23, 2018, 01:02:57 PM
I'm 41, once or twice a week
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Post by: GAY on July 23, 2018, 02:45:11 PM
44 this week. I try to get out twice a week but tend to only get out one time.
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Post by: Dr-Feelgood on July 23, 2018, 02:50:11 PM
Just turned 30, 2-3 times a week if im lucky.
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Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on July 23, 2018, 03:16:39 PM
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I also need to find a skate buddy like I used to have back home, that made me go out more often, because I hate skating alone. :/
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I feel like skating is meant to be a group activity, but also Rodney Mullen was held hostage solitary in an air-conditioned dog house and look what he did.

True, but I never liked skating alone. I feel like when I have a skate sesh by myself after 1 hour I'm done... If I'm with friends I can keep going for the whole day, jumping arround spots and stuff. Its just so much more intertaining...
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Post by: smellsdead on July 23, 2018, 03:48:07 PM
old enough / never enough
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Post by: Sick Duck on July 23, 2018, 04:10:17 PM
30, I skate about twice a week but I rarely push myself because I’m tired of getting hurt. Maybe once every couple years i’ll go on a week binge of really trying to skate hard and I usually end up injured
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Post by: redcurb12 on July 23, 2018, 04:23:41 PM
28 and I try to skate every day - even if it's just some flat out front of the house
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Post by: arrbee on July 23, 2018, 04:47:35 PM
31, 50lbs over weight, 3 kids, full time job. I skate like every 6 months if I’m lucky.

Been hitting the gym trying to shed that extra weight so I can get back out on the board more frequently
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Post by: GAY on July 23, 2018, 04:52:44 PM
31, 50lbs over weight, 3 kids, full time job. I skate like every 6 months if I’m lucky.

Been hitting the gym trying to shed that extra weight so I can get back out on the board more frequently

I was skating with an old pal this last week who is overweight now. He's got 3 kids and doesn't skate much. He kept saying he felt like he was trying to ollie with one of his kids strapped to his chest.

Keep it up fella. If you get out every 6 months, that's two more times a year than if you didn't get out at all.
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Post by: shit_for_brains on July 23, 2018, 04:57:35 PM
About twice a week I get high and do tailslides on the curb in the garage and it pisses my wife off so bad. I tell her I don't hear anything but it's probably the neighbors fighting and if they keep it up I'll call the cops and it pisses her off even more.
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Post by: GAY on July 23, 2018, 05:10:53 PM
About twice a week I get high and do tailslides on the curb in the garage and it pisses my wife off so bad. I tell her I don't hear anything but it's probably the neighbors fighting and if they keep it up I'll call the cops and it pisses her off even more.

Your wife's a lucky woman!
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Post by: drunk guy on July 23, 2018, 07:48:16 PM
30, I skate every day unless im on girlfriend island.
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Post by: Pat Eisenhauer on July 23, 2018, 07:50:16 PM
44

2-3x week
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Post by: Stanley Spadowski on July 23, 2018, 08:07:59 PM
Turned 39 in June. Skate a couple times a week.
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Post by: Bristol_Palin on July 23, 2018, 08:41:50 PM
I'm 28 and I usually skate 2 times a week. I really should skate more. I usually skate weekend mornings really early. I work 10 overnight shifts during the week. Some weeks I don't get to skate at all because of weather or other obligations. I just set up a new cruiser and this week I have definitely skated more because of that. I also want to take this moment to thank my foam roller and tiger balm.
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Post by: Trashcon on July 23, 2018, 11:00:38 PM
30, about once a week. There are weeks when I skate about three times.
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Post by: corto on July 24, 2018, 03:20:50 AM
I'm 39 and in the summer I try to skate every day for at least half an hour. If im with my friends then a session can easily last 3+hours, just like in the old days. I love skateboarding more than ever. If you skate 2 hours every day for 6 months then i guarantee you will progress just as fast as you did as a child. Of course at this age injuries often block you from skating 6 months straight.
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Post by: ralf_ on July 24, 2018, 03:37:42 AM
im 25. i skate either evry day or not in weeks. in case of the latter, ill be working some place for said weeks and will try to have a board around for sanity, like cruise around and do sum shuvs for an accumulated amount of 30 minutes a day.
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Post by: Skate_lurker_Rob on July 24, 2018, 04:29:54 AM
40 I skate 3 to 4 times a week depending on weather,heat & humidity is something I abhor.
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Post by: active_shooter on July 24, 2018, 04:34:15 AM
45, and I'm very fortunate if I can skate once a week. I try for twice a week, but yeah, that doesn't happen often.
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Post by: Skate_lurker_Rob on July 24, 2018, 04:44:00 AM
45, and I'm very fortunate if I can skate once a week. I try for twice a week, but yeah, that doesn't happen often.
My knees hurt the worst after a long session but well worth it, seems to me the chances I get to skate I'm maintaining the bag of tricks I have maybe a few new ones but holding down the ones I got.
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Post by: kickflip sex change on July 24, 2018, 05:10:47 AM
26, I skate 2 or 3 times a week, I'm a filmer so sometimes I just go film and dont skate for like 2 weeks or something, which sucks, but still cool af to film lol

been skating for around 15 years if I'm not mistaken
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Post by: active_shooter on July 24, 2018, 05:28:53 AM
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45, and I'm very fortunate if I can skate once a week. I try for twice a week, but yeah, that doesn't happen often.
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My knees hurt the worst after a long session but well worth it, seems to me the chances I get to skate I'm maintaining the bag of tricks I have maybe a few new ones but holding down the ones I got.
For me, the "warm up" is rough to get through, then when I'm warmed up, it's almost time to leave. My knees always hurt, I do believe it's something that I'll be living with and getting used to.
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Post by: headtowall on July 24, 2018, 06:15:47 AM
33 once a year
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Post by: birdplops on July 24, 2018, 06:33:39 AM
31 & 2-3 times a week.

I commute 2-3 hours a day, but it's still light beyond 10 pm, so can still manage an hour or so during the week. Get completely shut down by the Scottish winter.
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Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on July 24, 2018, 07:07:11 AM
almost 36, not enough...
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Post by: Senrud on July 24, 2018, 08:58:01 AM
33. Was skating a couple times a week thanks to working freelance and from home, but I've been injured since the end of March so not at all since then and it sucks mountainous balls.
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Post by: EAT PUSSY! on July 24, 2018, 09:04:36 AM
36 y/o, 3 ACLs surgeries and I skate average of 3x a week (mostly flatground and an DIY).

It's not easy to have 36 but I feel better than ever. I also run 10k on thursday before work and lift weight so I can keep my legs strong due to all the ACL surgeries.

running is too good, everyone should do that.
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Post by: jawano on July 24, 2018, 09:11:06 AM
33. Every day is my goal but I rarely achieve it. It's more like 3-5 times per week, usually an hour per session.

Lately with the heat I can't skate during the day. It's been +100 degrees for awhile now, and while I love to skate, I just can't go in that kind of heat for too long. It makes it more like work and less like play. So I have to go in the early morning before work or wait until after 8:00 p.m. I hate skating at night because that's when I seem to hit pebbles and eat shit the most. So right now I'm a bit limited in when I can skate. Sucks.

Also, I squat and deadlift at the gym regularly, which seems to help my ability to take slams and be durable, but it does add fatigue into the equation. I hate to admit that I'm getting older, but nowadays I have to regulate my activity frequency and pay attention to rest and recovery.
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Post by: headtowall on July 24, 2018, 11:44:07 AM
Also, I squat and deadlift at the gym regularly
This is mainly the reason i skate less, between working, getting home at 6, heading to the gym eat dinner, its time for bed, rinse and repeat. But I'm curious as to how i'm going to feel on my board for a real session since the 6-7 months I've been in the gym heavy.
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Post by: nopes on July 24, 2018, 11:49:28 AM
40 and i skate once a week regularly though sometimes its more like 3-4. i could definitely skate more than once a week but i often have a hard time finding the motivation which i cant explain.
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Post by: augustmoon on July 24, 2018, 12:00:48 PM
39 and 2 or 3 times a week. 
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Post by: Gipper on July 25, 2018, 09:14:02 AM
I'm 62 and take my grandkids to the skatepark once a week to get some transitition. I bomb the occasional hill, but mostly just flatground near my house.
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Post by: Molte on July 25, 2018, 11:25:12 AM
31 in less than a month. Very rarely by now.
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Post by: ChrisLambe94 on July 25, 2018, 11:31:56 AM
45 years old , I try n skate 3 times a week.
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Post by: Peter Zagreus on July 25, 2018, 11:57:15 AM
Impressed with some of you old farts.

I'll be 29 in about a week and I barely skate, at least lately. In part it's because I've been too broke to buy a new pair of shoes. Anytime I get a little extra money I spend it on books.

No flippy tricks when I do get out, but it still feels great to cruise.
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Post by: cherry on July 25, 2018, 12:34:27 PM
26 skate 3-4 times a week usually.
At least one of those days I’m just pushing around cruising hills. Pushing switch long distances Feels good on my back
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Post by: Harry in Your Pocket on July 25, 2018, 02:02:18 PM
47. Not all this year. Too many injuries has me scared. I was never any good to begin with. Plus, I certainly don't belong at all in this world of skateboarding. Doubt I ever belonged, even when starting back in the early 80's.

I sure had some fun, but it's all nostalgia now. My two older sons like skateboarding but they don't do it much. Still have another son, 8 years old coming up, and perhaps he'll be into it.

Plus I'm a shitty skateboarder. We typically don't do things we suck at, that often.

I like reading about it now and watching a clip or two here or there.
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Post by: dirtyweemidden on July 25, 2018, 02:20:17 PM
31 & 2-3 times a week.

I commute 2-3 hours a day, but it's still light beyond 10 pm, so can still manage an hour or so during the week. Get completely shut down by the Scottish winter.

The Winters up here are shite eh! Im lucky if I get out once a month during the winter

Im 29 and since we moved out to the shire I can only squeeze in a couple hours between Work and other shit once a week MAX.. I hated it at first BUT now I appreciate those hours so much that its a rad sesh every time
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Post by: VHS ERA on July 25, 2018, 03:04:45 PM
36 y/o, 3 ACLs surgeries and I skate average of 3x a week (mostly flatground and an DIY).

It's not easy to have 36 but I feel better than ever. I also run 10k on thursday before work and lift weight so I can keep my legs strong due to all the ACL surgeries.

running is too good, everyone should do that.


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Triple ACL gang whatup my fellow cripple. the weather hurts this week don’t it?
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Post by: I sniff Jim Gagne's butthole all the time on July 25, 2018, 03:06:42 PM
harry crews, that is sad and i hope you still go out and skate sometimes even if you don't fit in or whatever. being old is like being a young child and by that i mean anything you can do is good by dint of you're 47.
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Post by: hmmmokay on July 25, 2018, 03:26:11 PM
26, probably 3-4 days a week of actual skate sessions. had a minor injury the past couple weeks so I've been hiking a bunch instead. But I've been feelin' good the last couple of days so I'd like to bump that up to 4-5 days a week even if its just by myself; I miss actually progressing/learning new shit.
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Post by: MexicanSpaniard on July 25, 2018, 05:17:08 PM
over 40, I am constantly injured, 3-5 days a week depending
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Post by: whaaaaat on July 25, 2018, 05:26:18 PM
32.  Hardly ever.  I got a baby and I commute super far to work, so the little time I'm home I'm playing dad/husband.  I have other excuses too if you want them.  Beer mainly.  When I lived in SF it was so easy to skate every day - just go outside and throw the board down.  Now I live in relatively rural Washington and it's not so easy.  But I'm getting ~600 sq ft of concrete put in at my house in a few weeks that will support a qp and some ledges and I'm super hyped at the thought of skating being really accessible again.  Might even learn some new tricks, who knows. 
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Post by: Stony Hawk on July 25, 2018, 06:47:40 PM
I’m 42.  I skate on average 1-2 times per month.  It’s not much but after 30+years of skating and 3 knee surgeries it’s finally taken it’s toll on my body and that’s about all I can handle.  I’d do it over and over if I could.  I have such great memories of being able to skate 8 hours a day in the Florida heat and humidity pain free.  Great times.  I may not have ever climbed Mt Everest but I know I’ve seen what my body is capable of and that is so much more than most can say.
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Post by: VHS ERA on July 25, 2018, 07:01:07 PM
I’m 42.  I skate on average 1-2 times per month.  It’s not much but after 30+years of skating and 3 knee surgeries it’s finally taken it’s toll on my body and that’s about all I can handle.  I’d do it over and over if I could.  I have such great memories of being able to skate 8 hours a day in the Florida heat and humidity pain free.  Great times.  I may not have ever climbed Mt Everest but I know I’ve seen what my body is capable of and that is so much more than most can say.

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Post by: expired on July 25, 2018, 08:23:09 PM
I'm 23, I try to skate everyday after work if possible normally I get 4-5 sessions in a week, most times I skate for 45 mins to an hour and a half, week days I normally skate a manual pad or flat bar with one or two skaters that live super close to me, I personally don't mind skating alone, so at least once or twice a week I skate alone and try to learn a new trick. I try to go to a park every weekend for a couple hours or out skating with a larger group of friends.
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Post by: Allez_Jambon on July 25, 2018, 08:46:43 PM
most of my life (roughly 13 through 29) i'd be out 4-6 days a week depending on the weather in upstate ny and new england. i'd even manage around 3 a week with indoor ramps and parks throughout the winter.

I'm 30, moved to Los Angeles and hardly skate now. When I'd commute the train from Koreatown to Santa Monica,  I'd skate Lafayette on the way home and rough out 2-3 times a week. I'm working freelance in West Hollywood and I'm maybe out once a week. I work a lot, commute is long, it's not as easy to meet up with friends casually, and summer is too hot for me to only want to go to parks. I'm lucky to have Lafayette only a few blocks down otherwise I'd hardly get any skating in. This seems like a dumb lifestyle that I haven't figured out yet.
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Post by: Paul Cicero on July 25, 2018, 10:59:17 PM
33 years old and skating about 2-3 times a week. Who would have thought having kids would take up so much time?  ???
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Post by: Yu Dum on July 26, 2018, 05:50:34 AM
I’m 24 and usually skate at least or 5 days out of the week. Save two to spend time with my lady.

I work early mornings into the early afternoon, so I’m able to get out everyday if I truly want to. It just sucks because I can feel my knees getting worse the longer I work at this bakery.
Oh, well..it pays the bills and keeps me skating.
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Post by: EAT PUSSY! on July 26, 2018, 08:59:12 AM
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36 y/o, 3 ACLs surgeries and I skate average of 3x a week (mostly flatground and an DIY).

It's not easy to have 36 but I feel better than ever. I also run 10k on thursday before work and lift weight so I can keep my legs strong due to all the ACL surgeries.

running is too good, everyone should do that.
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Triple ACL gang whatup my fellow cripple. the weather hurts this week don’t it?

2x on my right leg and 1x on my lefty.

never felt anything after surgery, probably because I did all the PT and shit, and like I said, I keep my legs strong in order to mitigate future injuries.
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Post by: Andmoreagain on July 26, 2018, 09:15:16 AM
29, been out with injury for 2 mo so never. When healthy I skate 3-4 times a week. I still suck though.