Mat pulls (9)

545 x 5

Romanian deadlifts

315 x 15

Sandbag squats

200 x 20

Heavy pulling in the past tended to make for really long sessions. Besides all the plate loading, there was the hype-up period to overcome injury insecurity for my back. No more of that: I blazed through this. Had plenty of more reps in me but I capped it at 5 to see how much better I recover because mat pulls days used to run me into the ground and I have the added variability of boxing now. I'll keep it at 5 reps all the way until I reach the floor.

The right side of my back started to hurt after RDLs, though. It's not bad and I can still move fine, but it has annoyingly broken my streak of a pain-free back. Next time, back off a bit after the heavy pulling; I should have done RDL sets of 8-10 instead. Luckily, I was still able to hold up the sandbag and squat with it just fine.

This morning before work I managed to squeeze in a couple of sprints up Heart Attack Hill before going back inside for breakfast.

Also, had a really good weekend. Played a bunch of Ninja Gaiden Black and PSO on the gaming front (finally beat the bone dragon boss and it was incredibly easy this session). Sunday, went up to SF for a lowkey birthday. Went to a Simpsons-themed bar and then Stooky's, which had some amazing beef broth cocktails.