When heavy lifting is easier than not heavy lifting

So I'm deloading for a couple weeks. Not only because my lower back was feeling funky for a couple days, but also because I have been long overdue for a deload. I lift heavy all the time, like at least 80% of my 1rm, so every now and then I need to back it off. The weird thing is my upper back is hella sore. And today's chest/shoulders really kicked my ass even though the weight wasn't heavy. I was freaking starving by the time my shift ended at 3pm so I stuffed a turkey sub in my face after work.
I guess it just goes to show you don't have to go heavy all the time, as long as you go hard :) And as much as I love lifting heavy, today made me realize that lifting for reps ain't too bad either. I know how to work hard no matter what I'm doing :)

6 mile run tomorrow. I'm worried that my watch might be dying. Lately it's been acting weird. It froze in the middle of a run, and the last 2 times I ran it couldn't find a connection even after .5 miles, so I gave up and just ran watchless. I'll see how it does tomorrow, then if anything I'll just get a new watch. This thing is almost 2 years old and it's my first watch so I'm not sure how long they are supposed to last before needing replacement. From everyone I've talked to the consensus is it's probably dying. Guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.