a little bit about me! first let’s explain these pictures. the first picture was me in 7th grade, completely lacking any kind of confidence. i realized quickly after being bullied at school that something needed to change. the first picture was my day 1 and you can see in my face that i was not happy with myself and i started all of this to change that. in my 8th grade year covid hit and i had a lot of time at home and i fell into exercise as a hobby because it was something i could do at home. i quickly fell in love with it and over the course of a year i lost 30 pounds and thought i was a god.(second picture) while i did lose a lot of fat, i also lost most of my muscle mass which i didn’t have much of to begin with. this is because throughout that process i developed an unhealthy relationship with food. that relationship continued through my sophomore year. i was so overly conscious of everything i was eating and i was counting calories in a restrictive way and i became obsessed with the number on the scale. i was also playing soccer, lacrosse, and swimming throughout this so i was constantly moving and did not know how to properly fuel myself. my only goal was to be skinny, and yes i lost weight but i was constantly hungry, tired, and overall just miserable. now let’s fast forward to the last picture, i am not perfect in any way and i still struggle with food but i have made so much progress and i now know that food really is fuel. i still keep track of what i eat but i am focusing on my protein intake so i can optimize my muscle growth instead of starve myself and lose weight. i eat intuitively, meaning i dont restrict myself and i listen to my body. i don’t focus on the number on the scale because i know that it really doesn’t mean much because muscle mass, bone density, water weight, etc. have a big impact on that number and it’s not something to measure progress with in my case. i weigh more now than i did in that first picture, meaning i gained all the weight i lost back, but this time most of it was muscle and i now feel good in my body. i now choose to exercise because it makes me feel good and i enjoy it, not as a punishment.
what i ate today in a deficit prioritizing protein!
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now commencing the great lock in of winter break 🫡
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back and bis on a friday??? can this day get any better
3x12-15 each exercise
-spider curls
-seated cable rows
-single arm bicep curls
-pull ups (3x amrap)
-hammer curls
-barbell rows
-tricep dips
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had to switch my gym time because i woke up and it was 4°… be so fr
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accurate representation of my winter break… all i ever do is gym
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my tricep staples—bench tricep dips and overhead extensions are two of my favorite exercises and easily adaptable for the gym and at home!
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literally where did those striations come from
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take the videos! a year ago i could barely move 105 and now i’m starting my sets with it for reps. always take the picture/video!! being able to see your progress visually is such a cool feeling and it’s so fun to look back and see what you’ve accomplished.
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