Personal Narrative: My Football Goals

My first goal was to complete a 200 pound bench press. I selected this goal because I wanted more power in football. My second goal was to do 75 consecutive push ups. I chose this goal because push ups are a great exercise to increase your bench press. My third goal was to get really cut and lower my body fat percentage. I increase cardio and changed to a healthier diet to achieve this goal. My fourth goal was to weight 150lbs. I chose this goal because having some extra weight will help me on the football field. I tried to make these goals reasonable and with a lot of hard work I was able to achieve 2 of them.
My fitness plan was to focus on strength and cardio. I chose a powerlifting workout plan that focused on the three compound lifts, this helped with my strength. I also ran 3 – 4 times a week to try and improve my cardio. Before every workout I would do Static stretching and after every workout I would do dynamic stretching. I would exercise 6 days a week doing each compound lift 2 times a week. Progressive overload is something I would every other week. I was doing a split routine so my workouts were 45 minutes maximum. After my main lift I would do a bunch of accessories that would help me with the lift, using everything from resistance bands to free-weights.
I also had back pain after runs so I decreased the distance and speed. I had a huge lack of energy especially on weekends and in the morning; I started taking pre workout to get more hyped. I had a very busy schedule with extracurricular activities which made it hard to fit workouts in. I used a Training log to record my fitness and nutrition. I have a bad memory which made it hard to fill out at the end of the day so I started filling it out more frequently. At times I ate really unhealthy so it made me feel guilty when filling in the daily meals