Fighting against the Fading Glory of Youth

God spoke these words through the prophet Isaiah: "All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass." (Isaiah 40:6) WARNING: This is a great verse and I will not be doing it justice today. 
This verse has been in my mind because I just turned 26 a couple of months ago and am fast approaching the big 3-0. As I grow older, I am working more at my job and working out less. I can feel my body deteriorating. My physical prime quite possible could be behind me. I am physically experiencing the truth of Isaiah's words.

I hope to regain my Hulk-like power

But before the glory of my youth fades like the flowers of the field, I am on a mission. Many people when they hear that I used to play sports in high-school and college, will often ask me questions like, "How fast were you? How much could you bench press? Can you Dunk?" These are often the questions that people lie the most about. It seems like almost any yinzer from the WPIAL can run a 4.5 or lower in the 40 if you ask them. But I don't want to lie about these things. I want to prove them before my body completely wilts. Just the other day my friend Paul asked me, "Jay can you touch the rim." I scoffed and I said, "Paul, I can Dunk." He then wanted to see it. At that moment I became afraid. I knew that if we went now, or any time in the near future that I would fail miserably. So my mission is this. To get in good shape, to accomplish my feats of strength and athleticism, and to have them video-taped. This way, when someone asks me about something I can not only tell them but show them. After I accomplish them, I can relax and let my body go forever because I will have proof. I will never have to go out to a basketball court to prove to someone I can dunk.
And so here are my feats that I want to accomplish this summer:
Bench Press: 275 pounds
To Dunk a Basketball
40 yard dash: 4.7

I will keep you in the loop as to how I am doing and hopefully by the end of the summer I will have achieved these goals. I will fight against the fading glory of youth one last time!