{"id":997,"date":"2017-01-08T13:40:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T00:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2017-01-08T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T01:03:10","slug":"what-are-you-training-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freefitnessguru.com\/blog\/bodybuilding-2\/what-are-you-training-for.php","title":{"rendered":"What are you training for?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What are you training for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would hope the answer to that question is long term health & physical well being.<\/p>\n

Well no thats why people should train & its why I train but many people get side tracked. Even I get side tracked too.<\/p>\n

Some people train to improve sports skills, to get or stay in a job, to score the opposite sex etc.<\/p>\n

So this in turn turns any sports advice upside down. For example I just saw a twitter tweet that got my goat. it was quoting a study showing greater gains from whole body training 3x per week than split training.<\/p>\n

Now most people will see that and think wow – thats me I’ll train just 3x per week whole body and get better gains<\/p>\n

The study was for 3 months. This is the maximum length that a whole body routine is recommended for beginers.<\/p>\n

Its only after that you are meant to begin split training. But people will misinterpret the research because of the way it was presented.<\/p>\n

OK lets chuck in a couple more of these paradigms – backed by research papers.<\/p>\n

Lets say they also choose to train just with sandbags because another paper or trainer said it is better.<\/p>\n

Lets say they choose to follow a high fat diet because some other guy says cholesterol doesnt matter.<\/p>\n

Now if you combine enough of these half assed half researched idea’s together & you will end up with a pretty FUBAR athlete.<\/p>\n

They may shine like a star briefly or even for a few years. Then kaput. <\/p>\n

Enough people have trained with weights & enough research has been done that the standard principles are well defined.<\/p>\n

Long term whole body training leads to increased injury & burnout & stagnation of gains. Its common knowlege.<\/p>\n

Cholesterol is linked to heart disease – its a fact – accept it.<\/p>\n

On and on. Its no good to look at a 3 month study and base your training fully upon than. Or a limited study in a specific population with a genetic disposition.<\/p>\n

There are basic training principles that work. If you dont follow them you will get injured & ill more frequently.<\/p>\n

If you train for a sport or career your training will be out of skew with whats best long term for your body.<\/p>\n

Simple facts.<\/p>\n

The myth of “functional” training<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word functional has a dual meaning. It can mean functional as opposed to dysfunctional or it can mean functional as in serving a narrow defined function.<\/p>\n

The function of the organism may be compromised by a narrowly defined function.<\/p>\n

So when these guys say they are into “functional training” do they mean they are into training you as a functional organism?<\/p>\n

Or are they training you to perform a specific function?<\/p>\n

Two totally different things with different outcomes.<\/p>\n

Most of these functional training programs are in fact to train people for a specific job or to repair an injury.<\/p>\n

They are not an over all training program for a fully functional human being. They can not and never will be.<\/p>\n

So if you want a long term program to make you the best functional organism – thats traditional bodybuilding.<\/p>\n

If you want to become a tactical operator, repair a leg injury, be good at football etc – take up some form of “functional” training.<\/p>\n

But just be aware that its functional in name only & in the long term is dysfunctional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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