By Shawn Hartle on Tuesday, 08 September 2026
Category: Candidate Journals

Locking In

Today went well overall, but I was exhausted when I woke up after sleeping terribly last night. It was close to 3:00 AM before I finally fell asleep—I happened to check the clock right before drifting off.

​I headed to 9Round for a workout, but it felt rough, and my tracked numbers definitely reflected it. It's so weird how my soreness has returned lately. I wasn't expecting it to come back like this, but some days are definitely worse than others. After that, I fueled up all the vehicles before picking up the kiddos.

​As soon as I got back to King Tiger, I jumped right into helping with classes. I really enjoy doing it, and it's great preparation for the future. I took the 5:15 PM class and got to work on all the black belt self-defenses, which is what I struggle with the most. Right afterward, I stayed to work on more self-defense with my mentor.

​I was starving like usual by the time I finished, so I ate the second I got home. Shower and bed are coming up shortly.

​Tomorrow is HUMPDAY!!! Hope everyone had a great day!

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