Wasn't due to lift on Saturday but I had the day off and a morning with nothing to do, so I did some farmers' walks with 190 in each hand, neck crunches, and rear-delt work. Took maybe 20 minutes.

Went on a 7-mile hike on Sunday with friends. Was a total walk in the park for me despite plenty of uphill terrain. Only difficulty was having to go to the bathroom by the end of it. Crazy to think how badly my legs used to cramp 12 years ago.

Yesterday I failed at deadlifting 535 once on a first attempt, then on a second try I easily hit 3 reps. Thinking about pushing the Earth instead of pulling the weight did it. Really got my legs engaged that way. Nice to have a strong showing the day after hiking 7 miles.

Few hiking pictures: