AJ Bouye is a Pro-Bowl NFL Cornerback, he has spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguaurs, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers after spending his first 4 years with Houston Texans where he was signed out of University of Central Florida as an undrafted free agent.
On the podcast AJ dives into his mindset that drove him from undrafted free agent to earning a spot in the Pro Bowl in 2017. He talks on how handling mess ups are a marker of the greats in the game and the veterans he has learned from. AJ emphasizes staying close and in touch with your goals on and off the field, he does this in his morning routine The conversation then breaks into what would be his and Brian's advice to high school athletes, their best practices for recovery and performance preparation, the difference between NFL locker room cultures, and the pod finishes with a few stories and what he's learned from his time as part of an incredible cornerback duo Jalen Ramsey. Hope you enjoy!
If you vibe with the podcast, please rate and review the boys!
AJ BOUYE PODCAST NOTES
0:30 Unknowing Mentorship
1:30 Reading Books in between meetings
2:00 Learning from veterans
2:15 Learning outside of football
2:50 Balance of life outside of sport
3:30 Football is all known
5:00 It’s okay to not be an athlete, doesn’t take away athleticism
6:10 Learning to learn again
*6:45 Vision, realigning vision, staying in touch with your goals
7:15 Maintain structure for success
8:20 Purpose
9:23 You’re not fine, are you the same person better in 5 years?
*9:47 Measuring life in capability
11:07 Learning from Jonathan Joseph, Kareem Jackson, JJ Watt
12:35 Help and support are not yours to keep
13:00 Adding value to teammates
*13:54 Dealing with set backs, afraid of failure
14:14 Appreciative of failure, be comfortable with mess ups
15:27 Never going to master the game, forever a student
15:45 Failure is part of game, there is no perfect
18:15 Best athletes comfortable being uncomfortable
18:26 Learning new things, put in the work
19:57 Most important thing for high schoolers to improve performance?
20:29 Training attention vs distraction Rant
24:35 How to teach kids that social media likes hold no value
25:50 Meaning, attaching meaning
26:54 Don’t waste 9-5 of time
27:45 Creating and using time to get where you want to be
31:14 AJs best recovery tactics
31:45 Hydration
32:15 Dry needling
32:30 Prehab
33:10 Steam Room, Exercises
33:45 The bests prepare their job
34:14 Firing Pattern, firing inside out, feet active
35:00 Flying in doctors to invest in your health
*35:40 Lebron James spending on his body, reinvest back into your business (your body)
36:30 Trying to get your legs back
36:40 Chef, importance of nutrition
37:05 Hyperbaric Chamber
37:15 Sauna, help mitigate heart problems in African American community
39:00 Curiosity of High Performance
*39:25 Massage before Chiro, order of operations
40:27 Difference between culture Jaguars and Texans
41:45 More walk thrus, more mental reps
42:00 Coaching is a separator
42:50 Jalen Ramsey’s Process
44:25 The separator’s between the ears, confidence included
44:50 Fury vs Wilder
*45:10 Energy Conservation in Pregame routine
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AJ Bouye is a Pro-Bowl NFL Cornerback, he has spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguaurs, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers after spending his first 4 years with Houston Texans where he was signed out of University of Central Florida as an undrafted free agent.
On the podcast AJ dives into his mindset that drove him from undrafted free agent to earning a spot in the Pro Bowl in 2017. He talks on how handling mess ups are a marker of the greats in the game and the veterans he has learned from. AJ emphasizes staying close and in touch with your goals on and off the field, he does this in his morning routine The conversation then breaks into what would be his and Brian's advice to high school athletes, their best practices for recovery and performance preparation, the difference between NFL locker room cultures, and the pod finishes with a few stories and what he's learned from his time as part of an incredible cornerback duo Jalen Ramsey. Hope you enjoy!
If you vibe with the podcast, please rate and review the boys!
AJ BOUYE PODCAST NOTES
0:30 Unknowing Mentorship
1:30 Reading Books in between meetings
2:00 Learning from veterans
2:15 Learning outside of football
2:50 Balance of life outside of sport
3:30 Football is all known
5:00 It’s okay to not be an athlete, doesn’t take away athleticism
6:10 Learning to learn again
*6:45 Vision, realigning vision, staying in touch with your goals
7:15 Maintain structure for success
8:20 Purpose
9:23 You’re not fine, are you the same person better in 5 years?
*9:47 Measuring life in capability
11:07 Learning from Jonathan Joseph, Kareem Jackson, JJ Watt
12:35 Help and support are not yours to keep
13:00 Adding value to teammates
*13:54 Dealing with set backs, afraid of failure
14:14 Appreciative of failure, be comfortable with mess ups
15:27 Never going to master the game, forever a student
15:45 Failure is part of game, there is no perfect
18:15 Best athletes comfortable being uncomfortable
18:26 Learning new things, put in the work
19:57 Most important thing for high schoolers to improve performance?
20:29 Training attention vs distraction Rant
24:35 How to teach kids that social media likes hold no value
25:50 Meaning, attaching meaning
26:54 Don’t waste 9-5 of time
27:45 Creating and using time to get where you want to be
31:14 AJs best recovery tactics
31:45 Hydration
32:15 Dry needling
32:30 Prehab
33:10 Steam Room, Exercises
33:45 The bests prepare their job
34:14 Firing Pattern, firing inside out, feet active
35:00 Flying in doctors to invest in your health
*35:40 Lebron James spending on his body, reinvest back into your business (your body)
36:30 Trying to get your legs back
36:40 Chef, importance of nutrition
37:05 Hyperbaric Chamber
37:15 Sauna, help mitigate heart problems in African American community
39:00 Curiosity of High Performance
*39:25 Massage before Chiro, order of operations
40:27 Difference between culture Jaguars and Texans
41:45 More walk thrus, more mental reps
42:00 Coaching is a separator
42:50 Jalen Ramsey’s Process
44:25 The separator’s between the ears, confidence included
44:50 Fury vs Wilder
*45:10 Energy Conservation in Pregame routine
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