Danielle Redding

SLM 521

Web Link Bibliography

Topic: Weight Lifting

Subjects:

1. General Information

a. Beginning a Weight Training Program. This web page is very important to anyone wanting to beginning a weight training program. The page describes what weight training is, why a person should weight train, what equipment is needed, how to start training, limitations, and precautions. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=149&topcategory=Sports%20%2F%20Exercise

b. International Weightlifting Federation. This site offers much information concerning weightlifting. Students can navigate the site to find information such as the history and origin of weightlifting to current weight lifting events and statistics. It would be a good site to learn up to date information about weightlifting. Date visited: 02/2/06. http://www.iwf.net/main.php

c. USAVision. Very similar to the International weightlifting federation’s web site, this site provides information about the United States weightlifting. It too includes the history of US weightlifting, current statistics, and current events. Students could visit this site to gain insight on US weightlifting. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.msbn.tv/usavision/

d. Fitness Myths and half-Truths. This site tells the general public about myths in regards to exercise. It is good information for both beginners and the advanced athlete. The myths range from “no pain, no gain” to topics of fat burning and nutrition. The site is also good because it contains links to articles concerning each myth. Date Visited: 02/19/06. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/conditioning/a/aa052001a.htm

e. Strength training exercises and strength training advice for free. On this web page information is easily provided in regards to strength training. It is simple and easy to understand even for the inexperienced. This site can be used as a reference to gaining more information on how to strength train. Date Visited: 02/19/06. http://www.netfit.co.uk/wkstr.htm

f. Why Exercise Is Cool. A very kid friendly web site, “Why Exercise is Cool” offers information to kids about why to exercise. It provides information concerning the benefits of exercise in a very simple and concise manner. Date Visited: 02/19/06. http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html

2. Anatomy

a. Human Anatomy Online. This is a great, interactive web page describing the human anatomy and viewing the human body. Much information is included about all the body’s systems, including great detail of the muscular system with information concerning muscle names to body building. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

b. IV. Myology. 1. Mechanics of Muscle. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. This is a text book definition of muscles and how they work to perform movement. It is much more technical and is for older students, and would be best utilized as a resource not a direct learning tool. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.bartleby.com/107/102.html

c. Master Muscle List Home Page. Loyola University Medical Education Network’s master muscle list can be found at this link. It detail each muscle found in the body by region or alphabetical order. Students could use it as a good resource to find a particular muscle in a short amount of time. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/mml/index.htm

d. Muscular System – Tutorials & Quizzes On Skeletal Muscle Anatomy. This web page contains another resource that can be used to help a student learn the muscles of the human body. The page also has additional quizzes that the student can take to test his or her knowledge. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html

3. Free Weight lifting

a. Weight Training & Weight Lifting Exercise Programs. Example weight training programs are found on this page that can be utilized for a beginning lifter. It should be used as a guideline and should be adjusted according to individual strength and fitness level. Date visited: 02/12/06.

http://weight-training.realsolutionsmag.com/

b. Using Free Weights. This site is an article concerning how to buy and use free weights at home. It is a good article for beginning lifters on the dos and don’ts of free weight lifting. It also concerns why you should weight train using free weights and what considerations to take when choosing to buy free weights at home. Date visited: 02/19/06. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/strengthtraining/a/usingfreeweight.htm

c. http://www.acsm.org/health+fitness/pdf/brochures/FreeWeightsbrochure.pdf. This web site is a good resource for teachers and educators. It is a brochure from the American College of Sport Medicine on selecting and effectively using free weights. It provides accurate and useful information in the area of free weight training. Date Visited: 02/19/06. http://www.acsm.org/health+fitness/pdf/brochures/FreeWeightsbrochure.pdf

4. Power Lifting

a. Muscle and Fitness / Training. This web page offers information for the more experienced weight lifter. It describes a training regiment to increase power through the use of power lifting. Be aware however this is a magazine that includes highly advanced techniques, but can be slowly added to a lifting program. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.muscleandfitness.com/training/42

b. USA Powerlifting. USA Powerlifting is an organization that promotes drug free power lifting in the United States. This site offers readers insight on the governing body as well as lifters, events, and statistics. It is a great resource for those seriously interested in power lifting. Date Visited: 02/19/06. http://www.usapowerlifting.com/home.shtml

5. Injury prevention/safety

a. Injury prevention. This web page describes general injury prevention techniques and guidelines for if you become injured. The page also contains links to connect to more specific injury assistance and rehabilitation. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/injury.htm

b. Minimizing the Risks. Guidelines for coaches and athletes to minimize the risks of injuries are presented on this web page. The information on this page includes general guidelines for all athletes and more specific ones for various sports. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.nata.org/publications/brochures/minimizingtherisks.htm

c. Reducing the Risks. This web page is designed for coaches to give suggestions for reducing the risk of injury during athletic practices and contests. The author describes techniques to be used by everyone at the all levels of competition and recreational activities. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.momentummedia.com/articles/cm/cm1202/risks.htm

d. Sports Medicine & Performance – Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes. On this web page, Lawrence J. Lemak, M.D answers questions concerning overuse in athletics. The topic of the questions relate to the number of overuse injuries, what kind of injuries are being seen, and why he feels this to be so. The web page also contains information about what can be done about this subject. Date visited: 02/12/06. http://www.sportsmedperformance.com/articles/youngathletes0405.html

e. Strength training: Ok for kids when done correctly. This article is a great reference for coaches and athletic trainers. It provides information to parents regarding the positives of strength training even for kids. The article includes the definition, benefits and guidelines for youth weight training. Date Visited: 02/19/06.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/strength-training/HQ01010