From my Pandora mostly instrumental chill-out music station:

1. Island Trip - instrumental. Has a jazzy feel to it, but the beautiful acoustic guitar lines in it is what I love the most about it.

2. Stress - Despite its name, it’s not stressful at all. I LOVE the cascade of instrumental layers in this one. It’s one of those songs that if I close my eyes, I can see swirls of colors that correspond to each instrument layer, and feel the music across my skin. (I’m a synesthete. I can see, and sometimes physically feel, some music.)

3. Lebanese Blonde (Remastered 2022) - the sitar line in this one is freaking glorious!!!!!! It also has a jazzy feel, but with Middle Eastern flavor. Super cool song, and another chill-out favorite. The imagery of the lyrics is beautiful, but this one is more about the music than the lyrics for me. I love pretty much anything and everything by Thievery Corporation.
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Did that thing where I’m lazy about switching to lighter weights so just went heavier instead.

1. Barbell bench press:
Warmed up to 4 working sets of 8 reps @ 75 lbs

2. Bent over barbell rows:
Picked up same loaded barbell and did 3 x 10 reps, still @ 75 lbs

3. Upright barbell rows:
4 x 10 @ 45 lbs

4. Superset x 3:
• Hammer curls x 12 @ 17.5 lbs
• Triceps extensions x 12 @ 30 lbs

5. Superset x 3:
• Single leg calf raises x 10 reps each side @ 35 lbs
• Ab roll-outs x 10 reps

6. Bird dog rows:
DBs are stuck behind my bikes right now (getting a second bike rack this weekend) so just grabbed a KB. Could feel every muscle in my core with 25 lbs - normally would have used the 17.5 DB. Need to stick to the 25s now!
3 x 10 reps each side @ 25 lbs