With tomorrow being the day shaving officially comes to an end, I wanted to take a few moments to go over some other goals/ideas for the blog over the next month. While the increased facial hair will be an interesting development for local acquaintances, I have also begun to wonder what toll the stress will take on my body over the next four weeks. Thus, I have developed some other variables to consider to get a more complete picture of how the bar exam can physiologically impact an otherwise healthy adult male.
Starting tomorrow, and updated at regular intervals, I will also keep a log of my weight, body fat percentage and blood pressure. The goal of course is to see if the increased stress from the bar causes me to lose/gain weight, lose/gain fat percentage or raise my blood pressure. As someone who gives blood like clockwork, I can confidently report that my blood pressure is usually very regular around the 120/80 range and that my body fat falls somewhere between fitness and acceptable.
The final goal for me will be to try and translate how I deal with the moments where the stress is the highest. At the end of this experiment, I hope to learn more about how I deal with pressure and stress. I also hope to have provided at least a very primitive model for how others might approach their date with the bar and manage the stress this event presents.
Tune in tomorrow for the first picture of the experiment and the baseline health numbers. It is going to be an interesting four weeks.
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looking forward to following this in real life, and the internets.
ReplyDeletei used dailymushot.com for a while to watch my beard grow once. might not be a bad idea if you havnt decided what to do for your picture taking / daily updating yet. you also need a webcam for it. just my 2 cents.