Personal Narrative: Creating The Perfect Muscular Body

Having a strong back will get you a greater amount of bodybuilding titles than any other muscle group. Take a glance at the names of former Mr. Olympia champions. Dorian Yates used his unusually massive and thick back to beat out bodybuilders who had much better chest and arms. Ronnie Coleman also found this useful. He had a wider back than anyone else, and he used his back to out shine the other competitors and win the Mr. Olympia title eight times. When Coleman hurt himself and didn’t have the advantage of his huge back, Jay Cutler stepped right in and beat him with a massive back.

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As I looked at the barbell stacked with two 45 lbs plates on both sides, I questioned my own ability, and think to myself there is no way in hell I am able to lift this without injuring myself.

I became a ballet student at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2014. Being a high school student here gave me the opportunity to expand my horizons and take in as much art as I possibly could. During my first fall at UNCSA, I attended the Emerging Choreographers performance and was privileged to see works created by fourth year contemporary majors. These stunning works showed me the possibilities that dance holds to truly convey powerful and meaning messages. One work in particular stood out to me. It was a piece that showcased five dancers all dressed in pedestrian clothing. At first it appeared to be a casual street scene but a the music progressed one girl began making incredible sharp movements as if she was possessed. She made tiny movements of her hands and feet all the while moving a great distance across the stage. The others started going off what she was doing and all moved together as one giant body supporting the girl in the middle. She continued dancing in the most amazing way have many small movements combined with huge movements that made her seem a thousand feet tall. Intrigued I spoke to one of the dancers about the intention of the dance. She told me that the

On 03/03/2017 at approximately 0900 hours, I woke up and started getting ready for the gym. I drank my pre-workout drink and left my house for the gym. On my way to the gym, i stopped to one-stop nutrition shop for a protein shake. I worked out on my shoulders in the gym. On my way to home from the gym, i stopped at a hot bagel shop and got two turkey burritos. After i got home from the gym, i start getting ready for work. At 1245 hours, i left my house for work. On my way to work, i stopped for gas at Chevron gas station on the carefree highway. I bought two monster drinks and one protein bar from the gas station. I arrived at work at 1330 hours, but my briefing for work start at 1400 hours. My sergeant brought pizza for the whole squad.

When I did Cross Country and Track for the first time, I fell short as a star runner. Instead, weightlifting became the place in high school athletics where I was able to find my niche.

Motor contraction and movement required energy transduction and oxygen to deliver to the muscles (Raven et al., 2013). Therefore, during brisk walking, the heart will beat more rapidly in order to pump more oxygenated blood to the muscles for the purpose of chemical reaction (Krebs cycle) that require oxygen to produce ATP (Freudenrich, 2008). This is due to the contractions and extension of muscle and respiration will require a large amount of energy that stored in the form of adenosine triphosphate molecules (ATP), for the neurons to send impulses to the muscle cells, as well as for the chemical reaction of muscle cells itself. In this situation, the sequence of chemical reaction will happen continuously. ATP will be produced and used continuously by muscle cells as well as by other organs in order to carry out life processes.

There are several reasons why I am athletic. The ways I am athletic and stay athletic is through training and playing football, basketball, and baseball. First off, I train to get into shape. I do push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and many other exercises like that. Also, I practice all the different sports and do different workouts to get better. The first sport that comes around is football. I play quarterback and linebacker and have been very successful. The past two years the teams I have been on haven’t lost a game! Next, is basketball, and it is my favorite sport. I have played it for all my life and still play it today. I play point guard and I like to shoot. During my basketball years, I have made many buzzer-beaters and

I have always been physically active and I have participated in many sports and athletic activities and programs throughout my life. However, one thing that I have never considered to improve my fitness was just going out for a walk! Engaging in walking activity has improved so many areas of my life. I have become more health conscience and through this new perspective I have begun to make better fitness decisions that are helping me live a happier, healthier life. I first noticed a change in my fitness level when I was at soccer summer camp. At the camp, we had to run a mile around the field. I remember how last summer I had been really out of shape and I had struggled to run the course. However, this summer, because of my keeping up with my walking program

I would like to improve my muscular endurance and muscular strength because I play softball and I believe it would help me become a better athlete. While completing RIGHT ANGLE PUSHUPS and the PACER during fitness testing, I found my muscles got very tired and weak. I think if I improved my MUSCULAR ENDURANCE and my MUSCULAR STRENGTH, I would do better next time during fitness testing than I did recently. Muscular endurance allows muscles to sustain repeated contractions for an extended period of time. In softball there are various movements that muscle endurance can contribute to. In softball you need to be able to throw repeatedly, as well as standing in a squatting, ready position. Your muscles will be in use for a certain amount of time,

Olympic weightlifting has a special place in my heart. It’s a sport that many young athletes don’t consider; in fact, I didn’t consider partaking in this athletic discipline myself. It wasn’t until I realized what I was cable of; shaping and moulding myself into a strong, powerfully built, individual. The concept of improving myself was a fixed goal that I was willing to pursue. From there on, my weightlifting career quickly blossomed. I was first informed by my soon to be coach, that I would be competing in the school’s weightlifting competition. The word competition brought excitement and fear. A proper mind set was needed in order to compete. Building confidence on the platform and being consistent with my technique was the main focus. Countless

My physical body was not the greatest, so I had to deal with being scrawny. Being underweight troubled me a lot back in elementary and middle school. I wanted to stronger, so I decided to exercise at 10 pm in the house. It was tough for me because I would be really tired. At the end I stopped exercising and went back to the way I was. Being underweight for my whole life, I decided to fix it by joining boxing and it helped dramatically in my physical and mental health.

The three essential macronutrients, Protein, Fats and Carbohydrates have a percentage amount of grams needed to fit the recommended amount of 2,000 calories. The target protein intake is 46g, which is about 10-35 percent of your daily value in a 2,000 calorie diet. Carbohydrates would be about 45-65 percent of your daily value and target fats would be about 20-35 percent of your daily value. Fats are about 9 kcal per gram, which means that it has a higher caloric density. Therefore, fat intake would be lower than the other macronutrients. Meanwhile, carbohydrates and protein would be about 4kcal per gram. The findings were that my caloric intake is under what is need to be considered normal; as well as my protein, dietary fiber, and alpha linoleic acid. But my carbohydrate intake was over my recommended value.

twitch muscles. Fast twitch muscles have a fast form of myosin ATP and are very

I am Abinaya (Abi) and I am from India. I am a junior doing a double major in Mathematics and Marketing. I also work part-time at Grafton Library. Some of my hobbies include watching movies, listening to songs, reading and taking long walks. My favorite drinks include coke and tea. I am a vegetarian except for the occasional egg. I love to eat spicy food. My favorite cuisines include Indian and Chinese. I also enjoy playing sports, specifically basketball and badminton.