What age do guys start going down hill?

Question

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

It varies. I’m in the best shape of my life right now at 42, and I meet younger people at concerts who assume I’m in my 20s. That’s partly due to my genetics and young looking face, but I also make it my business to not let myself go. But around 30, it could have, and almost did, go straight to hell, haha. Suddenly you can’t eat recklessly anymore, etc. Took me a while to get a grip on that. I’m where I’m at today because I don’t really eat carbohydrates or sugar, kind of a ketogenic thing, high protein, high unsaturated fats, low-to-no carbs and sugar. It’s actually surprisingly easy to eat this way, and when I allow myself a “cheat meal”, I often don’t enjoy it like I used to, because I don’t have that sugar addiction anymore. All of a sudden i’m like “jesus, this is WAY too sweet.” Pizza is still just as delicious as ever though, and cheeseburgers too😂 I just go without most of the time, but taking my shirt off confidently at the beach gives me way longer-lasting satisfaction than pizza. I don’t even work out crazy hard, kind of the same as always, other than I play hockey three days a week for a couple hours at a time. It’s good cardio, but I don’t feel like it’s different from when I played other sports or ran on a treadmill. It’s 100% my diet that got me here, there’s no real secret to it. Four months ago I weighed 15-20 lbs more, I looked fine with a shirt on, but not great without one. Now I like what I see in the mirror a lot better. So it can be accomplished without living in a gym, for anyone out there looking for the inspiration.

Other stuff…. it’s genetics. I’m blessed with a VERY full, almost annoyingly full, head of hair, while many of my friends are starting to get a little thin up there. Ironically, I’ve always had a pretty severe widow’s peak so it looks like I’m balding up front anyway to the untrained eye😂, but it’s been that way my whole life, lmao. I’d say for your purposes, maybe 35 was when I started seeing guys start to change into “visibly middle aged”, due to weight gain and sometimes hair loss. I think life starts beating you down around that age and caring for yourself can go by the wayside.

But the short answer is, it varies.

lonestar_01 · Accepted Answer

Do you mean physically, mentally, or both? Now, one thing that I have noticed with time is that guys that were my age 15+ years ago (I'm 20) and that tended to be a normal weight, higher body fat, have gained considerable amounts of it now that they are reaching 40, same with girls. Whereas the underweight kids that were naturally thin, but fit, low body fat, etc. are at 35-45 physically in far better shape than their peers are now. My doctor that I've had since a kid, is 64 years of age, white, no grey hair, still naturally auburn red, yeah he has a few wrinkles, but he's 6'4 and doesn't have an ounce of fat on him. He's skinny, but pretty much classed as ripped for someone of his weight (75-80kg) and he looks far better than men his age that is pushing 70. Probably due to the fact that he knows how to keep himself physically and internally healthy.

Anything from stress, genetics, poor lifestyle choices, alcohol, substance abuse, etc. Can honestly age any person. If you're talking about sexual market value, that stuff doesn't tend to matter once you get over 35. There are far more important things to worry about in life as you get older other than who's going to shag me? Overdoing it with sex can send signals from your sexual organs, can age you a bit scientifically, especially for women. So just getting on with your life and not fucking around in your teens and 20s can do you a world of good really

aliali8 · Accepted Answer

For men, their prime is late 20s- early 30s. Anything after that is going down hill. Mid 30s is when you start seeing guys going bald and gaining weight. White hairs, dull skin, wrinkles tend to start appearing in late 30s.

But it really boils down to genetics. I've seen some guys start growing a huge bald spot in early 30s.

FlutteringFeelings · Accepted Answer

Never. Life circumstances can bring a man downhill. If he doesn’t feel fulfilled in his life as a man or isn’t making a certain about of money that he expected. Women on the other hand we have a time clock and an expectation that’s why it’s important that we do not waste our time on men.

PositiveNote · Answer

Guys, guys... some of your previous answers is like a death sentence on us!

"28 is probably physical peak"!!!
"23 is about when gravity started taking over"!!!

Listen to the guys who answered "it depends on..." (and, no that's not them using "Depends!!!" It's all about how you keep yourself up through the years. It's also about what kind of work you do—indoor, outdoor; physical or mental—and it depends on your psyche. All humans are subject to the definition of psyche, one part is this:

psy·che noun \ ˈsī-(ˌ) kē "the specialized cognitive, cognative, and affective aspects of a psychosomatic unity : mind specifically : the totality of the id, ego, and superego including both conscious and unconscious components.
——I guess, in other words, we are not built like rocks!

This is why I love sports, the successful athlete takes hold of body, mind and spirit in order to be the best.

All of us do, but frankly, many of us fail to understand who we are in order to be who we can be!

Jake99999 · Answer

Lol…it depends on the guy. Sometimes it’s good genetics, often it’s how well the guy takes care of himself and eats right, exercises, etc.

It depends on what your expectations are. No one can look young and at their best forever. The same with women. No one escapes time.

Some guys age very well and can look better over time, many women like mature men. Until they hit maybe their 60’s and the body just starts to really show age. But that’s okay it’s normal life. It’s what is in the inside that age can’t touch that really matters. No one can stay young forever.

DJB72 · Answer

Around the time they expect to. Not being funny here. I've got friends ten years younger than me who look ten years older. I regularly get asked when I stopped aging.

I'm 49 now but get mistaken for 39 regularly, but in my early 20s my dad was mistaken to be my younger brother. I've not changed much, just a touch of grey in my beard and thanks to losing my leg last year I've built muscle across my shoulders & arms I didn't have 15 years ago.

I really think as guys we start to go downhill when we expect to.

Qdbrown · Answer

Depends on the person, genetics, lifestyle.

I have seen men in their 30's who worked outside all their life, smoked, and with a facial hair, they look real old.

I have seen 60 year old men who take care of themselves and they don't look 60, but they don't look 40 for most.

And some rare occasions, I have seen 80 year old guys that looked 60. They loved life, lived well, ate good, and didn't abuse their bodies.

But I have seen elderly men at 70. It goes in all directions.

ohshee · Answer

I really think it's different for everybody it depends on how well you taking care of yourself I have a friend that is 35 and everything he does he talks about how old he is and just for him to keep saying that programming himself I can see in his eyes his face everything is getting he really believes that he's getting older and can't do anything I told I just laugh at him and see if that's what you believe that's what you believe me on the other hand I still feel like I'm 25 I am at work all the guys that I work with and there they are in their twenties so I think it's all in your heart and how well you have physically taking care of yourself and also how well you have eaten how well you've done everything really

TheorionMage · Answer

Usually in their middle years, beginning in their late 30's as the Testosterone begins to decrease.
As with bee colonies, males exist to disperse... and diversify 'seed' DNA.

As far as Nature's evolution is concerned... human culture moves males into a 'communal citizen' guardian-of-the-tribe paternal mode. Eventually... this evolves to the 'wise Elder' Senior Statesman persona.

If "going downhill" implies NOT rushing to being driven to copulate with everyone but 'the crack of Dawn' ... usually around your mid-30's. 'Male peer prestige' criteria changes from QUANTITY to QUALITY~ ;)

hellionthesagereborn · Answer

Depends on what you mean by down hill. Biologically decline starts at thirty for men and women. However men age slower then women and have thicker skin and denser bones and more muscle mass then women so its affects don't usually show up until later compared to women (though how you live your life also matters, hard living tends to age you up faster). So it depend on the man but in general I would say fourties or maybe fifties is when you start getting significant decline, again, if we ignore personal choices genetic predispositions life style etc. etc.

DeltaCharlieEcho · Answer

Men have virtually no social/sexual market value, until either our early or mid 30s because women aren't interested in a man that can't provide certain comforts. Because we have to wait longer for this value to happen, we get to enjoy the value for longer. Our value lasts for about 20-30 years and declines after that point. Women come into the social/sexual marketplace with high value at 18, peak their market value at around 22, and ride a slight decline in value until 30 when you see the first drop off of female social/sexual value and then you see it vanish overnight in women's mid 30s. By 40, women aren't even really considered women anymore, they're just things that are there, walking slow, and holding up register lines with completely unrealistic complaints or expectations while they demand the manager.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm in my 30s and I already have a grey beard but its genetic from my parents side. So if I grow out my beard and not colour it people (young guys) will make their stupid jokes and say "bro are you 50?". At the end of the day, I can jog 5 miles, I can play 2 hours of basketball and feel like I can go for another 2 hrs. I feel young at heart so the colour of my facial hair doesn't mean anything. I avoid over exposure in the sun and drink a lot of water, I don't party, I try to get my 6-7 hours of sleep plus a 1-2 hr nap, I don't drink booze, I don't do drugs. I don't get this thing with aging, when you're a teenager its natural to look young because that person is a teen lol. I think people who let themselves go, take on a stressful job and marriage at a younger age will most likely look they aged 20 years instead of 10 years.

VanillaSalt · Answer

Depends on the context. Physically late 20s early 30s. Mentally around 50s or 60s. Sexual activity they start losing interest in the 40s and 50s but are still able and willing. But a good man will gain respect and financial success as he gets older causing an increase in social status. That’s why most politicians are older men and some women whom live similarly to a man but still older.

ZackBan · Answer

I've met some men who only get better as time goes on and others who are my age but are already well on their way down.

It's hard to put a number on it, it comes down to when a person gives up mentally and stops trying to build himself in the world.

I hope I can maintain energy for a long time but we never know when it's time let go

Jojo74doug · Answer

Each one is different. Honestly I feel like they start to go down hill when they lose the interest in things… if they are into learning or fixing or building or really ANYTHING and they keep active and at it.. they stay good for a long time. Once they become the boss of the remote - it’s all over.

JoVee · Answer

speaking from my experience... 25 lmao I managed to counter acting in my 30's by hitting the gym and it worked well until Covid shut me and my gym down.. now I am a lazy sack of crap who lost all his gains and is to lazy to really get back into the groove.

also that is when my hair started thinning a noticeable bit

Browneye57 · Answer

Well honey, I'm 64 and wifey thinks I'm still fukkin hot. I may look a little older than I did at forty, but still pretty much the same man. We've been together over thirty years - almost as long as you've been on the planet. LOL And she loves me more than ever.

Choose wisely, treat kindly. __Dr. Laura

If you do, you'll have a good man that can push all your buttons, for the rest of your life.

wtf636 · Answer

I think after 30 it becomes harder to maintain. A lot of my friends seem to let themselves go around this time. But it's not really that hard to maintain. Just work out a bit and watch what you eat.

Anonymous · Answer

Honestly I think this is according to where they are from.. Indian/ Pakistan / etc that area gos downhill late 20s!
Europeans guys are good up til 50s
African man maybe 50s- 55s
Asian man like mainland China japan and Taiwan I would say 60s maybe because they keep their body fit don’t gain weight into their 30s so they can postpone their youth a little.

zagor · Answer

Depends on the guy, and what you mean by down hill. Physically, you don't see many professional athletes over 40. Math and science geniuses tend to peak in their late 20's. Yet a lot of men work past their 70's and may have active sex lives too. Depends heavily on genetics and lifestyle.

Glasgow55 · Answer

For me it was 62. My body just started betraying me - despite continuing to exercise, not smoke or drink, and trying to eat well. Things just seem to wear out. My knees, back and elbows are a constant source of pain. I don't sleep worth a shit. My skin started to develop age spots, I'm basically bald now, but have a forest on my chest and back. I'm 67 soon, and it doesn't get any better. Good luck to us all.

Xylem1992 · Answer

Is that a euphemism? I'm gonna slide past it.

Actually past the age 25, every human is on the decline. It's true.

Lungs are the first organ to go downhill, though the decline is negligible at first. You lose about 40cc of your forced expiratory volume (FEV) each year. This rate can increase up to almost 3 fold if you're a smoker.

No one can stay young forever, but we can stay healthy.

Anonymous · Answer

28 is probably physical peak for most men but at that age they wil most likely stil be trying to accrue social power and wealth

So probably like 40 if you account for that social power and wealth. Their looks will start to fade at this point, this is when most health issues begin, but most guys will be at the peak of their money making potential and social power

forthright · Answer

Depends on what a person means when they say "downhill" & what they're comparing it to. Because many older men can still attract many women with their looks even though they aren't necessarily as desirable to younger women.

SnakeBoop · Answer

Some men (same as women) never get up the dang hill in being quality for dating/relationships. But there's no set age XD

NathanDavis · Answer

well... I can still bike my way up the hills with the same ease as I did it at the times I was 20 years old, and I'm still playing sports and can keep up with the 20's and the teenagers so... I'm not ready to take it easy and just walk down hill.

haleexox · Answer

Age doesn’t always matter. Just because they’re older doesn’t mean they’re more mature. Even some young guys can act more mature than a guy that’s the same age as you or older. It all depends on their experiences and mentalities.

AmandaYVR · Answer

Most men get better with age.  I've always preferred them older than younger. What you get in a guy with a young body in his low-mid twenties is not worth what you miss in maturity, character, etc.

BCA6010 · Answer

Pretty early if heavily smoking and or drinking, or some drugs. I have high school classmates that already look like corpses.

A healthy man can easily push into his late 50s and still be considered attractive.

hahahmm · Answer

Depends on his history + lifestyle + genes. There's 80 year-old men in as good/better shape than most 20 year-olds. Then you have guys who are broken down at 40.

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

With good genes, some start their "decline" (which may not yet be obvious or evident) as late as their mid 50s.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

I have been going down hill since i was a kid. I can't tell nor answer this, i was not born as a full healthy baby. My dad says between 60-65. My brother (40 years old) says afyer 30.

nextdoorguy · Answer

I am turning 40 and haven't reached the peak of the hill yet. Still active and very healthy and happy. So not going to the peak of the hill anytime soon.

Cozybcuz · Answer

On one side we all start dying from the moment we are born. On the other its the time we start growing. So I'm guessing its when the dying outpaces the growing.

John_Doesnt · Answer

I haven't even begun to peak. When I do peak, you're gonna feel it.

cloudspy · Answer

I think depends on the guy, some still have got it going on in their 60s. My dad is 70 and still looks good, he is fit and active.

Bjornasey · Answer

When a guy turns around 20 is the time it goes downhill. Why? Either he's redpilled or becomes an NPC and quite a few men realise that, but secretly try to cope.

doopayo · Answer

For the average man, probably 25 but if they regularly diet and exercise to keep up with health and such probably longer than that

In_Trance · Answer

I don't think it's so much about age as it is about mentality. Some people let themselves go sooner rather than later.

MLGbreezy · Answer

I mean most guys who take care of themselves don't go down hill. If anything mist can age like a fine wine so to speak but that all depends on if they are willing to out in the work.

The_Outlaw · Answer

There isn't any age. Depends on how well he's taking care of himself and his state of mind.

Nikki6t6 · Answer

From a mental standpoint… it all depends on genetics and lifestyle I would presume.

If one isn’t suffering from medical issues… staying fit by walking and light cardio type exercises is feasible late in life.

livin_hi_808 · Answer

There's no exact fuckin age genius but I would have to say after the 1st year of marriage lol

IcedLemonade · Answer

A lot of girls say men reach their peak at 40. So I would say at about 50 is when most will lose a lot of their secret admirers

normalice · Answer

I would say 23 is about when gravity started taking over for me.

Avicenna · Answer

That's varies from one person to another based on how well you take care of yourself.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I want a girlfriend who is hairy down there and will let me go down and lick her juices

FunkyMonkee · Answer

There's no set age, with some guys it's mid to late 30''s, with others it's late 60''s or better!

TacosRAwesome · Answer

On average around 50. I've seen attractive 70 year olds and I've seen 30 year olds who hit the wall.

FoghornLeghorn99 · Answer

Sexually, men start to have lower testesterone levels after 20 or so. So is that "going down hill"?

dragoblack · Answer

The moment we are born everything goes down hill because human society sucks. Humans are the only species who pay money to exist on this planet

SHREYASH007 · Answer

Depends on person to person, I am 25 but look like I am 16, i don't age at all as of now and yes I have really good and healthy habits.

888theGreat · Answer

I would say 55 , then it really gets bad after 80 . Women start decline after 45 and it really goes down fast.

Anonymous · Answer

no particular age. it's when they stop taking care of themselves

Dayman343 · Answer

Around 50. I just noticed women tended to take less notice of me afterwards

Iron_Man · Answer

I don’t know I’ve never reached that age where I’m declining

OddBeMe · Answer

Honestly 30.  Age 29…no medications. Now I measure my life in prescription refills.

EnglishEuropean · Answer

Physical performance drops off a cliff right around 60.

nickaboy · Answer

About 7 than we discover a hill in our neighboourhood and see Who can roll down it the fastest

bamesjond0069 · Answer

When they stop eating healthy and working out. So 18 or 65

anylolone · Answer

Same as chicks, around 35. The wall hits all equally.

sazsazkingg · Answer

Mid 20s they lose their hair. Females stay good until 40s.

Anonymous · Answer

It depends on the guy but on average it is 10 - 15 years later than women start to decline

What age do guys start going down hill?

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

What age do guys start going down hill?

Most Helpful Opinions

What Girls & Guys Said

We're glad to see you liked this post.