Coach Rippetoe,
I am a...
39yr male
225 lbs/6 ft
Squat - 350 2x3
DL - 435 2x3
Bench - 230 2x3
Press - 180 5x1
(have not trained the PC in a while because my coach wants me to get more volume in with rack pulls but I can do sets of triples at around 225 easily enough)
Have been training with a fantastic SS coach, Jayne Payton of SS Dallas for the last 4 months who has transitioned me from the end of NLP to intermediate programming and cleaned up a whole bunch of form issues that I've had.
I'm at a point in my lifting career where I find myself thinking often about my long term lifting goals. It seems like most of what people talk about on this forum are numbers. I definitely get that. I think about numbers all the time and intend on going as far as I can go. What I am beginning to realize however is that numbers may not be as important as I first thought. If I continue to do what I am doing; train diligently (have not missed a single session in over 6 months), eat well, sleep well, try to keep my life stress down, I will get close to meeting my potential, whatever that may be.
At some point, years down the line I will get to the point where I can consider myself an advanced lifter. I have heard it mentioned in the past, most recently by Mr. Israetel that at some point getting stronger is no longer "healthy." It seems to me that a good goal to have would be to get as strong as I can to the point where it is no longer "healthy." Can you please give me some guidance on what IN YOUR VIEW is the point where getting stronger is no longer healthy?
Thank you Mark for taking the time to read my post and thank you for any advice you may provide,
-Steven