Senior Project
After 8 months of working on my senior project it has finally come to an end. I can personally say I enjoyed working on it because I got the chance to work with Brenda Prokob who is a personal trainer. Thanks to her I got to learn about my body, what it needs, and how I can maintain it in good shape. Now when I go to the gym I know what body parts and what workouts I'm going to be doing for that day. Also, my food intake has been getting better since I now know what foods are good and how many times a day I should be eating. I really learned a lot thanks to this project. I'm really glad I chose Fitness as my topic. Now I'm just ready to graduate and start my new life.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Senior Project Reflection
(1) Positive Statement
What I am most proud of is that I was able to stand in front of seniors and juniors for a whole hour. It was really hard for me to just stand there since presenting by myself is one of my biggest fears, but I feel like this help me get a step closer to over coming it.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?
AE P AP - CR NC
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
AE P AP CR NC
P+
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
What worked for me was definitely having an amazing mentor to guide me throughout the year and fill me with the knowledge I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Without her I wouldn't have been as prepared as I was. Brenda, my mentor, taught me so much more than I thought I would have ever learned going through this senior project. She is essentially where I got most of my information from and what made me that much more passionate about my topic.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
If I had a time machine I would definitely would of gone back to represent and try to slow down, not rely on my notes, and just be myself while presenting. I believe that would of help me so much to meet time.
(5) Finding Value
In my opinion, I think that this whole set up of preparing for something really big did help with getting over my fears. After presenting today I feel like in the future when I have to present in front of an audience i'll feel more comfortable doing so. Just doing this whole senior topic and presenting on your own is just something I would have never had thought I would accomplish coming in freshman year. I thank I-Poly for creating the individual I am today.
What I am most proud of is that I was able to stand in front of seniors and juniors for a whole hour. It was really hard for me to just stand there since presenting by myself is one of my biggest fears, but I feel like this help me get a step closer to over coming it.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?
AE P AP - CR NC
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
AE P AP CR NC
P+
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
What worked for me was definitely having an amazing mentor to guide me throughout the year and fill me with the knowledge I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. Without her I wouldn't have been as prepared as I was. Brenda, my mentor, taught me so much more than I thought I would have ever learned going through this senior project. She is essentially where I got most of my information from and what made me that much more passionate about my topic.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
If I had a time machine I would definitely would of gone back to represent and try to slow down, not rely on my notes, and just be myself while presenting. I believe that would of help me so much to meet time.
(5) Finding Value
In my opinion, I think that this whole set up of preparing for something really big did help with getting over my fears. After presenting today I feel like in the future when I have to present in front of an audience i'll feel more comfortable doing so. Just doing this whole senior topic and presenting on your own is just something I would have never had thought I would accomplish coming in freshman year. I thank I-Poly for creating the individual I am today.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Blog 22: Mentorship
My mentor is Brenda Prokob, she has been a personal trainer for 15 years now. She is currently working at the 24-Hour Fitness Center, at the City of Industry.
The most important thing I gained from this experience is really knowing how to properly train others. Having the right equipment and knowing how to use this equipment is key to gaining muscle mass. I was taught many new workouts that trained all the muscle groups. I learned more of the training factor from my mentor as well as from nutrition.
Training almost every day throughout the week did help with learning lots of new things to help me answer my EQ. My mentor has helped with training in the gym to learning the types of food I need to eat. There was a time where I kept training hard and gave it my all in the gym and kept my nutrition on point as well but still noticed no gains for about 2 weeks. I told my mentor and that's when we started to change our routines in the gym every time ever since this problem. Changing up the routine did help a lot and it made it more different every time I went to the gym. Its important to get all the energy you need in the gym and changing the routine will sometimes make it fun going to the gym instead of having the same workouts every time. Learning many things like this with my mentor only made us stronger in the gym and our knowledge with muscle mass increase.
The most important thing I gained from this experience is really knowing how to properly train others. Having the right equipment and knowing how to use this equipment is key to gaining muscle mass. I was taught many new workouts that trained all the muscle groups. I learned more of the training factor from my mentor as well as from nutrition.
Training almost every day throughout the week did help with learning lots of new things to help me answer my EQ. My mentor has helped with training in the gym to learning the types of food I need to eat. There was a time where I kept training hard and gave it my all in the gym and kept my nutrition on point as well but still noticed no gains for about 2 weeks. I told my mentor and that's when we started to change our routines in the gym every time ever since this problem. Changing up the routine did help a lot and it made it more different every time I went to the gym. Its important to get all the energy you need in the gym and changing the routine will sometimes make it fun going to the gym instead of having the same workouts every time. Learning many things like this with my mentor only made us stronger in the gym and our knowledge with muscle mass increase.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Exit Interview
(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers? What is your best answer and why?
- EQ: What is the most efficient way to live a healthy and fit life?
- The first step in living a healthy and fit life is to adopt healthy eating habits to your everyday life by measuring and consuming the right foods. ( Nutrition)
- The second step to living a healthy and fit life is to adapt a regular and constant physical training regiment into your lifestyle. (staying physically active/exercising)
- The third step is getting a good night's sleep (8 hours for most of us), is a key part of a healthy lifestyle, and can benefit your heart, weight, mind, and more.
- My best answer is my first answer, "The first step in living a healthy and fit life is to adopt healthy eating habits to your everyday life by measuring and consuming the right foods. (Nutrition)." Proper nutrition will allow you to be able to live a healthy life beyond having to worry about weight gain or suffering from health problems. Without a good diet you won’t get the same outcomes and energy while doing any sort of physical activity or exercise, the most efficient way to maintain healthy is by being aware of the foods you ingest your body with.
(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?
- After 8 months of doing a lot of research and mentoring with Brenda Prokob who has been a personal trainer for 15, all of my answers had an essential part, but the one that emerged to the best answer was nutrition.
(3) What problems did you face? How did you resolve them?
- The only obstacle that I faced was at the beginning. I had changed topics from Pediatric Nursing to Fitness. I struggled with finding a place that would allow me to work with someone that was willing to help me with my senior project. I didn’t know where to look, so I went to Mrs. Pitman my house teacher at that time and asked for help. She gave me the idea of getting a personal trainer at a gym. With that in mind I started searching for gyms near I-Poly and found the 24 Hour Fitness just a few blocks away. My mom and I went and explained my senior project and they recommended me with Brenda Prokop, my mentor.
(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?
- My first significant source would be my mentor Brenda Prokob because she helped me answer my EQ by personally training me and giving me tips on how to lose body fat. I have a personal meal and exercise plan that was made by her, which helps me make sure that I'm eating the right nutrition's and exercises to maintain my body fat in the right percentage.
- My second most significant source would be So What Can I Eat?! by Elisa Zuied. In her book she really help me understand and really go in depth about nutrition and how it affects my body.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
April Post
On April 23 was my last day of mentorship. I really enjoyed for the past 7 months training with my mentor at the 24 Hour Fitness Center. Training 2 days a weeks with Mrs. Prokob did help with learning lots of new things to help me answer my EQ. When I first started I really did not know how many times a day I should be eating or what foods will help me achieve my goals. The same thing goes with training, I learned how to properly use different equipment and what workouts targets each muscle. Now I am able to plan my own meal and workout plan. It has been a great experience mentoring with Mrs. Prokob, she made my senior topic really fun.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Independent Component 2
(a) I, Leslie Salzazar, affirm that I completed my
independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b,d) My source was my own personal workout plan that my mentor Brenda Prokob created for me. It told me what I needed to be working on each day, meaning what parts of the body and workouts I should be doing. My workout plan also contains tips on the proper techniques and the function of each workout. I did my Independent Component 2 the 24 Hour Fitness, which is also where I do my mentorship at.
This is my workout plan that my mentor Brenda Prokob created for me. I started my Independednt component on February 17. Here it tells me what I should be doing each day. On the top left right below where my name is located, my goals for this month are written there which are Primary-Tone overall muscle, strength, gain muscle secondary, and nutrition-eat more protein 3 meals, 2 snacks.
It helped me answer my EQ by learning the basics of getting fit and getting to know
how muscle mass is really increased. Following my workout plan everyday helped me
become an expert in training on how to build muscle, how I should be eating and understand the foundation of what it takes to maintain fit and healthy.
(b,d) My source was my own personal workout plan that my mentor Brenda Prokob created for me. It told me what I needed to be working on each day, meaning what parts of the body and workouts I should be doing. My workout plan also contains tips on the proper techniques and the function of each workout. I did my Independent Component 2 the 24 Hour Fitness, which is also where I do my mentorship at.
This is my workout plan that my mentor Brenda Prokob created for me. I started my Independednt component on February 17. Here it tells me what I should be doing each day. On the top left right below where my name is located, my goals for this month are written there which are Primary-Tone overall muscle, strength, gain muscle secondary, and nutrition-eat more protein 3 meals, 2 snacks.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
March Eaxtra Post
This picture was taken by my mentor Brenda Prokop while training with her. In this picture I'm doing a pull up in the pull up chin up machine. This workout helps you build muscle in your back as well as your biceps. As you can see in the image my back muscle is building up.
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