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RE: The Modern Fitness Industry is Broken.
I don't understand why being so negative about 'modern gyms'? Everybody decides for themselves. As a personal trainer I see 90% of 'crossfitters' (functional training) who don't know how to make a proper squat or deadlift and they are doing functional. There is always the most injuries from crossfit, because people jump into functional training without supervison. For this kind of people would be better that they would first use machines and than free weights.
I agree that free weights, proper snatches and jerks are the best for you and you should do them on daily basis...but, first learn how to properly execute them. 'Modern' people have no patience and they want everything now or even yesterday🙈😀
Couldn’t have said this better myself, I’m trying to remain positive on this post but it’s hard when everything spewed is literally opinions that he seems to seem fact... I’ve gone from professional boxing to bodybuilding as a way to stay active, the functional part of training I know more than enough about, I and many people that get into bodybuilding do it as an art not a sport... these people that think that lifting weights is a sport have clearly never competed at a high level in any sport (with the exception of power lifting) EVERYONE has their own goals and reason behind going to the gym, for ALOT of people is for the mind but for many others it’s for self esteem, meaning they want to appear better... not everyone necessarily wants to be a ninja warrior.
Ps. Certification and being a personal trainer Doesn’t make you qualified to determine what being Fit is, in fact bodybuilders laugh at half the functional extra nonsense you guys put your clients through as for the most part it’s not effecient and more than half the time not safe... I can go on for hours on this topic lol
Exactly, I agree with you @jureurlep. While some pertinent points have been made in the article there are just as many poorly formed claims that have no evidence to substantiate what is being said. This is the biggest problem I'm finding with the fitness industry today... everyone is happy enough to shit on other people/programs/theories to make themselves look better. The truth is there is no need to talk smack about a theory in am attempt to sound like a source of all knowledge.
Well written article though!