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Shade Rahman

Computer Engineering Student · Orlando, FL

Introduction

I'm a computer engineering student at UCF. Right now, I'm a solutions engineer intern at PeakActivity and president of the Bengali Student Association. I'm also doing graphic design for Knight Hacks, mostly Instagram posts and merchandise, plus this year's landing page. Most of what I build sits between full-stack web work and whichever API I've gotten curious about that month.

I started out as a CS major and switched after my first semester. Now don't get me wrong, I still love CS and writing code, but I wanted to know what's underneath the code, what it actually does, and how it does it. Computer engineering is where that question gets answered. At times, it can be a struggle to learn the electrical portion of it, but it's definitely worth it.

Shade Rahman, smiling, by the water at sunset

What's on my playlist

SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK

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Gym split

Staying consistent at the gym is something I struggled with for most of my life. Summer 2025 is when that changed: I decided to stay consistent for my health, and this time it stuck. Now I love it. The one exception is legs. I still hate leg day, and that'll never change.

I have run a few different splits, push/pull/legs among them, but upper/lower has been the split that's been able to actually fit into my schedule, so it's the split I stick to now. How I train has changed too. I used to do three sets of everything without thinking about it, but I learned that I'd rather do fewer sets and put more effort into each one. Most of what I know about fitness comes from my favorite fitness influencers, Jeff Nippard and Jacob Oestreicher.

upper amon

exercisesets x reps
iso-lateral bench machine2 x 6-10
lat pulldown2 x 8-12
machine shoulder press (hammer strength)2 x 6-10
seated cable row (close grip)2 x 8-12
cable lateral raises2 x 12-failure
ez-bar preacher curl1 x 8-12
rear delt fly2 x 12-16
tricep pushdowns1 x 10-15

lower atue

exercisesets x reps
hack squat2 x 8-12
lying leg curl2 x 10-15
leg extension1 x 12-failure
calf raises2 x 12-failure
hip thrust2 x 8-12
cable crunches2 x 10-15

restwed

upper bthu

exercisesets x reps
flat dumbbell press2 x 8-12
chest-supported machine row1 x 12-failure
tricep pushdown1 x 10-15
rear delt fly2 x 12-16
incline dumbbell curl1 x 12-failure
cable lateral raises2 x 12-failure
hammer curls1 x 10-12

lower bfri

exercisesets x reps
leg press2 x 8-12
lying leg curl2 x 8-12
back extension2 x 8-12
calf raises2 x 12-failure
ab crunch machine2 x 10-15

restsat

restsun

What I play

Stardew Valley is my favorite game, and I have 216 hours in it to prove it. The appeal is that it is calm. It is what I put on when I want to relax rather than compete. Now I still play Valorant and Overwatch, and I do enjoy them, but they are stressful in a way Stardew never is.

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