3rd Post

I'll be writing my paper to people that are interested in doing Periodization Training. The most popular form of this type of training is P90X which has gotten huge since it came out. There are a lot of people that have tried it and a lot of people that want to try it, including myself. Timeliness is important because it shows how recent certain findings are on a particular topic and it shows how much research has been done as well as how much is still being done. It lets people know whether or not it's a hot topic and still up for debate or maybe how important or unimportant it is. The articles I'm using are both fairly old and fairly new. My investment in the paper I'm writing is that it's something that I've wanted to try for a while now. It seems like it works and provides great results for people who put 110% into it. Plus I want to look good for my wedding this fall! I think high school teachers were looking for a finished product more than one that actually interested the writer. If a high school kid wrote about something they liked then the paper might be too long and if shortened up then it would be too vague. Also, I think they cared more about the fundamentals of writing and not much more. College teachers probably think that the students will produce a better product if the topic they're researching is one that they like. Length may not be much of an issue so the student can write as much as they can and be more thorough with their research and writing.

The more I research the more I see that there are people who believe in Periodization Training as well as people who don't. One of the articles I'm using actually has two parts to it. The first part is the history of the training, how and why it works and who gets the most out of it. The second part of it is a rebuttal letter written to the author explaining why some of the information written isn't true or just isn't backed up by enough science. P90X is for the average Joe and the more I research the more I see the trend of this kind of training being more beneficial to professional athletes and not normal people so that provides some interesting information.

The most interesting thing I learned from doing my research on Periodization Training is that it's not meant for regular people trying to get in better shape. Its original design and purpose was for competetive athletes to be able to perform at a higher level for their competitions, whatever those might be. The more and more I research the more I find that this type of training isn't what most people think it is and it's not for what most people think it's for. The research is opening my eyes a little and making me realize that you really can't judge a book by its cover! You have to dig a little to find the real truth.