Okay, so I'm pretty sure I can spot the stuff that's complete and utter bullshit, but I keep stumbling across articles and blogs assaulting the seemingly unassailable concept of "functional strength" training. There are some fairly obvious notions out there, such as you're not going to improve at x by doing y and z much more than x itself. But training über-heavy deadlifts won't help you... lift heavy shit in the "real world"? Or more specifically and personally, training maximal and explosive strength qualities won't make me stronger and more explosive in, say, my escape from side control in BJJ? My unscientific evidence says that's malarkey.
The smattering of links below have varying degrees of confusing—if not contradictory—concepts. Some I agree with, some I don't, but the mix of all this information out there sometimes makes me want to quit the whole endeavor. (Okay, not really, but I'm annoyed!)
Drew Baye on CrossFit
Picking the Right Tool for the Job, Part 1: GPP vs SPP
Revisiting this idea of functional training
Strength Training and Skill Training
Get stronger then apply it
Interview with Doug McGuff
General Conditioning: Does It Even Exist?
Specificity in Training
And don't even get me started on the subject of nutrition... This article provides a summary on all these subjects: Bogus Science is Draining
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I don't know what to do anymore- this stuff frustrates me to no end. These people have all found methods and "scientific" support that work great for them, so clearly everyone else is wrong. I guess the canned answer is "do what works for you and gets results", so if you think jumping squats gives you burst power to get out of the side mount hold thing or whatever, then keep doing it.
Hell, I'll give you props for just sticking to a workout plan. Having a structured plan and routine has got to be better than the random smattering of exercises I do (depending on what link I read that day)!!
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