Been getting much better at front squats. Currently doing 275x5 and 295x3. Have noticed wrist pain when I bench press now as a result, though wrapping them fixes the issue for that given session.
My bench and strict press seem to have switched statuses. The latter is on the way up while my bench sessions have been mediocre. The last two times I did 300x3. My front delts and pec tie-ins felt sore which I believe is from doing heavy flat benching on bench day and incline benching on press day, so I'm going to back off and replace one of those with dips to see if that improves things.

Have also gained quite a bit of weight since my break from Muay Thai. Currently at 198; last time I weighed myself in May I was 189. Ain't a bad thing, my undersized arm could always use the energy surplus.

Been training consistently, just not updating. Unjustifiably feel less inclined to now that I'm not squatting or deadlifting.

Went to Muay Thai for the first time in over a month. Am able to punch now without extra pain. Coach said it was good to have me back and he notices when I'm gone. He said he won't have me doing any hard impact striking as I heal. I have to note that after all the slightly awkward living room jump-roping I've been doing and dealing with carpet, I was able to have the best rope session ever on the mats. Skipped for around 5 minutes without missing a beat. Since I've never skipped rope straight for that long my shoulders got pretty tired.

After that we shadowboxed and then did ab exercises before moving on to the heavy bag. Combo was jab, right leg kick, left hook to the body, right leg kick again.  Transferred this to a partner with each person taking turns, and then adding a 1-2 at the end. Finally, we ended with heavy bag rounds using any combo of 3 punches and 2 kicks.

Pretty weak bench day yesterday. Hit 300x3. Was feeling hungry and I was also 2 days late with this session. Was also supposed to deload but I didn't BECAUSE of that and I reasoned I needed to move some heavy weight to make up for that. Did BBB sets after, 245x3x8 and 225x10 and x8, so those were some pretty heavy sets at least. Also increased T-bar rows to 5 plates (have nixed dumbbell rowing until my back is better because bilateral pulling just feels better and offers more stability).

3 rounds of hill sprints followed by a 20-minute jog yesterday evening. Second time this week doing that.

Worked on front squats today. Set-up is challenging for me since it's been years. Have been trying the clean set-up but my wrists can only handle a couple of reps. Today I used straps, which were comfortable but the bar kept falling forward. Still, it was the most solid out of everything I've tried, though I still sucked. Managed 1 rep of 275 for 2 sets; couldn't get more than that without the bar rolling forward into my arms. Also did 8 with 225 and 10 with 135.

Since the weight there was so light I did belt squats for a PR of 7 full plates and a 25. 8 reps.
Have also been doing one-legged RDLs this week with a Meadows row barbell set-up. Did that with two 45s and a 25. Very effective, legs are burning after 8-10 reps. Glad I found a viable hamstring exercise. It's good enough to keep after I'm healthy again.

Speaking of which, I'm continuing to feel a little better. Hope I can squat and deadlift again soon. I want to make it to an August powerlifting meet, but if things are just healing too slowly my back-up plan is a November one.

Back injury is slowly getting better. Emphasis on "slowly" though. Am able to run and throw punches with less pain than before. Really miss Muay Thai so I'm happy I can start going back soon. Will have to take it easy during sparring though.

Axel strict pressed 180x5 yesterday, an improvement from 3 the week before.

Dealing with a long term injury on my vertebrae here so my training has adapted as a result. Good news is it seems to be slooowly recovering. Doing those heavy squats a week and a half ago was a dumb idea.

Have been doing belt squats instead, combining them with lunges and front squats.

Been dealing with a strange vertebrae injury between my shoulder blades. Has persisted for about 2 weeks now. Originally thought it was very sore traps from doing Hise shrugs. The pain originated after I did deadlifts and box squats but I have no idea what actually caused it. It was managable until Friday when I did squats like a dummy. Completed the whole workout but it was slow going because of discomfort. Squatted 445x3. Shouldn't have done that, but goddamn did I feel strong. Had a weak bench day only managing 295x4, failing a 5th. Got trapped under the bar and everything, but that's not a big deal.

Felt some nerve damage happening by rep 6 on my assistance squats with the SSB (straight bar and SSB both hurt even with cushioning). Big toes have some slight numbness after that.

Gonna have to settle in for a longer-term healing process and not anticipate this going away soon. I can't squat and probably can't deadlift, but I have some ideas for legs this afternoon.

Never updated how Fanime went, but it was an awesome 3 days. I brought a shaker bottle to sip on protein throughout the day. It was pretty funny bringing it to a hotel bar. Could have actually eaten more carbs, though, with the amount of walking I was doing. I'd had an intense few days of lifting before that.