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Senior Project Day 9- May 17th

 Day 9:

Today I woke up at 6:30 again, getting 8.5 hours of sleep. I was definitely feeling yesterday’s workout, as my chest, arms, and shoulders were pretty tight so I spent 20 minutes stretching my upper body. I decided to do some meal prep for the week and make brownies, which took about 45 minutes I made a relatively healthy version that are pretty high calorie (peanut butter banana). Obviously I had to have one for breakfast dessert.

Breakfast:

  • Coffee

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

  • Brownie


                                                

I got to school at 9:15 and spent half an hour warming up for my squat day. Exercises done today:

-Squats

-RDL’s

-Calf raises


Midworkout fuel:

-Swedish fish

At the end of the workout, I had burned 265 active calories and 361 total calories. I felt really good throughout this workout. I tried a different pre today and wasn’t sure if it would have an impact on my workout but it felt the exact same as my other one. I hit a PR and increased my weight on pause squats by 10 lbs for 4 sets of 10 reps while getting really good depth. Overall, I was really happy with my whole workout and felt great when it was over. I stretched and rolled out for half an hour, then went to lunch. 


Lunch:

-Turkey and cheese sandwich

-Edamame and corn salad

-Salad with croutons and chickpeas

-Huge bag of fruit

For weight room I did a quick treadmill walk:


I walked for a mile on speed 3 with no incline. I burned 71 active calories and 93 total calories. I went shopping after this and got a Starbucks drink but didn't have time for a snack until 4:15 which was kind of brutal. 

Snack:

-2 sleeves of peanut butter crackers

Dinner:

-Burrito with pork, chicken, rice, sweet potato, grilled onions, and avocado

Dessert:

-Brownie sundae w/ cookie dough ice cream


After dessert, I spent 15 minutes doing an inversion to reverse the blood flow and promote circulation, which I hope will help speed up my recovery.


Today was a really good day for me, my lift was one of the best ones yet and I definitely feel myself getting stronger every day. This is also reflected in my increase in weight and reps, contributing to a higher overall volume. I burned 1,882 calories throughout the day, consumed just above 3,000 calories, and well over a gallon of water.

Today's hours: 3.75

Total project hours: 40

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