Monday, September 1, 2008
A Note on Vocabulary
As an added feature to this atlas, I have included scholarly vocabulary. This is not to make you feel inferior, but to add to your collegial knowledge-base. I have included a list of vocabulary at the back of this atlas for ease in looking up any words. If you are like me, and tend to find looking up words too laborious, I suggest always have a dictionary software on your computer ready to use, or a free on-line dictionary (such as Merriam-Webster's, http://www.merriam-webster.com) book marked on your web-browser to make it extremely easy to look up vocabulary.
Weightlifting partner?
Weightlifting partners offer a great deal of motivation, especially on the days that you do not feel energized enough to walk, bike, run, or drive the whole way over to the weight room, spend the hours in the gym, come back to your room, shower.... and what have you. They are there to kick your pride in gear so that it can shut up that lazy part of your brain.
[Of course this can be counter-productive. When I was a freshman in college, my weightlifting partners were able to conjole me into lifting with mononucleosis, which was not a good idea. I became extremely sick and bedridden after two days of overexertion, developing strepthroat. My partners continued to motivate me regardless of my condition for the next several weeks, though I was unable to train. While it is encouraged to have such motivating partners, it essential that you know your limits!]
Study partners offer the same system of motivation by reinforcing the necessity to "hit the books". While it may seem rational to use your weight lifting partner as a study partner, it is not encouraged, unless they have a history of exemplary academics. As a rule of thumb, examine what you know to be a good weightlifting partner, and translate those skills to study. The best study partner will be hard-working, successful (good grades on tests and homework), and dedicated to the partnership. Because it is a partnership, you will need to make equal contributions. This does not mean that your partner should be at your academic level, (in fact, it is better if they are smarter than you academically) but rather one who needs something that you have to offer. This may be your skills in dedication (perhaps the partner needs motivation to work, but is a very good worker once they get started), motivation, asking questions, or providing insight. As long as you offer these things to your partner, they will have tremendous to gain. Teaching is indisputably the best way to learn your your course information.
[Of course this can be counter-productive. When I was a freshman in college, my weightlifting partners were able to conjole me into lifting with mononucleosis, which was not a good idea. I became extremely sick and bedridden after two days of overexertion, developing strepthroat. My partners continued to motivate me regardless of my condition for the next several weeks, though I was unable to train. While it is encouraged to have such motivating partners, it essential that you know your limits!]
Study partners offer the same system of motivation by reinforcing the necessity to "hit the books". While it may seem rational to use your weight lifting partner as a study partner, it is not encouraged, unless they have a history of exemplary academics. As a rule of thumb, examine what you know to be a good weightlifting partner, and translate those skills to study. The best study partner will be hard-working, successful (good grades on tests and homework), and dedicated to the partnership. Because it is a partnership, you will need to make equal contributions. This does not mean that your partner should be at your academic level, (in fact, it is better if they are smarter than you academically) but rather one who needs something that you have to offer. This may be your skills in dedication (perhaps the partner needs motivation to work, but is a very good worker once they get started), motivation, asking questions, or providing insight. As long as you offer these things to your partner, they will have tremendous to gain. Teaching is indisputably the best way to learn your your course information.
Study:
Study should not be conducted aimlessly.
Do not be like the drifters who venture into the weight room bouncing from one machine to another, following the motions of those around them. As you well know, their efforts are futile. Grabbing the textbook and reading the chapters, moving on to the notes, experiment with writing notes because your roommate does. These alone are not going to help you pass the test. (by the end of my college career, I read and studied half the amount, and scored 4.0s rather 2.5s).
Beware not to be like the rage lifters who begin their routine with weights that are too heavy, work your way into study so that you don't burnout. If you are not use to rigorous study, start off slow. Set easy to accomplish goals for shorter time periods and work your way to longer, more rigorous study sessions. examples......
Do not be like the lifters who come in and do the same routine everyday, again they burn themselves out, and do actual damage to their muscles.
Pounding information into you head in the same way every day gets tiresome very quickly and broods hatred for the practice of study. We mix up our weight training routines, do the same with your study routines. Have days were you focus on the textbook, others where you focus on re-writing or paraphrasing your notes, and others where you diagram your information, use the internet for further depiction or generate some sort of visualization of the important concepts for your classes. If you are carrying an average load of four or more classes. Assign them to specific days of the week. For example, if you have four classes, you could study for classes one and two on Mondays and Wednesdays and study for classes three and four on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Notice that Friday through Sunday is off. As in the weight training it is important to take days off. It is essential that you plan out your week before you begin it, including your days off. Otherwise, you will most likely spend a day, which could have been preset to be a day off, indecisively worrying whether you should watch the football game or study. This is a lose-lose situation; if you choose to watch the game and neglect your study, you will not enjoy the game with this choice weighing over your head. If you decide to study, you will most likely be pissed that you are missing the game and not be totally focused on your study.
As in the gym, be sure to study properly as you would lift, following the exact procedures, conscious of every move (study should be aimed at the mastering the assessment i.e. test, paper, or presentation).
Do not be like the drifters who venture into the weight room bouncing from one machine to another, following the motions of those around them. As you well know, their efforts are futile. Grabbing the textbook and reading the chapters, moving on to the notes, experiment with writing notes because your roommate does. These alone are not going to help you pass the test. (by the end of my college career, I read and studied half the amount, and scored 4.0s rather 2.5s).
Beware not to be like the rage lifters who begin their routine with weights that are too heavy, work your way into study so that you don't burnout. If you are not use to rigorous study, start off slow. Set easy to accomplish goals for shorter time periods and work your way to longer, more rigorous study sessions. examples......
Do not be like the lifters who come in and do the same routine everyday, again they burn themselves out, and do actual damage to their muscles.
Pounding information into you head in the same way every day gets tiresome very quickly and broods hatred for the practice of study. We mix up our weight training routines, do the same with your study routines. Have days were you focus on the textbook, others where you focus on re-writing or paraphrasing your notes, and others where you diagram your information, use the internet for further depiction or generate some sort of visualization of the important concepts for your classes. If you are carrying an average load of four or more classes. Assign them to specific days of the week. For example, if you have four classes, you could study for classes one and two on Mondays and Wednesdays and study for classes three and four on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Notice that Friday through Sunday is off. As in the weight training it is important to take days off. It is essential that you plan out your week before you begin it, including your days off. Otherwise, you will most likely spend a day, which could have been preset to be a day off, indecisively worrying whether you should watch the football game or study. This is a lose-lose situation; if you choose to watch the game and neglect your study, you will not enjoy the game with this choice weighing over your head. If you decide to study, you will most likely be pissed that you are missing the game and not be totally focused on your study.
As in the gym, be sure to study properly as you would lift, following the exact procedures, conscious of every move (study should be aimed at the mastering the assessment i.e. test, paper, or presentation).
Meathead:
Since the beginning, weightlifters have battled many negative stereotypes addressing their mental capacity. It is generally assumed that they are either illiterate or just plain refuse to read books, sticking only to the pictures of muscle magazines as if being intelligent would some how shrink their muscles. These accusations, if true would totally defeat the purpose of a book created specifically for their reading.
The utility of a weightlifter's drive and mental fortitude can be harnessed for success in the trials of college gauntlet.
Age does not matter; natural-born ability does not matter. Practice & repetition is what matters. Their is exists a level of practice & repetition that will surpass those of innate ability. Success can be derived by transitioning the work ethic and skill-building fostered in the weight room to study and preparedness for the classroom. The textbook, class notations are the weights, reading and writing the muscles. Following this guide will shadow that of a personal trainer, with the purpose of constructing the most efficient path to the goals you set.
For many college students who weight train, their lives are imbalanced, spending too much time on the physical state, and neglecting the mental state. Once past the initial baptism into the mental realm and the soreness from mental fatigue (very similar to the physical fatigue at the beginning of a new weightlifting routine), the weightlifter will find better stamina than those who have been neglecting their physical state. The effort is built on cooperation; a strong body equals a strong mind. Many weightlifters have doubted their ability in study, despite the advancements they experience with each trip to the gym. The system of weight training is a very similar template to the system of study.
The utility of a weightlifter's drive and mental fortitude can be harnessed for success in the trials of college gauntlet.
Age does not matter; natural-born ability does not matter. Practice & repetition is what matters. Their is exists a level of practice & repetition that will surpass those of innate ability. Success can be derived by transitioning the work ethic and skill-building fostered in the weight room to study and preparedness for the classroom. The textbook, class notations are the weights, reading and writing the muscles. Following this guide will shadow that of a personal trainer, with the purpose of constructing the most efficient path to the goals you set.
For many college students who weight train, their lives are imbalanced, spending too much time on the physical state, and neglecting the mental state. Once past the initial baptism into the mental realm and the soreness from mental fatigue (very similar to the physical fatigue at the beginning of a new weightlifting routine), the weightlifter will find better stamina than those who have been neglecting their physical state. The effort is built on cooperation; a strong body equals a strong mind. Many weightlifters have doubted their ability in study, despite the advancements they experience with each trip to the gym. The system of weight training is a very similar template to the system of study.
Purpose:
This is a guide specifically for weightlifters. Tailor made for those individuals who spend hours of their time in a room of metal and sweat, lifting heavy objects to make themselves stronger.
Symbiotic relationship:
Routine devotion to weight training is similar to living with a disease. For the average weightlifter, there exists no era of their lives marked as "the weight lifting years"; there is instead a commune of there life epochs and their rituals in the weight room. Weight training for these individuals is a part of their living as may be family obligations, church...
It is as if they are living with the weightlifting disease.
It is as if they are living with the weightlifting disease.
Weight training defined:
Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines weight training as a "system of conditioning involving lifting weights especially for strength and endurance." The man or women who dedicates a significant enough time to see results is often referred to as a weightlifter. By definition, the weightlifter is often seeking strength and endurance; however, the individual weightlifter should not be confined to such general of observation. Each weightlifter carries with them their own story, their journey from who they were to who they want to become.
(examples of stories told in between arm curls)
(examples of stories told in between arm curls)
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