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I'm into the crate is my career project,

I am here to tell you, but the career I'm interested,

I'm mostly interested in strength conditioning on that goes along

the lines of health and one of us as well.

Um it's kind of just been my passion my whole life.

Um it's kind of just where I've always felt a sense of belonging.

Um My group as an athlete grew up always working out in the gym

on the field um and it's kind of just something I just have always felt at home.

So moving as a military brat,

it kind of just always kept me um stable and just

always felt like I was where I need to be,

so that's kind of what I'm interested in, why what career, you know,

go from their employment opportunities,

employment opportunities from strength conditioning.

Obviously once I get some certifications on my game,

if I get education um I'll be able to

branch off become a straight conditioning um coach

that's either with a university with a college,

with a school that can be college level, high school, middle school whatever,

or I can go freelance,

kind of being my own personal trainer or my own business owner and uh really

trained athletes on my own if that's something I would like to do as well.

Um skills and abilities,

skills obviously need to be greater community communication,

you'd be really good at leadership,

kind of just like know how to handle different situations,

you never really know what's gonna get thrown your way,

especially as a coach or a trainer.

Um you're not just worried about your life,

you're you're worried about either your athlete or you're

customers life as well,

chinese certifications.

Uh strength conditioning definitely need your CS

CS um certified strength and conditioning coach,

personal trainer, you need your M.

C. S. A. C. P. T. Or your A A. CMS. Uh personal chinese delegation. Um

Either way those will be great things to help you get any position that you're

looking forward to getting along with the

education that will definitely help as well.

Um And any experience you can get prior to those job opportunities.

Um Career trends.

Um There's a lot of things going on right now,

especially in the fitness industry and strength condition um

that really has to do with technology wise.

Um A lot of people are in a cryotherapy right now, you can see the picture right there.

Um That's one of the cryotherapy chambers that do exist right now.

To the right of that is the virgin max.

Um It's just another way for someone really just gain strengthen

endurance, especially helping with their vertical um

Jumping abilities right there to the right of that is a fitness watch.

Just another example we got the band going on right now really

pop up for especially for crossfit athletes um and other professional athletes.

It just checks your sleep schedule whereby you're at 5% of your at and all that stuff.

So I'm really focused on really the main trends like is focused on recovery.

Um it's not just focusing on like the performance of yourself

or the ethic during your competition but outside of competition because

really what you do the other 23 hours of the day

is kind of what's going to benefit the most as well.

Um So I did an interview with Justin humble um This

kind of his bio and the reason why I chose him.

So Justin

is the E. C. U. Health and fitness specialist major.

Uh He is born and raised in north Carolina.

Um His father actually played football TCU. He actually

ended up being a part of the program as well

at some point after he left his division three school.

Um

So uh that's kind of his bio. Uh He's a major fitness enthusiast.

So uh he currently lives in Miami florida after graduating from VCU.

Um The reason why I chose him is number one meeting him a relationship number two.

Um I know it's not gonna bullshit me.

I don't like people who bullshit me, he's gonna keep it real.

Um That's just how our relationship we are with

each other and he's also just professional and I've

really seen him go from nothing to something so I think just be able to see a success.

I know he's doing what he needs to be doing and doing it the right way. So

uh this kind of accumulates of the interview that mean haven't had

what does a typical day look like he's elite level personal trainer,

so uh every day he's training athletes, athletes and non athletes um

As you can see he has a full busy schedule every day um from morning to

night and he's also able to fit in not just his clients and his athletes,

um performance and uh strength change but his own as well.

So it keeps the day packed

another Q. And A. Uh some other questions that we went on.

How do you describe your work around before this type of job?

He said hi engine, motivating loud, fun and focused.

Um Nobody likes to quiet jim, nobody likes

a quiet weight room, like that's just not really have athletes train,

we want to be able to create the best environment,

so that's kind of what Justin kind of was talking about there.

Skills and abilities are censored for his job.

Number one, he listed communication, um positive, positive, uplifting,

friendly personality.

Always like trying to put the customer first. Um

It doesn't matter what outside stresses you're having, like it's your job,

so you gotta go in there with the mindset of, hey,

I'm here for this athlete and stuff like that, so time management,

team management skills related to just be able to

relate to the athletes is what he really said,

our skills and abilities are important for himself in that field,

um experience the training. Um

Mhm.

Number one he said as much personal uh

experience possible so that's that's really hands on.

Um that can be paid and unpaid. Um He has done many internships.

Um It's kind of cool how um

he graduated during covid and was still able

to find opportunities for himself and really fine.

Um

Just the ability to find success and what he's had to deal with,

especially graduating from during the covid year.

So

anyways

uh look Q. And A.

What advice would you give me for this field type of job if you're here?

Just for the money?

Um I picked the wrong place and I think that really stands out because um money

does not motivate me and I think it's cool to hear him say that as well because

um like he said the money will find

me and I think that's really important just because

um as long as you put your head down and

you know honestly it's sometimes better to stay quiet and just

do what you need to do um and let everything else

come to you kind of kind of makes it easier.

Um Everything more or less just falls in your lap.

So um when you stress out about money or other things,

it's really just can make your job harder on yourself.

So if you focus on your job then

you know you'll be able to create success for

yourself um certification training that he said I needed.

Uh C. S. A.

And C. N. S. C. A. C. P. T. Um

especially if I'm staying out of the uh strength conditioning of the college world.

Um The N. C. S. A. CBT. Will be

very beneficial for me. Uh

Instead of my CS CS if I'm gonna become a freelancer

kind of training athletes on my own.

Uh He also said like having some experience certifications in

nutrition are actually very well because very beneficial because of obviously

you're gonna have content, athletes always speak about nutrition.

Um There's been a lot of research lately about nutrition

and how it actually impacts athletes and everyday gym goers.

Um

Not just

for your workouts but every other

hour of the day it's uh helps, it keeps you doing it's your fuel,

so just like a race car,

you gotta put the right things in your body to make sure

you're doing the right things and able to perform the best.

So

uh that's kind of how that went reflection of what's next.

My reflection is obviously from just and I think one of the things that you point

out was just becoming an expert in the

one specific thing or two specific things really.

You can't be a, so it's army knife which I thought was

kind of cool that he said that because um you just gotta make yourself marketable,

you gotta make yourself,

you will make people want you um as soon as I get a job or opportunity,

especially if it wasn't a college university level or other levels

or any other few um I have to make the boss want me. Um

I got to make sure that

they think they think I'm not replaceable as if

I'm not replaceable that they're gonna need me.

So um college universities um

Justin kind of also explain to me one on one that like your job isn't always see here,

there's so much change is going on.

Um Obviously there's funders, there's

board of directors and stuff that kinda in charge more than just the coach,

head coach or the athletic director.

So you kinda gotta think about that aspect of

um making people want you is what's really gonna

keep you employed and always bringing money in the

bank and that's what you want as well.

So

next steps for me, get my certification, I'm currently working on that right now.

Um get experienced internship,

whatever that may be um kinda have done little ones already,

but I definitely want to do something

major just so I can get more hands on opportunities.

Um

Number three,

I think what Justin mentioned is become an expert in one

area and I think that will really help me out.

I have a very open mind and broad perspective, a lot of things

but I think if I'm going to get some expertise in one specific thing,

um I'm gonna be wanted and needed and uh a lot of jobs and so after that,

number four I'm gonna market myself.

I'm supposed to graduate this fall. And if I'm a little market myself,

I'll be able to create opportunities, um, using linkedin or whatever.

I'll be able to do something and, um, really get my name out there, so thank you.

And then those are my source resources I had through websites.

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