Power cleans

135, 185, 205 x 3

Sumo deadlifts

295 x 3

385 x 3

475 x 2 + 10 shrugs

525 x 1 + 10 shrugs

525 x 3

Immediately after deadlifts:

50 goblet squats with 50 lb kettlebell

30 stiff-legged deadlifts with two 50 lb kettlebells, shrugging with each rep

Farmer's walk with said kettlebells around the yard

That's plenty for this evening. Of any day, this is the most I back-off and leave extra fuel in the tank for the sake of my back. As I mentioned in my last entry, it felt horrible for most of this week, showed signs of improving yesterday, and was a little better yet today. It's possible I'll wake up with pain from the session tomorrow so I'll have to see if this was a handable amount of work for me or not, but as of right now I'm very pleased.

Sumo deadlifts are such a hack for pulling heavy with a pissy back. I only started doing them a few months ago. I'm not saying bye to conventional pulling but I'm over forcing them when my body just won't have it.

Smashed the Thai bag yesterday evening. 3 3-minute rounds.. Only reason I called it there was because I got hungry and I'm trying to gain weight.

Really making an effort to polish up my hooks lately and to keep my elbow more level. Everything was beginning to turn into a shovel hook before this correction.

This morning before work I hit 40 burpees.

My back has been KILLING me this week. Yesterday, however, was a good day for reversing some of the damage. Ample hip stretches, a set on the reverse-hyper, and did the McGill 3 before bed. Gotta do the McGill 3 every evening, it helps quite a bit. Going to replace my mattress soon, too. Memory foam just isn't for my body.