8b: Checking Evaluations

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Overall good evaluations, but in your book evaluation I would evaluate the author more. Maybe find out about their background and affiliation.
Comment by jeremy April 1, 2009 @ 2:59 am


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good post, i think you provided some good information based on your sources. The only thing i would add maybe some background information on the author.

8a: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

While certainly not as intense, bodybuilding can be likened to the pain experienced during short labor: pain can be very intense but will immediately go away after each set. If you want to increase the size of your muscular frame, you will have to be mentally prepared for intense, physical discomfort. But rest assured, it will go away as soon as the set is complete.

http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showexcerpt.cfm?excerpt_id=3009

1.“While certainly not as intense [as hard labor], bodybuilding can be linked to the pain experiences during sort labor”. When a bodybuilder presses a barbell it can be compared to the same movement as a carpenter lifting a piece of lumber. Both the bodybuilder and the carpenter need to mentally prepare their selves to perform the lift. Mentally telling yourself that you can do something will help someone overcome any pain and discomfort. Shortly after the movement is complete any pain and discomfort will disappear.

2. While certainly not as difficult, bodybuilding can cause the same pain found when performing short labor. The pain is very intense but will disappear after the movement is complete. If someone wants to add muscle to their frame then they will have to be strong not only physically but mentally.

3. The pain experienced when bodybuilding has been compared to the same pain experienced during hard labor. If someone wants to add muscle they must be mentally strong to prepare themselves for the pain. However, once the movement is complete the pain will go away.

7b: Evaluating Sources

Name(s) of author - Blair WhitmarshTitle and subtitle of the book - Mind and Muscle: Psych up, Build UpEdition number or information - 1Number(s) of volume used – n/aName of series – n/aPlace of publication (include state if needed)Name of publisher – Human KineticsDate of publication – 2001
When reading this book I feel the author makes some good points and the evidence is useful. I think the author is knowledgeable about this topic, he seems to have a good knowledge ad past experiences on my topic. The author also seems to be affiliated with some respectable agencies within the topic and had some good ideas. I think the publisher can be trusted because of were the book was published.

www.bodybuilding.com
Overall, this is a great site I use it often. So far I have found some really good articles within the site. I think most of the authors are well educated on the subjects they write about. I checked out one author by the name of Clayton South, he has written many articles for bodybuilding.com, also he has had some of his articles published in magazines. When checking it seems like most of the articles on bodybuilding.com are updated often with new information.

7a: Conducting Internet Research

Resource searched or tool used- Google
Keywords used- Bodybuilding, mental, psyche, effects on body
Search strategies used-
Date of search- 3/12/09
Number of hits-
Relevance of hits- 4
Resource searched or tool used- Sortfix
Keywords used- bodybuilding, mental, psyche, effects on body
Search strategies used-
Date of search- 3/14/09
Number of hits-
Relevance of hits- 4
Resource searched or tool used- Yahoo Directory
Keywords used- Bodybuilding, mental, psyche, effects on body
Search strategies used-
Date of search- 3/14/09
Number of hits-
Relevance of hits-3
Resource searched or tool used- Google blog search
Keywords used- bodybuilding, mental, psyche, effects on body
Search strategies used (including operators and types of searches)
Date of search- 3/14/09
Number of hits-
Relevance of hits- 2

6c: Planning Field Research

For my field research I plan on doing two things. First I am going to interview a longtime friend and competitive bodybuilder. Some of the questions I plan on asking him are his brief history on bodybuilding? I also want to ask him about the effects that bodybuilding has on the body i.e. dieting, steroids, heavy weights, and cardio? I also plan on asking him about the mind and how big of factor it is when bodybuilding? After interviewing I plan on attending a local bodybuilding show in April. At the show I want to ask some of the competitors about what it took to get ready for the show? I also want to ask them what affects the show had on their body and their lives?

6b: Testing Assigned Search Tool

My metacrawler was Sortfix. I tried various search strings and some turned out to be good and others didn’t bring up a single result. On 3/7/09 I just did a general search of bodybuilding and the google tab produced the most results. Although a lot of results weren’t too relevant I would rate it a 3 out of 5. Next, I searched bodybuilding +mind and Sortfix really narrowed down the information. I would give the search a four out of five because I found the information relevant.

6a: Using Internet Search Tools

The search engines I use regularly are google and msn. Out of the two I like to use google the best, it seems to work the best. It seems like no matter what I type into the search box, the information I wanted always appears below. Also after researching the Sortfix I really found it to be a useful metacrawler. I have never heard of it before and after using it for awhile it impressed me. I liked the power words box, with those suggestions it really helped and gave me new words to enhance my search.