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Proctor Lifting- Day 1

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

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  1. RossMay 10, 2021 at 8:10 PM

    How are you calculating calories burned? Are you tracking your intake as well? A food journal would be interesting.

    How did you determine your goals?

    Why are you doing the reps and sets that you're doing?

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    1. UnknownMay 11, 2021 at 7:14 PM

      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.

      I 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.

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