Senior Project Update #1

 My senior project is to simply build good habits that will help me in college and later in life. I am building a workout plan and learning new recipes daily to help accomplish this feat. Since I am more of a beginner when it comes to weight lifting I employed the help of one of my friends. He has monthly workout plans that he has fine tuned over quarantine and we're at a similar body build and strength so the partnership works well. 

I chose this project because during Covid I found it hard to get exercise with gyms being closed down and sports not happening. As things start to open up, and people getting vaccinated this seems like the perfect time to get back into the gym. Using Milo's gym is an improvement over more public gyms because we can work at our own pace and not feel pressured to increase weight, etc.

Most days after basketball and one day on the weekend Milo and I meet at his house to lift, hitting different muscle groups each time. After that I usually get home around 7 pm and starting preparing dinner. I get dinner ready by 8 pm where my family sits down to eat. During lunch I usually drink a smoothie that consists of bananas, kale, milk, and ice.

The three goals I have for the project are: Get better with my form on bench press and dead lifts. Start changing the recipes as opposed to following everything word for word. Start incorporating other things like learning to read in Russian, etc.

Below is a meal that I prepared last week.


 

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  1. Peter ShulmanMay 23, 2021 at 4:11 PM

    What is it? How did it taste? What did you learn? What was your lifting schedule? Details, por favor.

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    1. AnonymousMay 28, 2021 at 12:11 PM

      Thank you for your comment Peter! That was an attempt at a healthier version of Orange Chicken. It tasted fine, obviously not as good as Panda Express, but edible. I learned how hard it is to deviate from recipes and still make the dish taste good. My lifting schedule was: back and triceps Monday, legs Tuesday, Wednesday off, Thursday back and biceps, Friday off. Playing basketball for Cardio.

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