Worked all day, then came home and did mat pulls off of 2 mats for 550x5 with one rest-pause.

Been eating a lot lately. Am feeling like particular shit tonight after steak, garlic bread, and chocolate chip cookies for dinner post-workout, but I'm thinking the late lifting might have more to do with it because I'm yawning aggressively and feeling tired despite sleeping 9 hours last night. Popped a melatonin and am ready for bed. Working at 10 tomorrow morning.

Feeling much better since last entry. Did this after work, ending at around 9:30 PM.

Bench press
230 x 5
265 x 5
300 x 4
230 x 13
* In a holding pattern. Same number as last month.
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Last 2 sets super-set with Meadows rows
45+45 plates x 8
45+45+25 x 8

Bench press against heavy bands
135 x 10
155 x 10, 12
185 x 10
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Super-set with Meadows rows
45+45+34 x 8, 10, 12, 10

Face-pulls
15

Keg curls

Really liking the band work lately.

Felt like shit this workout. Woke up at 4:30 with my stomach nauseous from buffalo wings I ate the night before. Trained hungry Yeah also felt like a bloated blob at the same time somehow. Took way too long between sets to rest too.

Mat pulls (2)
550 x 0, 2, 0

Low-bar axle squats
110 x 20
130 x 20, 25

Swiss ball single-leg curls
50 lb kettlebell x 10, 10

Glad I at least moved 550 a bit.

SSB squats
330, 370, 400 x 5
260 x 10, 12 (ATG)
> Switching back to this in an attempt to alleviate shoulder bone pain I've had from low-bar squatting. Spine injury has been getting better and pain felt no worse than usual here.

SSB lunges
150 x 20

Deadlifts
405 x 5, 8
> Felt nerve pain in the aforementioned shoulder area. Mostly ignored it.

Weighted crunches on Swiss ball
20

Ab wheel
9
> Abs were already sore and this really made me feel them.

Swiss ball planks
40 seconds

Sparred yesterday.

Cardio help up very good.

Still leaning too far into punches in lieu of bending my knees.

Slipping, and head movement overall, is much improved, as in actually being present.

Low kicks are landing where they need to; still have work to do on body kicks.

Don't kick when right up in the opponent's space. Gauge distance.

Sit into hooks, don't reach out with just arm power.

Deload

Axle strict press
85 x 5
110 x 5
130 x 5
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Last two sets super-set with chin-ups
10, 10

Axle strict press against bands
110 x 9, 9
Super-set with chin-ups and pull-ups
12, 11

Axle incline bench press against bands
145 x 10, 10
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Super-set with pull-ups
12, 12

Iron Woody band press
10
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Super-set with wide-grip pull-ups
10

Fasted 30 minute jog in the morning yesterday and some shadowkickboxing in the evening after work.

Deload

Front squats
Up to 225 x 8
Against bands: 225 x 8, 10

Last 2 sets super-set with 1-legged RDLs
115 x 8, 10

Registered for a powerlifting competition in April. No turning back from this one.

Mat pulled 550x5 off 3 mats in the rain on Saturday, 1 rest pause.