I'm with Crankin there. I hate that phrase, and not just for the misogyny/homophobia of the word "sissy." I've never heard anyone use the phrase whose understanding of the aging process was "more recovery, but also more intervals."

Which is not to say I haven't heard people use the phrase who were trying to stay active in their frailty. But they haven't been working smart, just making stabs at trying to do things they no longer could, not trying to improve their form, using weights that were too heavy, etc.

I don't know, because I'm not there yet, and I don't really intend to get there ... I do know that aging makes it harder and harder to adjust to new things, and maybe they really can't learn. But I wasn't really joking when I said I'd get a new sport. Just as some people say they'll be done when they can't learn new ideas ... I'll be done when I can't learn new things about my body.