May 11, 2014
     This capstone project has really changed me mentally and physically as a person. Knowing that the thing I love doing the most really is the path in which I want to make do a living out of. Fitness is a major aspect in my life and knowing that I can do it as a career keeps me motivated to reach the goal I always wanted to achieve. Working with my mentor was similar to working with a family member. Our communication with one another was like no other. My first mentor I had was as down to earth person he would let me slide when the workouts a little difficult, he wasn't as strict. He found another job and presented me with another trainer. This guy was no joke he was strict, but as I got to know him he was fun to be with. I see my last trainer as a part of my family, even though he was tuff he still manage to put a little fun activities, and help me out through some problems I was facing at the time. I appreciate the help they gave me when I felt like giving up they stood there telling me I could do it not to give up.
     What I gained from this experience personally is it showed me the potential I have inside me. I used to not care about my weight I ate pretty much whatever there was to eat, and I didn't do exercise at all. Now that I have my mind set to a goal that I want to achieve every time I workout I don't give up easily. Giving up on a thing just because its hard isn't worth it. I learned giving up is not the answer to many things. Show yourself that you have potential to make yourself think you can do it, and achieve it. Socially, this project made me more comfortable to go out with family and friends. I used to care about how I looked in my clothes, but now that I lost some weight, I could careless what people think of how I looked because as the months past I'm going to change physically. Lastly, intellectually this project showed me the correct ways to workout. It showed me the right from wrong. Now I know more body parts I can work on, the things I could eat, and what more workouts I can try.
    The challenges I encountered at first the workouts. Some of the workouts were hard for me because in some I had to carry my body weight and I didn't really have that good of cardio. Working with my mentor really changed my body for the good. As the workouts got harder I managed to keep up with the sessions he gave me.  I managed to work from 1 to 3 hours with him. This is why I want to follow my mentors footsteps in becoming a trainer. You can help change somebody's life for the good just by doing the things you loving doing. This whole project at the beginning was a challenge for me because I didn't know what to expect from my mentor. I overcame all this by setting a goal and beginning determined. Also, by the help of my mentor without his help and taking the time for me to shadow him and work with him. I would be giving up easily and still care about my physical appearance.

May 1, 2014 

At last my last 2 hours for the physical project. I'm still going to be doing more hours as we last day of hours. Today since it was my last hours he wanted to make it feel special. Right away incline sit ups with a 15 pound ball through it at him. Through out the workout i mainly wanted to focus on abs. There's many things for abs and for me when I get sore from my abs it the best feeling ever. Call me weird but it feels like I'm actually working out on the area I focused on. Moving planks always works on your abs. These planks were no fun had to find that energy in me to last the amount he has sent for me. These workouts really target that specific area I wanted to work with. Agility, and balance was also an area I wanted to be good at also including reaction time. For agility had to move corner to corner in a zigzag motion as fast as I could. Next I had to balance myself on half a ball with a flat bottom. Had to flip it over and stand on it while holding a yoga ball. While holding the ball he punched it so I could balance myself while moving around. Reaction time had to throw a 10 pound ball to a bumpy surface as hard as I could and grab the ball from the direction it came from. These 2 hours really made me learn how much balance, reaction, and agility is important in out daily lives.  Without these things we would be clumsy, slow and miss the object we would get thrown at. 

Session 2 

Bally's trainer Octavio 

Total hours: 25