All,
Thanks for the words of encouragement. It's nice to know that others have already blazed this trail and I'm not alone in feeling whipped by a seemingly simple program.
Everyone has made it clear...Schuler and Cosgrove are smarter than me...follow the plan. That's sounding like good advice, I think I'll step outside the norm for me, and follow it.
I am working hard on form, so those words of wisdom are also not falling on deaf ears. And, I'm also working on some stretching (even if Schuler is not sure that helps).
Oddly, I'm more sore/stiff on day 2 after the workout than I was on the day immediately after. However a lot of walking (just part of what I do every day) seems to have helped. And it's a "good" soreness, like Flagmonkey said, "kind of manly".
Racerbill, I think the foam rolling sounds like a real good idea. I'm a big fan of massage therapy and I respond well to it (I just can't afford it on a regular basis). This looks like a good alternative.
This looks like a great place. Thanks to everyone for all the help. I have to admit, when everyone is saying, "Don't be an idiot - follow the book" it's kind of hard not to...and that's a good thing.
I tried to do a quick response to each responder, but the system wouldn't let me do that. Is that normal?
Bill