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Pushing good science and experience based info is nothing to apologize for. ;)

Be aware that this effect is very small and is not something you should bank on to allow you to eat significantly more. Lyle McDonald mentions this in some of his articles on his site (http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/). He has good, down to earth and realistic info on his site. If you're interested in knowing what…

Had another run last night where it started snowing as we started running. My daughter's face was stinging from the wind and snow so we cut it down to 5 miles from 8. I didn't feel too bad about that as I've been feeling run down from stress at work so a little break was ok.

I can't speak to the challenge "rules" but this thing is meant for you and to motivate you so... I would like to comment on your weekly schedule though. You might consider adding, gradually over time, another long run or two in addition to the one weekly long run you do now. Many consider the mid week long run to be key in…

This is the vid of Hatfield's big squat. I had forgotten he was "old" at the time (45, and I just turned 45 so there goes my excuses... ;) ). I think they actually showed it on abc wide world of sports or a similar big network sports program back in the day. You don't see powerlifting on tv any more...

If memory serves Hatfield hit that squat back when I was in high school (a long time ago) so well before the current generation of gear. I'll bet he didn't get a big boost out of the gear. Seems like he was working on establishing a squat record and not a deadlift or total record so the disparity may be more related to a…

In a sense, perhaps, although I've not come across bench press (aka, prone press, pull over and press, etc) stuff from before the 1920s (not that I'm a historian). The modern bench press with the bar starting on racks resting above the lifter rather than the lifter picking it up from the floor first seems to be less than…

It's easier to like deadlifts as they aren't as mentally taxing as squats, especially when you're pushing for PRs. If you fail a deadlift you can just drop it. If you fail a squat you can have the sensation of being crushed. This is one reason I would advocate "practicing" failure in squats and setting the bar down on the…

You've got a pretty conservative goal for the number of miles you're putting in. I'm curious if you're following a plan or taking it as it comes. Looks like some good running going on.

2 mile recovery run. Will have to do an 8 miler in the dark tomorrow... Bleah...

9 miler while it snowed today. Regretted wearing shorts after about the 6 mile point. ;)

Easy 3 miler today

A quick 1 miler yesterday and 7 today.

Going insane with this treadmill stuff... 2.5 mile recovery run today. Tomorrow will just be 1 mile before I head out for LASIK surgery. Hoping that doesn't booger up any planned runs...

I've got a few pairs of Merrells, mostly using the Bare Access now. They have a bit of foam (that doesn't really compress) that doesn't require me to pay so much attention to sharp rocks as with the Glove models I've got. Still zero drop.

Go to http://rosstraining.com/. Ross Enamait has lots of great ideas for putting together cheap but highly effective training. His stuff is about as good as it gets.

7 miler this evening.

Touching a baseball instead of the floor is going to be a bit easier on your shoulders. I err on the better safe than sorry side but then I've also had chronic tendonitis so...

Recovery 2 miler.

8.3 miles for this week's long run..

Just did 3 on the treadmill. It's going to be nice to actually run outside tomorrow...

The running wizard (http://www.running-wizard.com/) plans are awesome. They are based on principles from legendary coach Arthur Lydiard (kind of the father of modern training).

I've run all kinds of places now, including very rocky trails like the Appalacian Trail. Just be careful/aware of the surface and you'll be fine. Here's one of the trails my daughter and I have run:

Yeah, it can be tough to continue once you've hit long term goals. I hit my long term squat, bench, and DL goals then floundered for a little bit and finally shifted to something else (the something else was one of my kids needing a regular running partner, which wasn't really compatible with lifting goals anyway). Now 6…

Heh, when I first started running one of my daughters would WALK next to me while mocking me. ;)

Yep, slowing down some is the key. When spring comes around and there are a bunch of new runners out on the trails I can hear them coming up on me since they're breathing so hard. Most of them seem to quit since, "running is so hard". You should be able to hold a conversation while running. If you can't clearly talk, like…

In for 140. I've got a half marathon in May to get ready for.

I'm with you on that although it's not my knees that take time to warm up, it's just about everything else. I can't even get to parallel after warming up unless I've got enough weight on the bar to push me down there. ;)

Powerlifters vary in how much rest they take between sets, with world class folks resting from 3 minutes to over 10 between sets. I personally took the philosophy that it's essential to always hit your planned sets and reps so I would wait long enough between sets to do just that. That was usually 5-6 minutes for me. Some…

As someone with a lousy back (partial sacrialization, a couple fused lumbar vertebrae, multiple lumbar disk herniations, bone spurs, etc - yes, ugly) I say just take your time. Proper technique 100% of the time. Never let up on that. I would actually recommend against asking a random trainer at the gym to help you with…