There is a specific kind of silence that settles into a man’s life somewhere between his thirty-fifth and forty-fifth year. It isn’t the silence of peace, but rather the quiet realization that the machinery is changing. The recovery after a weekend of heavy lifting takes three days instead of…

Aging isn’t something that happens to old men. It’s something that happens to every man — the moment he’s no longer taking his body, his mind, or his purpose for granted. In youth, we assume vitality is endless. Testosterone hums in the background like a steady engine, and recovery feels automatic.