Back and Boxing (Heavy Bag)

Hi-Rep back day was uneventful, aside from having to skip pulldowns on account of those muscles already being sore from rock climbing. Apparently rock climbing is all upper back, shoulders, and legs.

I decided to go about 20 minutes on the heavy bag without gloves to force myself to fix my form. If I hit only with the correct knuckles, there is no bruising or damage. If I don't, there is immediate punishment. This actually worked. Seriously.

I feel like I've got a pretty good jab, from both front and back arm. I will continue to improve on speed, but I feel like the power is more than sufficient (maybe too much for a jab, I may be putting too much into it, affecting my balance). I started working also on my left cross, right straight, and combos with all of the above. Particularly, I wanted to work on hops towards and away from the opponent and jabs, the idea being if someone winds up for a hay-maker, being able to pop them in the eyes so fast that they can't see to hit me, and then of course leveling them with a left cross to the jaw.

Without a partner, I can't really do slipping drills yet, which I will have to remedy. I'd like to be able to practice slip-jab and slip-hook combos, which I feel will be useful.