Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 6 Day 1
High Bar Breathing Squat
135 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 275 lbs x 5, 325 lbs x 4, 275 lbs x 5, 245 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 6
Leg Extension - 150 lbs - 3 x 5
Leg Curl - 120 lbs - 3 x 5
Incline Treadmill Walk - 1/2 mile
That’s one hell of a natural deload. I’d prefer to say it’s a natural deload rather than a bad day.
There is a chance I may be getting rejected from large mechanical subcontractor due to not having an engineering degree.
I had a long conversation with the Senior PM yesterday while walking the jobsite.
Apparently, I’d be great with Business Development and Sales because of my ability to ask questions and build relationships/ would be great at whatever the hell the general contractor project executive does.
This is pure situational irony, its crazy
I’m not sure if this conversation was to say I’m not getting an offer or he was just talking. I supposed I’ll find out within time, since….May 10 is my last day… most likely not getting one.
……Womp Womp
Calculating volume and air flow rates? Leave that shit to the nerds!
Wait a minute. Being rejected from a Project Management position for not having an engineering degree?
La’
Just a sign to not work for that company. I am one of the only ones that doesn’t have an engineering degree at my mechanical company, but it didn’t stop them from hiring me. There is also a Senior PM that was recently promoted to Director of Commercial Construction. He doesn’t have a degree.
If a lack of degree is what stops them from hiring you, just remember they are replacable. Companies seem to forget that and think you are “privileged” to work there.
To be fair though, it is Southland and the systems for the projects they win are sophisticated as hell.
I can see how understanding mechanical engineering concepts would apply to being a PM, because they are supposed to be experts and drive the job.
Not to say it can’t be learned though because you can learn from others, books, google.
Honestly though, the Senior PM really could have just been yapping and none of what he said determines whether I get an offer or not.
He did ask if anyone talked to me about offer letters yet.
Idk, for all I know they could be waiting til I graduate or the conversation is gonna happen eventually or nothing happens.
I mean other PM has been saying lots of positive things about me to our Operations Manager and he’s been telling me directly.
Senior PM wants to plan lunch with me and the team next Wednesday to celebrate my graduation.
I have no clue Unicorn, let’s wait lol.
Time will tell indeed! Southland is a big one. Met a few people that worked for them at my last training conference and they all seemed to like the company. Good luck, I hope it goes the way you want it to.
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 6 Day 2
Bench Press - 105 lbs x 5, 135 lbs x 5, 145 lbs x 5, 165 lbs x 5, 185 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 235 lbs x 5, 245 lbs x 5
Wide Grip Bench Press W/Pause - 205 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5
Dumbbell Incline Press - 80 lbs - 3 x 5
Bent Over Barbell Front Raises - 50 lbs - 3 x 5
Dumbbell Side Raises - 25 lbs - 3 x 5
Incline Treadmill Walk - 1/2 Mile
Gave a killer group presentation this Thursday for my construction management capstone class.
The industry judges said all of our content was detailed and made sense. We were also super confident and entertaining. I led my group well.
Even one of my group members said that he can’t thank me enough for all that I have done for him. He was never really one to take school seriously and he’s grown a lot. I guess he was inspired by me.
It was like it was straight out of movie, and it was a great conclusion to my undergrad experience.
Now I’m going to research graduate programs. Specifically MBA and Real Estate Development.
I’m gonna create a checklist of what I want out of a program based on reality.
I should search with the mindset of getting the paper and learning a lil some.
I’m not sacrificing 2 years of work experience so online is fine.
I only want the paper to open up doors, I still expect to start from the bottom in other industries.
I wouldn’t do this online unless just having the degree is important
Most of the value in an MBA is the networking.
You will run into a lot of dumb arseholes but sometimes those dumb arseholes can be very useful
I just want the degree Anna, but I can definitely see where you’re coming from since the good ole boys club still exists (and they definitely stick together in terms of what school they went to).
But, networking is free. If I were to pay maybe $50k and sacrifice 2 years of practical experience for brown-nosing, I may just be one of the biggest idiots alive.
That’s just my opinion.
I just want to educate myself in a format that works best for me and within budget.
The piece of paper will probably be worth more than anything you actually learn in the programme
There’s no replacement to learning from talking to actual business owners and getting your hands dirty.
For context, I’m studying managerial practices as a PhD student. The foundation of this line of work is a paper Bloom and Van Reenen (2007), which created a survey instrument for quantifying managerial practices
to quote: "Our initial hypothesis was that while some
management practices are too contingent to be evaluated as “good”
or “bad,” others can potentially be defined in these terms, and it is
these practices we tried to focus on in the survey. To do this we used
a practice evaluation tool developed by a leading international
management consultancy firm. "
There could be really good online programs out there. I’ve seen a couple that are accredited, and there are scheduled networking events, but the program is online.
It all sounds very fascinating to me and I look forward to researching them, now that all my classes are over with.
Thanks for sharing Anna, I’m glad you are enjoying your PHD program, it sounds like you are learning a lot.
So, i’m going to argue a little bit here. The main job of a PM is to drive cost, schedule, and scope so that the project is successful. I’ve known a number of really good PMs who aren’t engineers or SMEs in the fields their projects relate to. As long as they can drive accountability in their teams and are willing to “Know what they don’t know” and have access and good relations with their SMEs they don’t need in depth technical knowledge.
Now, from my perspective, having technical knowledge in the areas of work does tend to make you a more effective PM and you can deconflict technical issues if needed and drive the vision for the project.
La’
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 7 Day 1
High Bar Breathing Squat - 145 lbs x 5, 235 lbs x 5, 285 lbs x 5, 325 lbs x 5, 335 lbs x 5, 345 lbs x 5, 355 lbs x 5, 365 lbs x 5, 375 lbs x 4
Leg Curl - 150 lbs - 3 x 5
Leg Extension - 150 lbs x 5, 210 lbs x 5, 170 lbs x 5
Treadmill Walk - 1/2 Mile
I met a guy named dutch who asked to work in with me, of course I said. Dutch was cool and I look forward to training with any other person if they want. We chatted about training too.
This week is exciting
New Planet of the Apes movie with my friend on Friday evening
Rehab property bus tour with local REIA group.
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 7 Day 2
Close Grip Bench Press - 95 lbs x 5, 115 lbs x 5, 135 lbs x 5, 155 lbs x 5, 175 lbs x 5, 195 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5, 215 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5
Dumbbell Curls - 50 lbs - 3 x 5
Tricep Rope Pushdown - 120 lbs - 3 x 5
Treadmill Walk - 1/2 Mile
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 7 Day 3
Deadlift - 135 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 315 lbs x 5, 365 lbs x 5, 395 lbs x 5, 425 lbs x 5, 445 lbs x 5, 435 lbs x 5, 415 lbs x 5,
Grip Shrugs - 245 lbs - 3 x 5
T-Bar Row - 120 lbs - 3 x 5
Lat Pulldowns - 175 lbs - 3 x 5
Dumbbell Shrugs - 110 lbs - 3 x 5
No walking today due to time management. (I need food)
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 7 Day 4
Bench Press - 115 lbs x 5, 145 lbs x 5, 165 lbs x 5, 175 lbs x 5, 195 lbs x 5, 215 lbs x 5, 235 lbs x 5, 245 lbs x 4, 235 lbs x 5
Wide Grip Bench Press W/Pause - 205 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5
Dumbbell Incline Press - 80 lbs - 3 x 5
Bent Over Barbell Front Raises - 50 lbs - 3 x 5
Dumbbell Side Raises - 25 lbs - 3 x 5
Treadmill Walk - 1/2 Mile
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 8 Day 1
High Bar Breathing Squat - 145 lbs x 5, 235 lbs x 5, 285 lbs x 5, 325 lbs x 5, 335 lbs x 5, 345 lbs x 5, 355 lbs x 5, 365 lbs x 5, 385 lbs x 3
Leg Curl - 160 lbs - 3 x 5
Leg Extension - 170 lbs x 5, 170 lbs x 5, 190 lbs x 5
Incline Treadmill Jog/Walking - 1/2 mile
Karwoski Training Split
Gaining Phase
Week 8 Day 2
Close Grip Bench Press -
95 lbs x 5, 115 lbs x 5, 135 lbs x 5, 155 lbs x 5, 175 lbs x 5, 195 lbs x 5, 205 lbs x 5, 215 lbs x 5, 225 lbs x 5, 235 lbs x 5,
Dumbbell Curls - 55 lbs - 3 x 5
Tricep Rope Pushdown - 135 lbs - 3 x 5
Incline Treadmill Jog/Walking - 1/2 mile