BLOG #8

BLOG #8

IQuest has been an absolute blessing so far. It has allowed me to make the most out of my 24 hours in a day to accomplish things that I love. My mentor owns FLEX gym in downtown Danville. I communicate with him on a consistent basis but most of the hours I put in are at my house doing my workouts and chasing my goals. I workout about 120 minutes a day and 75% of those workouts are at my house. I have a brief workout when I wake-up, a long workout during my IQuest hours, a brief workout to prepare me for practice and a 30 minute workout after practice. My workouts are completely customized to help me reach my potential.

Details around my project include much more than the workouts listed above. I throw with my quarterback coach for 2 hours on Sundays and have 1on1 trainings with my basketball trainer about 3 times a week for an hour as well as watch film with him once a week to learn from the previous game. 

Positives include being able to use the time that would have been wasted otherwise to work extremely hard doing what I love. I am using these hours every day to work towards my goal of playing in the NFL. Other positives are not having a 6th period and being able to have a legit 3 hours.

I cannot think of any negatives. The class is truly ran perfectly. 

I have learned that consistency is huge. Results come when you work hard consistently versus working out hard a few days a week.

The first semester of IQuest was great yet very busy with actual sports. The next semester will be a lot more open and I will be doing a lot more traveling to my personal coaches in SoCal and Arizona.

I will not make many changes because it is going so successfully. One change is I will use the FLEX gym in the mornings once I have more intense workouts before school but I did not have those types of workouts this semester because I was constantly in season. 

Blog 7

My favorite Ted Talk was one that was titled John Wooden: The difference between winning and succeeding.
This ted talk was inspiring to say the least. It took place in February of 2001 in Monterey, California.
He references his teaching career during the 1930's when he wanted to make a personal impact on every kids' lives. His years teaching english inspired him to become a coach because they have one main thing in common and that is being surrounded by splendid young men and women that are eager to learn.
The main principle he referenced was the importance of being on time. Mr Wooden saying this really means a lot to me because it is the attention to detail and doing the small things right that makes athletes reach greatness. He believed that practice must begin on time and end on time.
Two favorite quotes:
"There is no progress without change and faith is a necessity in that process."
"Never mention winning."
He says he has felt like he has won when he has lost so it is not the proper measure.
John Wooden is the best coach of all time and I recommend listening to this because the philosophy learned is priceless.