40/70 Benchmark

Against a longer mean....yes.

Yes, I won't argue the point that its rare. Vast majority of cold winters for us are also snowy.

Well, La nina was also weak....there has always been more variability amongst weaker events. 2008 and 2000 were both weaker la nina events...and cold. Extra tropical influences def. have more proxy in those instances.

You don't need barbell....its ideal to mix it in to maxamize stength, but I'm strong enough.....on my best days I can incline the 105s for about 8...not doing that right now, though....more like 95s.

Phil, I haven't done barbell bench press in over 20 years....I have a partially fused left wrist (since Jan 2001) and the surgeon told me I would never lift weights again (hang with 'em, doc), but the dumbells allow me greater range of motion and room for the supination that better positions me to be able to lift heavily with my condition.

I have a heavy 3-day body part split for my lifting that includes ample core work/stretching for about 30 minutes as a warmup....do abs once a week after legs, too, and then believe it or not, the squats are temendous for that core stability and strength that act as a nice primer to finish off with abs. Its no coincidence that I don't have back issues at 44.

I'm developing some chinks in the armor here in my mid 40s.....left shoulder is a bit iffy, as I had a small tear in the rorator cuff a couple of years ago that I just let heal....now I'm starting to get some "areas" in my knees....nothing severe, but enough to that I am a bit conscious of certain movements these days. Doesn't affect my squat or anything yet, since I wrap my knees. None of this impairs my heavy lifts yet. Back is still perfect, save for some occasional, mild inflamation down low.

Yes, agreed.

It was very consistently cold, but just nothing extreme.

Yes.

Yea, I think when the better maps are available in a couple of weeks, it will be a bit larger of an anomaly.

Vast majority of the globe is warm....no deabating that.

Hold on, let me hold my breath-

Its a bit colder vs 1991-2020 climo across SNE, but I'm suprised....thought it was colder.

No, they haven't...at least not by 1991-2020 standards.