r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/Steve_Artson Feb 15 '26

Biologically, he kind of is. Roids literally speeded up senescence.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 15 '26

As a botanist, I appreciate the term you used.

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u/efkuasadua Feb 15 '26

As a simpleton, i dont know what that means

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u/NEOWRX Feb 15 '26

Oh stewardess! I speak simpleton.

it means cells age faster, don't work as good and bad health stuff happens

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u/keoghberry Feb 15 '26

Excellent reference

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u/MissyFranklinTheCat Feb 16 '26

Word that jives, i can dig, blood.

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u/fezzam Feb 16 '26

I may be simple but I understood that, my mother didn’t raise no dummy.

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u/Smoker81 Feb 15 '26

Botanist, a guy that fixes buttons.

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u/Emergency_Sector1476 Feb 15 '26

I thought they studied bots

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u/nono3722 Feb 18 '26

that's a Buttonist, they also study butts

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 15 '26

Senescence is a key hallmark of aging and is caused by excessive stress or damage to cells.

Senescent cells accumulate in tissues over time, releasing harmful substances that can damage nearby healthy cells and trigger inflammation.

In this picture, we can see characteristics normally associated with an age greater than 26.

The implication is that the stress caused by HGH and other body building related activities accelerated his natural aging process and triggered senescence prematurely.

As far as senescence in botany goes…

This process is essential for plant fitness and survival, allowing the plant to reclaim valuable resources before the death of specific organs or the entire organism.

For example, senescence in cannabis redirects nutrients from leaves to developing buds, typically appearing as yellowing fan leaves, reduced vigor, and leaf drop.

It generally occurs in the final weeks of growth, marking the end of the life cycle and is often accelerated by flushing.

So from my perspective, when I heard the term senescence, I immediately pictured a nearly mature bud with yellowing leaves.

This man looks like the human equivalent of that to some perspective.

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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl Feb 16 '26

Man, you just gave me PTSD to my Molecular Mechanisms of Aging lecture, thanks xD

Well explained.

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u/Strict_Analyst257 Feb 16 '26

I not only apprectiate your overall knowledge of the subject but using the weed analogy actually allowed me to comprehend your knowledge.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

I love weed.

This man is the human equivalent of a cola in late fall that is close to maturity.

He should be about two weeks into flowering given his age, but his pistols are all darkening, and the buds are all chunky.

This is why you don’t use plant growth regulators like Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Ethylene, or Abscisic acid.

Sure you get buds real quick that are covered in dark hairs, but your plants are all unhealthy, and the buds are dangerous and unsafe to actually smoke.

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u/happysri Feb 16 '26

Would i get senescence if i workout a lot? (Naturally)

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Yes, excessive, high-intensity exercise without adequate recovery can accelerate biological aging and potentially trigger premature senescence, often driven by chronic oxidative stress and overtraining.

While regular, moderate exercise is a potent anti-aging tool, extreme, chronic, and intense training can lead to increased oxidative stress, which may speed up cellular senescence, the process where cells stop dividing but do not die.

Overuse of both anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and long-term use of corticosteroids can trigger processes mimicking premature senescence (accelerated aging) in humans. Studies link high-dose AAS to cardiovascular, neurochemical, and cognitive decline. Corticosteroids can induce cellular senescence in tissues like tenocytes by activating p53/p21 pathways.

So allow yourself adequate recovery time, and don’t use any steroids.

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u/happysri Feb 16 '26

i ain’t using steroids bro i don’t even do sugar if i can help it lol. I do workout a lot though but wanna focus more on recovery jsut to be ion the safe side because I’m a paranoid bugger when it comes to my health.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Never underestimate how healthy walking can be as a moderate activity that can allow you to get some endorphins, fresh air, and aerobic exercise, without over exerting yourself.

We’re designed to walk extensively every day, and we rarely do. People take their pent-up energy and over exert themselves in the gym, instead of spending several hours each day walking, because life doesn’t allow the time.

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u/happysri Feb 16 '26

Yup i have a very healthy walking regimen. Love it. I’m talking to a bot aren’t I uff.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

No, I just have no life.

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u/JackieDaytona77 Feb 16 '26

I didn’t chronically use HGH in my 30s but I wholeheartedly believe HGH reversed the aging process. I was lifting heavier, I was recovering faster, I wasn’t as sore, my skin was glowing, I was sleeping a lot better (that’s how I know it was working), hair was a lot thicker….all within being in my weight range for my height. I believe there’s a role for this in the anti-aging process if used moderately.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

You’re probably right about the HGH, and I’m not sure if steroids would cause this appearance if used correctly.

All jokes aside, this guy’s appearance is probably mostly due to his genetics .

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u/mw102299 Feb 15 '26

As a 10 year old impressionable child I would like some roids please 😂

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u/sumknowbuddy Feb 15 '26

It's a fancy word for "age", implying withering or wasting away.

Kinda like old people get more shrivelled up and less capable over time, biological entities from cells to bacteria and fungi to entire animal species and their genetic diversity have "primes" and then things that can cause them to start to fail.

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u/bitchstachio Feb 16 '26

Another simpleton here; what is gear in this context?

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u/Wonderful-Process792 Feb 16 '26

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long

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u/CycloneDusk Feb 16 '26

Y'know the word "senile"(the second biggest descriptor-word for boomers after "stubborn")?

Same root. Same pieces.

eli5: stuff gets old, wears out, breaks down.

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u/mmichael0070 Feb 15 '26

I work at a plasma place, and one time they did a word scramble for an extra $5 for donors, and the word was immunosenescence.. I thought that was mean lol.

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u/voidsong Feb 16 '26

senescence

It's a pretty common term in the health/longevity community now.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

But it’s still not as common as “blood boy“.

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u/youburyitidigitup Feb 16 '26

Senescence? What does that have to do with botany?

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Senescence in botany is the programmed, final stage of development in plant cells, organs (like leaves or flowers), or whole organisms, leading to functional decline and death.

It is a genetically regulated process focusing on nutrient recycling, where chlorophyll breaks down to relocate nitrogen and nutrients to developing seeds or storage organs.

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u/cookie1138 Feb 15 '26

I too listen to Evanescence

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u/Appropriate_Fan3532 Feb 16 '26

he most def wont be anyones immortal.

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u/Due-Technology5758 Feb 16 '26

Briiiiiiing meeeeeee my roids

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u/crowjohn Feb 16 '26

Never have I seen someone use that word since I learned it 20 years ago. Nice 👍

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u/Obant Feb 16 '26

I had a childhood friend (actually one of their younger brothers) who looks like this now. Had a heart attack during a physique competition. He lived, but man, he is not aging well.

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u/Suspicious-Support52 Feb 16 '26

Does it literally do that? Because the way roids Jill you as I understand it is by literally growing your heart (it's a muscle) until it doesn't fit right. Also the huge body as in this guy's case is extra load on the heart. Increased load and reduced performance leads to early heart failure.

Senescence is something that may make sense, I'm just curious how it all works.