Strengths Essay

Maximum Right Hand Grip Strength: College Athletes vs. Non-Athletes Introduction Hand grip is vital in daily life and sport events. The action of grip is formed when all finger joints, the thumbs and the wrist flex. The grip strength is created by flexor muscles in the hand and the forearm, while the wrist is stabilized by the extensor muscles in the forearm (Ward,¬ 2016). Since hand grip is involved in actions of catching, throwing, shooting and holding objects, it plays a significant role in many

Based off my result after taking the VIA Survey of Character Strengths survey my first strength is my judgment, my effective use of critical thinking, and my open-mindedness. I agree with this because I actually spend more time thinking things through and assessing the cost and rewards than I do with the action I was originally thinking about. The Second Strength was Fairness, equity, and justice. I do agree with this strength but its description is not how I would describe it. I treat all people

There seems to be a lot of confusion on how to train for strength and conditioning for mixed martial arts, and rightfully so. MMA training workouts can be very confusing to construct simply because the nature of a fight. In a typical MMA match, let's say 3 to 5 five minute rounds, you need to be able to exert maximal physical output for all five minutes, and the 1 minute rest period doesn't give you much time to recover and do it again. In sports like basketball or soccer, aerobic endurance (slower

Coming to college, I have discovered many strengths and weaknesses about myself that I didn’t know existed. Adjusting to living in a dorm is tricky, especially living with someone I barely know. When I really thought about it, the strengths and weaknesses about my personality never occurred. After taking a quiz on the Strengthsquest website, my results on the themes given to me were shocking yet obvious. The five dominant themes of strength and/or talents I was given listed as: empathy, developer

Have you ever thought about your personal strengths? A few of my personal strengths are that I am a good lacrosse player, am a good leader, and a good thinker. I have played lacrosse since second grade. For my leadership, I was selected to be the Zion house leader. I always find loopholes and additionally, different connections to things, this is my strength in thinking. These are a few of my personal strengths. Indeed, I am good at lacrosse. I have played for 7 years for about 3 seasons a year

STRENGTH TRAINING AND PREPUBESCENT YOUTH The value placed on the importance of winning in professional sports has hit an all-time high. The astronomical amount of money being spent in the entertainment field of athletics has dictated a win-at-all-costs mentality that has trickled all the way down to negatively affect our youngest athletes - the prepubescent. The athletic world has forever been exploiting our youth as a source of athletic potential, sacrificing the health, safety and welfare of these

Having to be strong can be really beneficial for you. Although your strengths can be visible at times, there can be some signs of weakness present in your life. Although they may not obvious to you, they can be obvious to others. The same is represented in the story, Of Mice and Men. Strength and weakness can be present during the story through physical, mental, or emotional challenges, but how can you understand of they are either weak or strong? To understand this, you’ll need to know what the

Capitalize On Your Strengths Like many kids, I wanted to be a veterinarian. That is, until I was nine and fainted at the sight of my own blood when I cut my finger. That was my first lesson in the fallacy of following a passion versus following something you're good at. No matter how much I loved animals and cared for their wellbeing, I couldn’t (and still can’t) stand the sight of blood without getting light-headed in record time. On the other hand, I’ve always been good at talking to people

After taking the “VIA Survey of Character Strengths” quiz it stated my top five strengths were honesty, kindness, modesty, fairness, and perseverance. Surprisingly, I agree with the strengths the quiz stated. All the strengths are very important to me as a person. The First strength was honesty and I value myself on being an honest person. I believe if you are not honest, how can someone trust anything you say or do as a person? Trust play a huge role in building relationships in life. Along with

“Two Kinds” Strengths, Weaknesses, and More... After exploring the contradictions in the lives of the Joy Luck Club such as, strength and weaknesses, obedience and independence, individuality and society, joy and sadness, and hope and despair. It really got me thinking about my strengths and weaknesses as a person (and where they came from). Obviously, people's strengths and weaknesses are subjective so during the course of this writing session I will either use my own personal opinion of what my