Today was a productive day for me and everyone else in our Proctor Lifting Crew. I started the day with a weigh-in at 194 lbs. I like that weight for me because I feel like I'm performing well athletically and my body looks good as well. But, I knew from the start of this idea I wanted to shred and lean out during senior project. I started the morning with a bottle of water right after weigh-in as I need to be consuming a 30% increase of my body weight in ounces (126.1) ounces. Anyways, today was leg day and I was a little reluctant to go heavy on back squats as I felt some soreness in my legs. Anyways, I knew I had to bring a lot of intensity today because it was leg-day, a Monday morning, and I was sore. After, the first few sets I felt fine and moved onto a 290-pound back squat for five reps. I failed at this last week and really wanted to push closer to five. Luckily, everything went well and I managed to do it for five. I was super stoked and my friends were pretty happy for me as well. We posted the accomplishment onto our senior project Instagram (@proctor_lifting). I finished the day with box squats, and an incline treadmill walk with a weighted vest. Overall, it was a great start to the day I burned 876 active calories and 1,010 calories total during that workout. For the afternoon, I really wanted to make sure my body recovered sufficiently so I was trying to get a lot of water in my body. I consumed 3 bottles during the afternoon and went to my activity (weight room). During my afternoon activity, I rolled out and did a lot of mobility movements to ensure I could curb the soreness in my lower body. It worked pretty well and I felt amply recovered. I then spoke to my trainer from home who specializes in training hockey players. I gained some insight on a proper diet for weight loss and leaning out and learned a ton. Overall, I burned 3,500 total calories and 1,535 active calories. Can't wait for day 2. -Gilly
Another solid week in the books for our lifting crew. Previously, I had never felt such contraction in my muscles I never felt that I was actually hitting the muscle group, but over the last two weeks I can physically feel my legs getting stronger. In addition, I feel more explosive both laterally and vertically and I know my cardio is where it needs to be this time of the year. Each day there’s a heavy focus on the lower body through squats, lunges, and other exercises while also mixing in plenty of upper body work to make sure that is not lagging behind. But make no mistake, the lower body is definitely the priority. I’ve really loved and been proud of how I’ve been able to push through soreness and fatigue in some of my lifts. I am well aware not every lift is going to be perfect and pretty so I am pretty happy with how I’m pushing through adversity and fatigue. The diet was up to par this week, and I’m still burning lots of calories each day. My only complaint would be my wate...
How are you calculating calories burned? Are you tracking your intake as well? A food journal would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteHow did you determine your goals?
Why are you doing the reps and sets that you're doing?
My apple watch is tracking my calorie burning, I'm not tracking my intake but I'm eating clean and am trying to stay at 2,000-2,500 calorie range. I will begin a food journal.
DeleteI determined my goal because I know I could be leaner, and want to lean out while continuing to build muscle. I wasn't happy with the number on the scale but I am happy with how I feel and look.
The reps I'm doing ensure I won't get burned out before I get to a heavy weight I want to hit.