Wednesday, December 17, 2025

 Overhead press
137.5 x 5
157.5 x 5
180 x 6

Band-resisted overhead press: 95 x 10, 10, 10, 9
Super-set with chin-ups: 4 x 10

Giant sets
Dumbbell chest flyes: 50s x 12, 12
Lateral flyes: 35s x 10, 15s x 15
Dumbbell curls: 50s x 10, 35s x 10

Glad to be making gains on the press. Pressing against bands always seems to accelerate my progress. I'm using the purple bands, which are fairly strong but they're the only color I have an equal pair of.

Sleep was a bit better last night. Woke-up twice to use the restroom instead of 3 or 4. I'll plan ahead so I start and finish training earlier after work and therefore eat dinner + hydrate earlier before I go to bed.

 Yesterday was supposed to be a rest day, but I ended up filming some technical shadowboxing in my living room. I've been making a concerted effort to slow down a bit and emphasize form and flow over being explosive. My elbows are drawn in tighter, hands are higher, chin is locked down. and I'm practicing scenarios where I'm fighting in the pocket more at close range. It's been a huge hole in my game to get flustered when in-fighting and remedying that is a boxing resolution for next year.


Back continues to feel good.