Today was the last day of the semester. I am very happy with my results throughout the semester. A big thank you to Coach Kelly for being a great teacher and role model in the classroom day in and day out. Thanks to Brennan for giving great advice from someone who has been doing weightlifting for years and has tons of experience. Thank you to my classmates for motivating me everyday to be my best in the classroom.

Thank you for the great semester!!!!!!!

My goal for the week was to set a new max on any of the lifts. Today I set my max for bench press. My previous max was 145 x 3 or 150 x 1. Today I set my max as 150 x 3. I’m very happy that I was able to reach my goal in such a short time frame.

For the last week of this course, it may be difficult to focus at times. In order to stay focused, I will need to set a goal. My goal for this last week is to set a new max. This will keep me focused to always keep trying to become stronger.

To keep your energy up, you need to stay focused. A way to stay focused and energized is to sets goals for yourself and reach them every day. If you do this, you have o stay focused or you won’t achieve these goals.

Although I was absent for them. I enjoy the rage ball skaters we did yesterday. They are relatable to my life because they are basically pulled straight out of hockey. This is also why I enjoy them so much. These help my training because it helps my balance a lot, especially with the added weight.

My biggest adjustment was getting back into that 100% effort mentality. Over the break I wasn’t going 100% because I was on vacation, so getting back into it was hard.

One healthy decision I made over the break was to stay active even though I was on vacation. I was doing workouts on the beach and at home.

One goal for me is to set a new max in all of the lifts we do in class. I think this is possible if I put the work in. If I do not put effort into achieving my goal, I will not get it.

My 3 favourite ways to stay active are:

Sports – don’t have to be out in the cold. Can also have fun.

Run – Gets you sweating and keeps you moving.

Weight lift – tough, but doesn’t make you super sweaty.

This week I got a new max in both bench press and strict press. My biggest success this week would probably be my new max in strict press. I didn’t expect to set a new max in strict press because I find this lift really hard. Also, I find it is tougher to add weight than the others.

My biggest setback would be the fact that I was unable to lift any lower body exercises. This made it so I was putting too much stress on my upper body and wasn’t giving it a break.

I enjoyed having two ROMWODs this week. It really helps you not get sore and stay loose.  It is very calming and relieves all of the pressure that comes with the Christmas holidays.