blog post 3-26-17

My partner and I are going to continue our project. We might modify it a little if we need to but so far its going good. My partner and I have been showing improvements in our athletic performance. In the weight room we have improved on our max outs and on the track we have improved our times. Every month we have been  writing a paragraph explaining what happened in the month.  Our hook for this project is its working for us why not make it work for you. Our gaol is to get more Kennedy athletes to do this.  A lot of people fear trying new things so we are trying to make people do something new. For our video we are gonna try to sell our project to other people by telling them our results and telling them the effects of eating healthy. We are gonna explain to them that its not hard it just takes discipline.

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The article I have read is Do “Supplements Give Athletes an Edge.” When I first saw this article I knew the answer to this question because I am an athlete. I know that supplements play a big role in the way athletes have success. The article first talks about how you should ask the doctor before you take any supplement. I believe the people that need to ask a doctor are the people with serious health problems.  A supplement mentioned in the article is caffeine. The article talks about how caffeine gives you an extra boost. The article states you should ask a doctor before you start using supplements. Another thing you should do before you take a supplement is read the label. You should take the right amount to avoid getting sick or some other side effect. The article also says you will see the best results if you live a healthy life. You should get the recommended amount of sleep and eat healthy throughout the day. I think this is pretty good information. 

In the article, it states that “some studies show that branched chain amino acid supplements reduce muscle break down.” I feel this is a very true statement but I don’t believe you need to buy a separate supplement for amino acids. You can get amino acids in your protein powder and other food you eat. If people would read they would see they are getting amino acids.  "Another key point in the article is protein shakes help reduce muscle break down." I think this is very true based on my experience and my friends success. All protein drinks are not created equally, as some work better. Another thing I question in the article is the use of creatine. In the article it says “ creatine monohydrate could help with these and other repeated short bouts of intense exercise. It doesn’t seem to benefit players of other types of sports.” I am an athlete and I have a different opinion on this. I have heard people say that creatine works but I was always afraid to try it. My friends say it works but other friends say it just adds weight. I don’t need weight as a sprinter but it helps with muscle growth. A friend of mine had a brother who took to much creatine.  He didn’t drink enough water and he ended up in the hospital. I think if you use creatine you should use the right amount and follow the directions carefully.

I believe this article is very helpful to someone new to training or sports. I feel learning about supplements is good because you can learn how they effect your body. If you have any health problems, I suggest you should talk to your doctor. I believe if you want the best results, you must work hard and take the best supplements available. Protein is really protein; some breaks down faster then other brands. I also feel the article shares very important facts about nutrition and supplements. When I started high school, I didn’t take any supplements. I didn't really know much about supplements besides protein. I never did any research, I just asked friends who were older then me. This helped some but the article provided a great deal of information and was extremely educational. The article provided a lot of answers.  I hope for my 20 time project I can talk about this article to others, especially freshman and sophomores who are not knowledgable about supplements. I hope to start them younger so they can have more success in high school athletics. I also hope to help kids that are in my grade or older so they can improve their performance. I believe its important to have new learning opportunities in all aspects of life be successful. I’m optimistic when I present this to the class that I will report great results based on my research.

Blog Post 3: Progress

For my project I have changed some things but the things I changed are good for the project. I now have a partner for this project. I am working with Zak Packingham. We have added some new ideas for our project.  First, we are going to try more supplements and Vitamins.  This is the new thing we added to eating a good diet. Second we are going to see how the supplements and vitamins effect our weight and our performance.  Third, we are going to look at how much supplements and vitamins we take. We are also going to right a paragraph each week explaining what’s going on. Zak and I have also found a purpose for doing this project. Our purpose for doing this project is to make us better as athletes in sports and in the weight room. If we see success in this nutrition guide, we are going to tell more teammates about this. If this works for our teammates we will have better performances in sports and we can do what athletes want to do be champions.

Checking in

Blake:

I NEVER REJECTED YOUR IDEAS! LOL. Any of your ideas could have worked. Just don't commit to something you don't really care about. I'm interested to see the articles/resources you have found on this. It will be interesting to see if it actually affects your track season too!

Week 2

1. How do I get other people to follow my diet for a couple days.
2. How do I show that nutrition is making an impact in athletes lives and normal people's lives.
3. How does sleep play a big role in diet and athletic performance.
4. When is it okay to eat unhealthy.
5. How many meals/ calories are humans supposed to have a day for a healthy diet.

When I first started this project I didn't know what to do. When I came up with any idea  it usually got rejected. Then I came up with and idea to do research on police relationships with citizens of the United States. I decided not to do that because I would have to find people to interview I couldn't just do research. I decided to go back to an old idea and do cooking/ nutrition for athletes or people that workout. In this project I am going to do research on what athlete's need to perform the best. I am going to make food based off of this research and show it to the class. I am going to tell them the importance of supplements in each meal. I am going to eat this food and follow these important nutrition facts and write about how they have affected my athletic performance. I hope doing this project will help show athletes that if they fuel their body with the right the  stuff they can perform in great ways.