{"id":8142,"date":"2013-12-19T09:03:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=8142"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:04","slug":"phs-students-lift-weights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=8142","title":{"rendered":"PHS Students Lift Weights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHS students reflect on this motivational quote as they work out. Photo by: Elizabeth Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n

By Elizabeth Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n

Plymouth High School students lift weight for many reasons.<\/p>\n

Students may lift weight to improve their self image, get stronger or because they are simply bored. Senior Ben Piazza lifts weights for a different reason. \u201cLifting weights builds plenty of character!\u201d Junior Arthur Clemons lifts for a different reason. \u201cIt boosts your confidence! It also enhances your strength and agility to excel in sports.\u201d Although lifting does help in physical ways, junior Matt Feece and sophomore Jake Dewar lift for other reasons. \u201cThe two main reasons are de-stressor and just staying in shape. During soccer season, it’s a means to get stronger and push myself to unknown limits,\u201d said Feece. Dewar\u2019s reason for lifting is different from that of Feece. \u201cIt not only helps your health, but it gets attention from the ladies,\u201d said Dewar. Students may lift for different reasons, but at the end of the day they are all making improvements.<\/p>\n

A change in one\u2019s body, such as more muscle, is common for those who lift. Junior Cassi Quissel is already seeing improvements through weights. \u201cMy posture is improving, my form while doing weights and my life in general are all more improved than the day I first started,\u201d said Quissel. Freshman Caleb Koss is seeing improvements within himself as well. \u201cI see great improvement in the way I\u2019m growing and how much of an athlete I am,\u201d said Koss. Others who are seeing improvements look in the mirror every day to check their progress. \u201cThere is a visible difference in my muscle tone and build. Not exceptional, but that doesn’t stop me from flexing in the mirror every morning,\u201d said Feece. There are many memorable moments students have while lifting.<\/p>\n

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Staying in shape takes strength, skill and a lot of determination. Photo by: Elizabeth Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n

While students are working out among others, memorable moments occur to all. Junior Sal Bustamante\u2019s memorable memories occur before every time he lifts. \u201cMr. Barron\u2019s talks before we begin to lift are [definitely] memorable,\u201d said Bustamante. Senior Briana Gantz\u2019s favorite memory is one of her favorites. \u201cI did weights over the summer and everyone made fun of me because I could barely bench the 45 pound bar, but now I can so I have definitely improved!\u201d Lifting weights may get boring for some students unless they have motivation.<\/p>\n

Many things may be the motivation for PHS students. For seniors Ryan Mareska and Gantz and junior Bustamante their motivation is the military in which they plan on pursuing later in life. Piazza\u2019s motivation for lifting is \u201cAll of the other lifters who work incredibly hard! I want to get strong and swole, and abbreviation for \u201cswollen,\u201d which means I\u2019m striving to get big muscles.\u201d Just like Piazza, Koss\u2019s motivation is another person. \u201cI hate losing games, so I think of the person or team who beat me and I think lifting is a great way to improve yourself so that doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d There are other forms of motivation rather than other people. For Dewar, Feece and sophomore Chance Lacher, different forms of music motivate them. Besides lifting, students do other things to stay in shape.<\/p>\n

There are other forms of staying healthy that students do in order to stay in shape. Sophomore Quentin Gawronski, as well as Clemons, Feece, Piazza, Dewar, Quissel, senior Jeannie Spear, and Mareska all choose to eat healthy while working out. \u201cI\u2019ve been known to eat an avocado or two,\u201d said Piazza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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