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Senior Project Day 13- May 22nd

 Day 13:


Last night I slept for 8 hours. When I woke up, I stretched and used the theragun for 20 minutes and then did a 20 minute yoga video.

Breakfast:

-Coffee

-Protein oats with peanut butter, banana, blueberries, and granola

I got to the gym at 9:45 and did a 30 minute warmup before my 80 minute bench day.


Exercises done today:


-Bench press

-DB tricep extensions

-Incline DB press

Unfortunately, my lift today wasn’t the best. I wasn’t able to put up my usual weight so I had to tweak my workout to go with more reps at a lower weight. I wasn’t psyched about this but not every day can be a good day so I had to roll with it. I only consumed about 2,200 calories yesterday which could have been a contributing factor. At the end of the workout I burned 243 active calories and 336 total calories. I then stretched and rolled out for another 30 minutes.


Lunch:

-Turkey and cheese sandwich

-Corn

-Salad with carrots, black beans, chickpeas, and croutons

-Fruit


I definitely do not want to give up meat but I have been trying to eat more plant-based protein sources, and black beans and chickpeas are both good options that help add calories. 


Snack:

-Protein bar 


Today, I watched “Diet Fiction '' on youtube, a 90 minute documentary that talks a lot about the contribution of meat to health problems and then goes into the many benefits of being plant-based.


Dinner:

-Caesar salad 

-Thai peanut bowl with grilled chicken 


Dessert: 

-Brownie sundae



Even though today wasn’t my best lift, I pushed through and got it done. I ended the day with a calorie burn of 1,864, over a gallon of water, and a caloric intake of over 3,000. I hit about 130 grams of protein. Last day tomorrow, hopefully I finish strong! 


Today’s hours: 4.5

Total project hours: 56

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