This entry is going to be a bit scattered because I'm using voice narration to record this at 10:00 p.m. as I eat dinner about an hour and a half before bed and about 30 minutes after I finished an eye-bulging squat session. I saved my training for after work since I only had one job today, but I honestly didn't hustle as much as I should have due to being so busy during my 9 working-hours and honestly feeling kind of chill when I finally clocked out.

Squatted up to 490x1 and then realized I didn't have my belt on. Hey, that's a PR without a belt. Holy shit did it feel different. My waist is really thin now It was my core that was the weakest link. My legs handled the weight fine, experience knee pain today but I figured out the belt squats are really doing that. Going to take a break from them. Going deeper with them would help a lot too, going to figure that out.

Belted up and hit 490x4. Probably had a 5th in me but my back started getting pumped and fatigued so I called it. I'm pretty happy with this. Progressing my squat the way I have while losing weight and going down below 200? Can't complain.

Did the drop-down sets and hit 405x5 while fighting the urge to crumple over, I never used to be able to hit that after a max 5. Couldn't do more than 315x5 though without my back yelling at me so I stopped there and did the usual 225, 135, and 45 x 8. Honestly even 135 was hard on my back. To be clear there's no pain and nothing was tweaked.

Did a bunch of leg curls with the purple band (I think it's the equivalent of an elite FTS monster). Really have no good option but to pop a 10mg edible to calm me down for bedtime. I also take melatonin in cases like this to counter eating carbs before bed which I hear reduce the body's natural production of it.