Senior Project Day 4

 Day 4

5/13/21

Today I arrived at the gym after breakfast of nature valley bar cereal at 9am. Today I worked out my biceps and upper back. We started with biceps doing seated hammer curls twist curls, two hand dumbbell curls, and regular curls all for 3 sets of 12 reps. For the regular curls, we did a fourth set until failure. For the upper back, we did farmer pulls (one arm dumbbell row) for 3 sets of 10 reps, wide grip pullups for 3 sets of 5 reps, and machine rows for 5 sets of 12 reps with a drop set until failure for the last set. After the workout, I spent a few hours researching our project. I looked into the difference between gaining strength and explosiveness and started to piece together a plan to increase both. It involves days of lifting heavy
weight for 8-12 reps of 3-5 sets and doing explosive workouts on different days.

Hours:


Gym: 9am-11am

Research: 1pm-3pm

Comments

  1. RossMay 14, 2021 at 10:46 AM

    I saw the deadlifting video. You used "touch and go" reps. Why do you prefer those to full resets?

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  2. RossMay 16, 2021 at 9:58 AM

    Missing some entries?

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  3. RossMay 16, 2021 at 9:58 AM

    What's the nutritional value in a cereal bar?

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  4. RossMay 16, 2021 at 10:17 AM

    I saw your note on the movie. You should check for additional resources to see if their findings are consistent. The movie has significant criticisms in the strength and fitness world.

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  5. RossMay 16, 2021 at 10:20 AM

    Are those athletes really some of the best in their sports? And are they as good as they are because of their vegan diets? If so, then why aren't more athletes doing it when they will jump at just about anything to get an edge in their sports?

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