We're good Sid. Maybe I was paranoid because I was a little sleep-deprived and over-caffeinated. I'm glad the humor came off as intended. And no Jen, don't ever worry about hijacking a thread. I consider hijacks an essential part of BRS forums.
Anyway, had a nice 3.1-mile run home yesterday, then another great deadlift session, managed 305lbs, cuz I was too lazy to get the rinky dink weights for an even 300. So I had four 25-lb and two 20lb plates on each side of the 25-lb bar. It was a strain, but everything felt solid, so I don't think I'm at risk of overdoing it. Then I pyramided down and finished with the power cleans I had missed last week. I'm still keeping those relatively low weight at 125lb, cuz the movement toward the end puts a little stress on my left shoulder. The rest of me feels like it can do more, and I've done 175 with ease before, but I'm trying to be extra careful with the left shoulder. It feels close to normal again, and I don't want to do anything to set it back.
It's funny, with this latest surge in ST, the feeling I get is not so much one of getting stronger, but of feeling really solid and centered. I can feel it while doing chores, playing with the kids, and while running. I think it's the new emphasis on the big lifts, which really work the whole body, but especially the back and butt areas. The idea now is to reach ExRx's 'intermediate' strength standards on all the lifts, and then work more of the secondary exercises back in. Still, I like the simplicity of just doing 1-5 exercises per workout, so maybe I'll keep it like this even after I reach my max weight goals.
This morning I got in a nice 7.4-mile run. After a mile my feets were nice and toasty at 31F/22F windchill, so I extended the planned 3.1-mile run, knowing that later it's supposed to snow and rain, which means I may have to don the Sockwa G4s again for a few days. Wanted to get in as many bare miles while I could. My uncallused middle toes seemed fine with it.
Looking good Sly! You look like a real runner. Way to represent your barefoot peeps!
Today was picture postcard stuff - I started out by the light of the full moon on the beach, with lone clumps of kelp glistening in the moonlight. Like little aliens with black and silver tentacles. So much bad prose going through my head as I ran. I made it to the end of my out and back route just in time to turn around and run the last half of my run towards a glorious sunrise, with pink and orange clouds and some nice sun rays stretching upwards. Life is good.
Green with envy, but thanks for sharing Larry!