Week 3

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Above is the link to a survey I made for my Genius Hour project. It asks various questions about my topic. Please take time to take the survey and I will post the results in the later future.

Week 2

One of the conclusions we make when we think about Olympic training is time consumption. It is a true fact that training for the Olympics takes a lot of time and determination. Throughout gym workouts, practice, picking the right diet, and studying the sport it takes a lot of time out of your day. For most athletes, it is their whole day.
An article about Katie Uhlaender, a skeleton slider, explains her schedule. The article quotes, “During the summer, Uhlaender has a packed schedule. From about 9:30 until 12:30, she's at the track running sprints. Then she takes a break for lunch before hitting the weight room from 3 until 5:30. Afterward, she tends to her body by stretching and spending time in the cold tubs. By 7:00, she's eating dinner and by 8:00, she's studying the tracks and looking at past races.” By doing this Katie feels that she is most prepared for competitions and the Olympics. She says, "I'm completely focused on training and the sport, I did everything I could to know that when I walk into the Olympic stadium, I feel prepared." After reading the article I thought about how much effort it takes to have a life like that.
Where does your friends and family come in? Most of us can agree that they wouldn’t want to have a life where they spend most their time preparing. Many athletes are as determined in their sport as Katie. They want to be Olympic Gold-Medalist, they want to be champions. They want their life to be like that. To read more in this article and also read about another athlete's life visit- http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/real-plans/celebrity/what-it-takes-to-be-an-olympic-athlete/

Ice baths help sore athletes after their hard day of training 

Week 1

https://drive.google.com/a/middletownk12.org/file/d/0B8fml5JSj3pKZS1wY3FLNDJ6aGs/view?usp=sharing

Above is the link for the Pitch of my genius hour project. Genius hour is a project you do 20% of the time. We get our own choice on what to do for our project so we get to use our personal interests. We are then set off to explore our project on our own in the course of 6 months. While learning new things about our project, we get to share it to the class in creative ways. I am most excited about watching documentaries of young athletes and comparing their struggles. I feel that in this area of my project I will thrive the most. The biggest concern I have is the interview. Although it is possible for me to get one, it will be a struggle. I also have a few technical worries for my project, but I should be able to work those out. In my pitch I feel I did well on getting the main idea of my project out there. I gave the right amount of information. I would change the setting of my pitch because it was made in an unprofessional room (my room). By doing this it would give me a more professional look which would help with the impression of my project.