References
Many of the references for the research concerning each essay or analysis have been quoted in the articles themselves. However, for readers who may be interested in reading further, the following sources of information should prove to be very helpful, especially Supertraining (listed below):
1. Strength Training, Biomechanics, Russian Sports Science, Flexibility
Siff M C (2000) Supertraining 5th ed. (Contains many references relevant to ‘Facts & Fallacies’)
Siff M C & Verkhoshansky Y V (1999) Supertraining 4th ed.
Zatsiorsky V (1994) Science and Practice of Strength Training Human Kinetics
Yessis M (1987) Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness and Training Arbor House
Hartmann J & Tünnemann H (1989) Fitness and Strength Training Sportverlag
Drechsler A (1998) Weightlifting Encyclopedia
2. Resistance Exercises, Kinesiology
Yessis M (1992) The Kinesiology of Exercise Masters Press
Weineck J (1986) Functional Anatomy in Sports Year Book Medical Publishers
3. Anatomy, Functional Anatomy, Physiology
Kapandji I A (1979) The Physiology of the Joints Vols I-III Churchill Livingstone
Marieb E N (1989) Human Anatomy and Physiology Benjamin/Cummings Publ Co
McArdle W, Katch F & Katch V (1991) Exercise Physiology Lea & Febiger
4. Electromyography and Biomechanics
Nigg B (1986) Biomechanics of Running Shoes Human Kinetics
Basmajian J (1978) Muscles Alive: Their Functions Revealed by Electromyography Williams & Wilkins Co
5. Injuries, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation
Cailliet R (1977) Soft Tissue Pain and Disability FA Davis Co
Knott M & Voss D (1968) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Balliere, Tindall & Cassell
6. Drugs and Medical Procedures
Drugs and Natural Medicine Advisor (1997) Time Life Books
Breggin, PR (1994) Talking Back to Prozac St Martin’s Paperbacks
Breggin, PR (1993) Toxic Psychiatry Harper Collins
Hildyard N (1983) Cover Up New English Library
Robbins J (1996) Reclaiming Our Health HJ Kramer (on many medical issues, highly recommended)
Weitz M (1982) Health Shock Hamlyn Books
7. Sports Restoration and Massage
Siff M C & Yessis M, eds (1992) Sports Restoration and Massage University of Witwatersrand
8. The Brain, Mind, Psychology
Carter R (1998) Mapping the Mind University of Calif
Hutchison M (1986) Megabrain Ballantine
Hampden-Turner C (1981) Maps of the Mind Mitchell Beasley
Murphy M & White R (1978) The Psychic Side of Sports Addison Wesley
Ostrander S & Schroeder L (1981) Superlearning Abacus
Wade N (1998) The Science Times Book of the Brain Lyons Press
9. General Information
Fitness and Sports Review International, published by Sports Training Inc, PO Box 460429, Escondido, CA 92046, USA offers much information on many of the topics (though it is no longer printed, back copies probably are still available). Its predecessor, the Soviet Sports Review is also an invaluable and unique resource on sports science and Russian training methods. Back issues of both of these highly informative publications are available from the Editor.
10. Electronic Resources
The World Wide Web has become a vast source of information on many topics and the reader is advised to learn how to tap into and evaluate what can be an invaluable resource on almost every topic imaginable.
The following extremely valuable metasearch engines will enable you to use key words or phrases to search for information on any topic and they serve as a useful starting point if you are interested in a specific subject:
http://www.metacrawler.com
http://www.alltheweb.com
http://www.google.com
If you are looking for high-level research, either of the following websites will enable you to join and use Medline, a huge technical database (comprising many millions of academic abstracts or whole articles) in the field of medicine, health, nutrition and related fields:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
http://www.provide.net/~aelewis/aels/pubmed.htm
The following websites offer skeptical and critical reviews of many beliefs and theories in the world around us, including health and medicine. The author does not necessarily endorse any specific views that may be expressed on any of these sites, but offers them to interested readers in order to encourage critical thinking.
http://www.quackwatch.com/ (Quack Watch)
http://skeptic.com/menu.html
http://www.csicop.org/resources/ (Skeptical resources)
http://skepdic.com/
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/tialtmed.html
http://www.rpi.edu/~sofkam/talk/talk.html (Evaluation of skepticism)
http://www.ncahf.org/internet.html
If you wish to access information that I have written or am currently contributing in the fields of strength training, biomechanics, therapy, fitness, health and sport psychology, visit the following websites (which have archives of all published material):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/ (my free discussion forum)
http://www.arielnet.com/ (Archives of my Puzzles & Paradoxes and other material)
