BigBadBootyDaddy29
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First of all, I consider myself a strength athlete. I train for functional strength and to enhance my athletic attributes. I love Olympic Lifting, Strongman Comps, Powerlifting, and any kind of plyo or sport-specific stuff. I hae no problem with bodybuilding, I just never understood why anyone would like it, BUT to each their own, who am I to say BB is retarded??
But, I am posting this because I read an article in Ironman (the only mainstream mag I will pick up because of the Bill Starr column). The article was by CS Sloan and it said BB has ruined strength training in America. I agreed with some points, and disagreed with others (mainly his ideas or lack thereof on nutrition).
Basically he was saying that mainstream publications and the Weider Principles, and HIT, while they may be effective BB tools, they do jack shit for a strength athlete. Also, the fact that people almost get brainwashed by this crap, including coaches and young athletes, leads to improper strength training progras all across America.
I agree with him. Look across the country. How many high school football players do you see doing 3 sets of 10 all yr on bench?? How many do you see doing fucking cable crossovers?? or following some fucking retarded program in that rag Flex that Jay Cutler uses?? or how many so-called coaches have no fucking clue what these kids SHOULD be doing? How many kids think the ONLY meaning of a snatch is in reference to a part of the female anatomy???
I don't know why this is. It could be society, a society where the majority of people value appearance or in my opinion, the illusion of strength over functional strength. I have heard so many people say something like "I don't care if I can squat the bar, I just wanna look like I can do a ton"....thats horse shit in my opinion.
Another reason could be what is just pushed down people's throats. Go to any news isle and what do you see....FLEX, MuscleMag, Mens Fitness.....What will you never see? MILO. It could be just what most people are exposed to, these kids don't know any better, and neitherdo their coaches.
I am not knocking bodybuilding, but BB has VERY different goals that sport-specific training and strength training, and I see so many athletes training like bodybuilders and thinkng like bodybuilders just simple because they don't know any better and the people they look up to know even less.
I don't want this t turn into a flame fest, it is something I have always thought on some level, and the article I read made it click and legitimized it.
So....I wanna hear eevryone's input....no matter who you are or how you train.
But, I am posting this because I read an article in Ironman (the only mainstream mag I will pick up because of the Bill Starr column). The article was by CS Sloan and it said BB has ruined strength training in America. I agreed with some points, and disagreed with others (mainly his ideas or lack thereof on nutrition).
Basically he was saying that mainstream publications and the Weider Principles, and HIT, while they may be effective BB tools, they do jack shit for a strength athlete. Also, the fact that people almost get brainwashed by this crap, including coaches and young athletes, leads to improper strength training progras all across America.
I agree with him. Look across the country. How many high school football players do you see doing 3 sets of 10 all yr on bench?? How many do you see doing fucking cable crossovers?? or following some fucking retarded program in that rag Flex that Jay Cutler uses?? or how many so-called coaches have no fucking clue what these kids SHOULD be doing? How many kids think the ONLY meaning of a snatch is in reference to a part of the female anatomy???
I don't know why this is. It could be society, a society where the majority of people value appearance or in my opinion, the illusion of strength over functional strength. I have heard so many people say something like "I don't care if I can squat the bar, I just wanna look like I can do a ton"....thats horse shit in my opinion.
Another reason could be what is just pushed down people's throats. Go to any news isle and what do you see....FLEX, MuscleMag, Mens Fitness.....What will you never see? MILO. It could be just what most people are exposed to, these kids don't know any better, and neitherdo their coaches.
I am not knocking bodybuilding, but BB has VERY different goals that sport-specific training and strength training, and I see so many athletes training like bodybuilders and thinkng like bodybuilders just simple because they don't know any better and the people they look up to know even less.
I don't want this t turn into a flame fest, it is something I have always thought on some level, and the article I read made it click and legitimized it.
So....I wanna hear eevryone's input....no matter who you are or how you train.