User:4ourz
Bio
[edit]About me
[edit]I have a decent amount of hobbies that include, going to the gym, playing sports, playing video games, listening to music, and much more. One hobby I've recently been trying to pick up is boxing. Boxing is great for improving endurance, cardio, balance, and coordination (all of these things benefit me as an athlete).[1] Furthermore, I'm a junior in high school, and I have maintained a 4.0 GPA . One of my goals in the near future is to obtain the valedictorian award and go to college. Additionally, I like traveling the world and getting to experience a lot of different cultures.
My Wikipedia interests
[edit]As for right now, other than using Wikipedia for my online class, I have no interest in pursuing any goals related to Wikipedia in the future. However, this is subject to change as I learn more about Wikipedia and its features in my class. I will keep an open mind and see the benefits and downsides of what Wikipedia has to offer.
Article Evaluation
[edit]After going to the gym for about two years, I have developed a passion for weightlifting. Knowing a lot of information related to it, I want Wikipedia's content regarding weightlifting to be at least authentic and credible. Moreover, I visited the weightlifting page on Wikipedia and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: its frequent dead links, its lack of information about mental health, and its biased statements.
Frequent dead links
[edit]When reading through the article, I noticed a recurrent theme of dead links appearing. Overall, the article has links for the majority of its content, but there are distinct cases where the links don't work, which are worth noting. The information that has dead links, for the most part, could be very controversial without specific information to back up the statement with credibility.
Lack of specific information
[edit]Throughout the whole article, there is only one vague sentence that relates to mental health, which is, "Lifting weights can also improve self-confidence and make people feel better about themselves." Mental health is a significant factor when it comes to weightlifting since there are countless websites and studies that relate the two topics together.[2] Seeing that mental health has very little coverage in the article makes me question why that is because it's a frequent thing talked about in the weightlifting community and culture.
Biased statements
[edit]Weightlifting has a lot of controversial topics and opinions with no right answer. The article deals with some of these topics in a biased way by addressing only one side with its benefits. One example of this is, "Using free weights, compared to machines, improves not only strength but muscle function as well." The debate between free weights and machines has been going on for decades. With this topic being so controversial on which is better, there shouldn't be such a statement that is one-sided in an overview of weightlifting; rather, it should be a statement that complements both things with no bias.
Conclusion
[edit]For the most part, I would say that this page is above average. Most of the information provided is credible and accurate. A few things could be improved to make the page better, like having links that work and are up-to-date. Along with including more information about mental health and removing some biased claims.
References
[edit]- ^ Tipane, Jake (8 April 2023). "Boxing Benefits: 6 Reasons to Try Throwing a Punch". Retrieved 8 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "12 Mental Health Benefits of Weight Training | MuscleSquad". musclesquad.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.