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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/DaniT0n on 2026-06-12 22:19:42+00:00.

I am 29, and I was feeling very energetic today. I often have in my past jumped on trampolines for fun. I have not in a few years, but there's a rather large trampoline in my backyard. It's very old, inherited from the previous owners, and the edge of it is all metal framed. But I stay active, so I figured I could try it a little again. And when I started jumping, it felt very stable. And it was, I was juts the problem.

Well, I attempted a flip, did the flip, and over shot it. Landed on the metal flat on my chest so hard I still hurt. I have talked to everyone I know, laughing about how old I am. No one saw this, but I literally felt my shoulders go forward. My chest go, "NOPE!", and just flopped back on my back for a bit. It's was arguably hilarious. Quite a shame it wasn't witnessed by anyone.

Anyway, here I am several hours later and I am incredibly sore. I am contemplating pain killers since I rarely take any. But it's bad. My back, my chest is super sore, my shoulders, and my neck. I am just fine physically. Just store. I kept saying I felt all 29 years in my joints in the moment. Nothing broken, nothing missing except some of my pride. Just sore and officially, I think, too old to do that.

TL;DR

I fell onto metal trying to do a flip on a trampoline, and now my chest and torso are sore. The only thing I can blame it on is my age hitting me like a brick.