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Originally Posted by Fulmen
It's the hype built around the things that annoy the hell out of me. As aforementioned, people rather replace work with unrealistic "miracle techniques and/or machines".
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Well, do the people you see being trained in the functional manner you find so annoying look like they're getting a workout?
A majority of my current clients are golfers at the moment. The last thing in the world that they want is mass. I have trained football players in the past, and yes [cringe], even bodybuilders (ducks and runs). The programs I design for them are completely different based on the clients needs, but there are some common themes. Many or most of the exercises I do with them may be considered functional (for lack of a better term, although I agree with Hartman's pet peeve with the term since virtually all exercises serve some function). They have little need for heavy dumbbell curls.
Now if I were training a 20-yr-old who wanted to "get jacked" (and planned to do it naturally), I would probably focus a lot more on big lifts (deadlift, bench press, squat, etc). For those clients I have found autoregulatory training (in the appropriate rep range) to be quite effective, or some of Waterburies protocols (10 X 3 full body workouts), or Staley's EDT (a real puke-fest... anyone remember how I made one of my clients hurl a few months ago).
I may not use bands at all. I rarely use a SB. I used to use them for crunches up till I went to Chicago and watched Stuart McGill.
Maybe we should get to know you a little better, Fulman, to get an idea of what your goals and current knowledge base. How much do you weigh? What is your training experience? Are you a trainer? Have you ever tried some of the "fad" training principles that you obviously seem to think have no place in a gym?