Blake’s Senior Project

 Today was our last day of senior project :(. We met on the turf and did a quality workout and then later moved into testing more of our maxes. We started out with box jumps and then went into testing the rest of our weightlifting maxes. We did core, an upper body finisher and stretched and went to seminar. After seminar, we grabbed lunch and went on a run and then got to work on our presentation for tomorrow. We worked for a while on the pamphlet and got ready for tomorrow.   Hours: 4

 Today we did the first day of our last round of testing. We met on the turf strip to do a quality warmup first and then got into the gym and started testing. We tested our maxes for back squat and bench press. This took about two hours and we later walked to seminar and went to lunch as a group. After this, we went up to the tennis court and played tennis for two ours. When I got home, I went on a run and did some core. I had a lot of free time today since we no longer have spring sports! Hours: 5

 This week felt like a great week in terms of achieving our goals. We set a goal to make more smoothies which we definitely did. We came prepared with ingredients, did a lot of trial and error, and eventually make really good smoothies. For now, we have 3 smoothies that we really loved that will have a place in our recipe book. We are going into next week with some inspiration for our smoothies.  Another goal we had was to switch things up and have more fun with working out, which we defiantly did. Constantly being in the gym was getting a little boring so we switched it up and spent a lot of time outside which was definitely needed. The highlight of my week was the 3am hike we did to watch a really pretty sunset. Although I had to leave my house at 2:15, it was so worth it to see the sunrise and get a good hike in because I really like hiking. This also caused a bit of a problem because since we only got about 3 hours of sleep, we all were really tired for the rest of the wee...

 Today was a very fun day for me because I got to get out and ride my bike which I hadn't been able to do in a while with my busy schedule. I went on a 2 hour bike ride with my dad which was awesome because it was a super nice day and I got to spend time with my dad. It was also a great break from the gym and it was great to be able to spend time in nature. I had to get back to school for a softball meeting so I got there and did core on the turf strip and got a good stretch and foam roll in after the meeting. Then, I met up with Maddie and Sage for a walk which was really nice. We even went to the bridge that Maddie got tetanus a few days ago! Hours: 5

 Today we had a bit of a sleep in and met up at 10. We did a workout on the turf strip because the times that the gym was open didn't fit up with our schedule. We stretched for about a half our (we were very sore) and then did our workout. We did a bunch of circuits which was sooo tiring and took a lot out of us. We did 30 seconds of exercising with a 10 minute break, 5 times. And then we would change the exercises and do it again, and then change the exercises and do it one more time. After this we did a lot of core and more stretching and foam rolling. We brainstormed what the perfect smoothie would be for what we were in the mood for. Then it hit us, a chai smoothie would be perfect. We added a premade vanilla chai protein drink to the blender with vanilla protein powder, bananas and ice, and it was so good. We then realized that it needed something more so we added spinach which tasted the same but just made it green.  Hours: 4

 Today was an easy day as we all were so tired from the 2 am wake up yesterday. We met as a group and planned out our day as we walked over to senior seminar. Then we went to lunch and planned out our next couple of days over lunch. We then began our workout at 1 and worked out for about an hour and a half. We did a full body workout which started in the gym and ended on the turf strip for 10 minutes of core. Then we made a smoothie which had some flaws with the consistency. It will definitely not have a place in our smoothie book! Hours: 2