Made it to the gym this morning, but I did not follow the 5X5 program exactly. I was a bit late and I still have the weird chest pain that felt worse. I did squat and then I did single rep should presses and then push presses followed by pull ups and reverse crunches. As I have the Turkey Trot next week, my lifting will be light on Monday and Wednesday. This will also allow my chest to rest. I do feel I am making some good gains, I just need to dial in the food a bit. After the Turkey Trot, I can ramp up the Strong-Lifts again and should have no problem getting my squat strength where I want it by the end of January as I am not doing the Jingle Bell Run due to a scheduling issue (I may do a 5K on January 2, 2010). In any event December will be a big month of strength.