Heavy workout bliss

Today I did the following in my workout:

I did one arm cleans with first a 30 ( 1st set) and then a 35 lb ( 2nd and 3rd sets) dumbell.

FYI, a clean is a movement whereby one picks up a weight and, using the entire body, uncoils from a high squat to lift the weight overhead. Usually it is done with two hands and an Olympic bar. Today we did it one armed, just for fun. I did 3 sets of 5 reps apiece.

Following that, I did suitcase deadlifts. And overhead plate presses. The deadlifts were one sided (one then the other) using a 50 lb dumbbell, and named because the movement is similar to lifting a suitcase. The plate presses were kinda like a push press, only utilizing a 20 kg plate instead of a bar. These exercises were done one right after the other. It was tiring and fabulous.

Following that I did a series that involved pull ups from the floor ( bar set up in a squat rack so that I was on the floor, then, with palms facing out, pulled up for 8 reps. Not as easy as it sounds), swiss ball planks w/ knee strikes (kneeing ball alternately for 20 total reps) and then seated 10 kg medicine ball throws up in the air. Each exercise was performed 3 times, with a short break after each set.

For the finale, I pushed a 160+ lb sled from one end of the gym to the other (about 20 meters).

It was an ass-kicker and I loved it.

I love exercise.

I love being strong.

Yay me.