Axle clean once and press

140 x 5

160 x 5

180 x 5

Super-set with band pull-aparts: 3 x 15

Barbell front squats 

225 x 5

260 x 5

290 x 7

Super-set with chin-ups

Bodyweight x 10

15 x 10

30 x 10

Seated dumbbell Arnold press

80s x 7, 7, 6

Super-set with T-bar rows 

4 plates x 8, 8, 8

Sandbag carries 

200 x 2 x 1 min

x 35 sec

Felt great going into this session and had a strong showing as a result. Yet another reminder to not skip deloads if the program calls for it. 

Strict press went from 175x4 a month ago to a smooth 180x5, and those were some of the best front squats using a barbell clean grip I've ever done. Felt more comfortable keeping the bar in place.

Had a fun experience in San Francisco's Chinatown over the weekend. It's my tradition to buy a new Bruce Lee shirt everytime I visit from any number of the souvenir shops lining the street. One store caught my eye this time due to the life-size Bruce Lee replica they had and the shopkeeper began to excitedly chat me up not long after I entered, telling me I "look very dangerous" because I'm "so calm" and due to how I carry myself. I was already planning on buying, but as a sales tactic it was very good, haha. He asked me what martial arts I do and when I answered that I previously took Muay Thai but am doing boxing now, he feigned intimidation and said he KNEW I was a dangerous man. When I asked him if he did any martial arts, he said yes: a .45. Turns out his son did Muay Thai as well. This conversation was framed in some of the most animated mannerisms I've ever come across. The guy spoke like a character in a kung-fu movie. Anyway, ended up walking out with a new shirt and a wall tapestry showing a scene from Enter the Dragon.