You will launch the muscle-building project by defining the challenge, identifying the end user, and drafting inquiry questions that will guide your research and design decisions.

You will investigate what actually drives safe muscle gain for busy high school athletes, evaluate trustworthy evidence, identify the main causes behind stalled progress, and use that evidence to propose a realistic 2-week plan direction before you begin full design work.

You will turn your research into a workable 2-week muscle-building microcycle by studying strong models, making a testable plan, and documenting how feedback changes your design.

You will implement your 2-week muscle-building microcycle in a short real-world test, collect evidence on training, recovery, and usability, and document what the results suggest you should change before sharing your final plan.

You will present the impact of your 2-week muscle-building microcycle by showing evidence, tradeoff decisions, feedback-based revisions, and your next steps as a coach-designer.