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Week 2 Reflection

 This week was a stellar week of lifts. I can definitely feel myself getting stronger. I was able to up either my weight or my reps for every one of the 4 days and hit a few PR's.  My volume rocketed up as well, which was awesome to see. I've been hitting my calorie goal every day and really prioritizing rest and recovery. These are paying off, and based on the results I'm seeing from prioritizing these, I will definitely make sure to continue paying close attention to them in all of my future workouts. 

As I've mentioned before, one of my common personal issues is that I'm not good at taking rest days. Senior project has shown me how essential these are, and really reinforced the idea that rest days will actually help you build muscle, not cause you to lose it. I took 3 days off for the first time in over a year and my workouts in the week that followed were unreal and I saw serious progress. Last week, there were several days where I just did not want to lift whatsoever and that resulted in some mediocre lifts. This week there was none of that. I genuinely felt incredible during every single workout and was truly able to push myself.

I'm excited to finish up on Monday and Tuesday and then continue implementing everything that I've learned into my daily routine. I'm thoroughly enjoying bulking since I love eating and am looking forward to the next few months of good eats. Weighing in this morning, I was up 1.3 pounds total, which isn't a ton, but it's also hard to really see progress in 2 weeks. (Also, obviously weight can be attributed to a variety of factors and often times it is water weight- I'm not claiming I gained 1.3 pounds of muscle in 2 weeks). However, if I continue with these eating habits and lifting regiments, I think that my body will be completely transformed by the end of the summer.

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