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Senior Project Day 3- May 10th

 


    Today I woke up around 7 am, after getting only about 7.5 hours of sleep. At first I was kind of disappointed by this but then I realized that it’s probably because I’m not used to getting more than 6.5-7 during school, so getting 8-9 the past few days has left me much better rested and not needing more than the 7.5 last night. As soon as I got up I was feeling the aftermath of yesterday’s workout. My legs were pretty tight so I spent a good 20 minutes stretching and using the theragun before eating the same breakfast as usual. I eat this every day without fail because it tastes literally so good and has a perfect balance of carbs, protein, and fat to prepare me not only for my workout but for the whole day ahead. 

Breakfast:

  • Coffee

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

I drank greens on the way to school and at 10:00, I started my warmup. Just a quick 15 minute one since I was doing a press day and there’s only so many upper body/shoulder stretches you can do. I had a solid 85 minute workout, destroying a bag of swedish fish throughout it to keep the carbs coming so that I wouldn’t get the urge to tap out early. Press days are always humbling for me, but I felt strong, well-rested, and well-fueled during the workout.

Mid-workout pic captured by Grace Schad


Exercises done today:


Overhead press


Pull-ups


Waiters walk


Dumbbell bench press


Smith machine overhead press

 At the end of the workout, I had burned 248 active calories and 346 total calories. I did a quick 15-minute cooldown stretch before going to lunch. 


Lunch:

-Turkey and cheese sandwich 

-Fruit

-Vegetables

 I then headed back to the gym, where I did a 10-minute core circuit consisting of six exercises and no rest in between. It was terrible and made me want to never do another ab workout. Since it wasn't long or super demanding, the calories burned here aren't even really worth taking into consideration. I then spent 45 minutes thoroughly stretching and rolling out.


For weight room today, I did another simple, no incline treadmill walk, broken up into different segments throughout the afternoon. I forgot to stop my watch so the times got messed up but I burned 118 active calories and 182 total calories.

Around 2:00 I ate again. 


Snack:

-Banana with peanut butter and a protein shake. If you can’t tell, I have a slight addiction to peanut butter.

For dinner, I spent 45 minutes cooking, ending up with a rice bowl with chicken, avocado, sweet potato, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, avocado, roasted chickpeas, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette.


After dinner, I watched 2 episodes of “Killer Sally”, a docu series about a bodybuilding couple. This totaled 2 hours. I then went to Naughty Nellie’s and got a massive ice cream.


Finally, I went grocery shopping to get more ingredients for my meals this week. This took 45 minutes and made me hangry, so when I got home I had 2 brownies. Overall, today was a success. I burned more than the past 2 days. I was over 3,000 calories and a gallon of water, had a killer workout, and felt really good. My legs are definitely starting to ache more as the day goes on so making sure I’m recovering well will be super important.

Today’s hours: 6.5

Total hours: 16.5



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