Extra #4

I'm really excited about the final paper/project and deciding what type I'm going to do for it. There are a lot of different options that I have to choose from as well as what parts to focus on.  I think I will do either a powerpoint video or a paper and I hope to make it very persuasive and would really want to influence someone to want to try out or but the shake weight.

Extra #3

What we have been doing in class to prepare us for our immersion story has really helped me to get some concrete ideas out that I want to include in my story.  It has really helped me to not wait until the last minute like i like to do to get a paper done.  Even though it is not due yet, I have began drafting for it and have almost finished half of my immersion story.

RR#9

     Michael Pollan’s “The Modern-Day Hunterer-Gatherer" talks all about hunting and the experiences you receive when you go hunting for the first time.  He had six different sections from when they first get to where they are hunting to when he kills his first pig and how it makes such a great meal.  Michael Pollan's story is very interesting to read about and has a lot of good details to make you feel as if your hunting in the woods with him.  He goes through the experience of really being taught how to hunt and gather food like the people used to do before they had restaurants and grocery stores everywhere.
     I think that this story really got to me.  My dad goes hunting all the time and I have gone a few times as well.  When you go hunting out in the woods, you get this really relaxing feeling because you don't have to worry about anything.  You also go back to your roots when all everyone did was hunt and gather their foods.  I think that this story will help me to really put a lot of detail in my writing and to make people feel as if they were with me in my scenes.

Day 30

my last day of doing my immersion and my shake weight kicked my butt again. it wasnt quite as hard as when i first started but it was still a good workout. when i lifted today my max outs stayed the same and i benched 260, curled 60 lb and extended 85lb.  my arms both measured out as 16.55 in and my chest measured out to 42.15 in.

RR#8

     Chapter 11 mostly focuses on the proper ways to share your results after you have completed all your research.  It talks about the proper ways to arrange your arguments and common argument and presentational patterns you can use to help you improve your sharing of results.  Chapter 11 shows you how to create a proper introduction and conclusion by using techniques like attention grabbers and motivating your audience for action.  Last of all it shows you how to put all your info together and some effective ways of delivery.
     Chapter 11 will really help me make better introductions and conclusions.  I've never been great at it and it will help me to grab the audience's attention and keep it throughout the whole paper.  I also didn't know there were so many different ways to make argument or presentational patterns.  I learned about how to properly make cause and effect, comparison and contrast, and proposals for argument patterns.

day 29

tomorrow is the last day for using the shake weight. i think i did a good job getting down the results and performing the exercises each and every day. tomorrow i will do the shake weight one last time and will also do measurements and my final set of max outs.

day 28

only two days left now. i have used the shake weight for 28 days in a row and there was a big difference between the first day i started and how its a lot easier now.

day 27

have continued to use the shake weight and feel like it has worked well.  its funny to watch other people try to use the shake weight cuz its a lot harder than they actually think. went home to a family bday party and many family members tried to do it but barely could.

day 26

almost done with my immersion. I think the shake weight has worked pretty well and a lot better than i though it would. A couple people have commented on how i look bigger and i feel like im more defined as well.

day 25

completed the shake weight and the lifting today.  I felt stronger and went up in all my max outs. 260 lb bench press, 85 lb tricep extension, and 60 lb biceps curl.  Really feel like the shake weight has worked for me pretty well.

day 24

completed my six minute workout with the shake weight. still tough to do and gives me a good workout, but it has gotten a lot easier to finish in the six minutes without being super tired.

RR#7

     In chapter 9 in Wadsworth, it talks mostly about how to construct an effective argument for your research.  It shows the difference between reporting and arguing and how you want to use a mixture of both when writing a research paper.  Arguing is important though because you will be bringing up new facts and interpreting and analyzing things instead of summarizing and paraphrasing the things already known.  Chapter 9 also shows what the rhetorical situation is and how to respond to the research question by making a cluster map and crossing out possibilities that you dont like.  How to write an effective thesis statement and how to support an argument by using pathos(emotions), ethos(credibility), and logos(logic) are also in chapter 9.  Chapter 10 focuses on research as well, but more on selecting and integrating evidence.  It shows you how to develop project specific evaluation criteria that will help bring in the audience and the main purpose of the research.  It shows you how to consider multiple options of your audience and the correct ways to present your purpose to them.  It also informs you on other criteria like timeliness, relevance, and other criteria that needs to be taken in to consideration in your research.  Last of all it shows how to use resources as your evidence and how to match reasons with evidence.
     Chapter 9 really helps me to understand the meanings of pathos, ethos, and logos.  I've been somewhat taught What they mean but this chapter helped me to visualize what they really mean and have good solid examples for them.  I've also never been very good at making an effective thesis or not one that I really like.  It showed me that I need an effective statement and a precise claim instead of a statement of fact or observation.  Chapter 10 will help me to really evaluate resources and how to categorize them and answer questions to see if they will really work or not.  Chapter 10 will help me to really understand how to effectively reach out to my audience and how to present my purpose to them.  It will help me to decide what argument to use for my audience.

day 23

ive done th shake wight for 23 days now and i fel like ive had pretty good results. only a week left for the immersion and i feel as if ive found some good info based on my findings from using the shake weight.  its been tough to just use the shake weight and not go workout or anything else.  it gives you a good workout but because it is only a six minute workout, i have a lot more time during the day that i would sometimes use to go to the gym

day 22

completed my 6 minute workout with the shake weight today.  heres the commercial with all the claims that the shake weight has : 

day 21

i did the shake weight again for the day. it will be easier to blog now and be able to do the shake weight because of going back to school. hard to do it when i was working and hard to find time for stuff. i feel like the shake weight is working to an extent so far.

day 20

I did measurements and max's to measure whether the shake weight has had the results that it claims to do.  My bench press went up to 250 from 245 the last time.  Bicep curls stayed the same at 55 lb for one rep, and tricep curls stayed the same as well. Measurements for chest went up to 42 in and arms were bigger too and went to 16.5 in.

day 19

did the shake weight like normal. still kind of difficult but a lot easier than it was at first. i kinda believe that whether you see results is based on how you perform the shake weight and also on genetics. i feel like ive had results, but its mainly toned my body instead of making me bigger like it claims.

day 18

There is not a lot of scholarly sources that I have found on the shake weight because it is a new product and I feel like it is very difficult to really see if it works for everyone. I believe that some of it depends on your genetics as well as other certain factors. On the reviews for the product, they are very mixed about whether they believe it works or not

day 17

Still not used to how difficult it is to do the shake weight.  It's gotten a little easier but still not simple. I feel sore every once and awhile after i do my workout. It only takes 6 minutes a day so it is quick and dosnt take lots of time like going to the gym.

day 16

I continue to use the shake weight each and every day. I can slowly see results as I begin to feel as if I'm getting bigger/ more defined. My dad didn't believe me at first about the shake weight and then tried it and didnt believe how hard it was to do

day 15

lifted weights again today. still around the same max's that i had after lifting on the tenth day. it went up from the 5th but there was no more weight that could be lifted from the last time. 245 lb bench, 55 dumbbell curl, and 80 lb tricep extension. i feel like i look a little bigger, dad commented on how my shoulders and chest looked bigger than when i was home February 21st.

Day 14

found an interesting article/study that was done between a shake weight and a normal dumbbell. looks pretty credible and had some good information on it. 

http://www.worldofdiets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Fitness-IQ-Report_MALE_With-Table.pdf
It was made in december of 2009 and is about: 
This report details the analysis preformed using LifeMOD to compare muscular reactions for the Shake Weight and a normal dumbbell curl exercise.

day 13

day 13 has been a lot like the rest of them. its kind of hard not to go work out while im at home all the time like i did in the summer at our gym membership place.  only six minutes a day is good in some ways but bad in others cuz there are times when im pretty bored

day 12

the shake weight continues to be alot harder than i thought it would be.  i feel bigger than i did before and my veins pop out of my arms more than they used to

day 11

shake weight continues to be a good workout and hard to do.  mixed up the way i perform the shake weight so that its not always the same. done different orders instead of the same old ones.

day 10

Today I did a full body workout which allowed me to workout the body parts i havent used for a while.  My max for bench press went up from 235 once to 245 once as well.  for bicep curls, I lifted 55 pound dumbbells instead of the 50. For triceps extension I went from 75lb dumbbells to 80 once.  Within the first ten days, my chest is now 41.25 in from 40 in. my left and right arm both measured at 16.25 in. So there was some growth and I could lift heavier than before

day 9

there are three different ways to using the shake weight. In front of the body which uses two hands and works your chest, behind the head with you arms bent with two hands, and with one arm using your right and left arm separately. you want to make the motion as steady as possible without moving your arms too much. you do the shake weight for 30 seconds and do a stretch for 15 and then do the exercise for another 30 seconds. you do this for all three parts of the exercise.