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 water consumption is lagging and in a couple days I had some unhealthy foods. The week started with an intense squat/ explosive day, a heavy hang clean and bench press day with a hard bike training session, a bicep and conditioning day, another squat and explosive day, anther conditioning day, then a shoulder press day. My biggest achievement would be finishing a workout while feeling the effects of the second dose of the vaccine. And keeping my weight steady at 192. I feel motivated to get 190 or below in the coming days we’ll see. My main goals for next week are eat completely clean, sleep well, and hydrate more. Again, my afternoon activity was used for more rolling out and recovering as the morning workout begins to take a heavy toll on me but that is to be expected. I also began to devise my workout and meal plans and began to formulate ideas on my presentation for this project. And with that I hope to close senior project on a high note!
Today was an odd day for the lifting crew, as the gym was opened an hour after our arrival. While this was not ideal for us, it gave me more time for a dynamic warmup and stretching. I didn't lift today as the muscles and body felt pretty fatigued as I destroyed my legs yesterday. Today was a focus on stamina and endurance. I hammered the bike for 1.5 hours then finished with 20 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes of an ab routine. The focus is to keep my cardio up to snuff in the offseason as it is easy to get attached to the lifting, eating, no cardio lifestyle. That lifestyle results in the addition of bodyweight and that is not my goal. My philosophy is to train hard, lift heavy, eat smartly, and keep my cardio up to snuff. There's nothing worse than as an athlete going for a jog and ending up winded and tired. That's why I always try to keep my cardio up to snuff. Bike Circuit: 10 rounds jog 10 resistance- 1 minute sprint 15 resistance- 1 minute 1 hour cooldown jo...
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