Rip article: "Functional Training -- Diversity Is NOT Our Strength

[Mark Rippetoe]

Functional Training: Diversity Is Not Our Strength | Mark Rippetoe

[I_iz_a_fatass]

Just an opinion: Even if S&C coaches got the memo that getting their athletes strong enough to squat four, five, or six plates would be better for their performance, anabolics and other PEDs would be just as rampant because more strength isn't a bad thing.

[Alexander Dargatz]

Where the F* do you always find those hilarious pictures...
They almost take the need to read what you wrote away all by themselves

[Mark Rippetoe]

Just an opinion: Even if S&C coaches got the memo that getting their athletes strong enough to squat four, five, or six plates would be better for their performance, anabolics and other PEDs would be just as rampant because more strength isn't a bad thing.

True, but under the current paradigm they are far more necessary.

[Sam McLeod]

True, but under the current paradigm they are far more necessary.

I wonder how many people doing a legit NLP get accused of using steroids. It's happened to me twice, and one guy said I was a "fudging liar" because I had some acne on my shoulders (I'm not perfect... this happens to people).

[bluecheese]

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This picture confuses me so much. What the hell is going on here?

[Mark Steele]

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This picture confuses me so much. What the hell is going on here?

One-legged bunny-hops while holding a broomstick in a squat grip. It's like you don't even want to be functional.

[TimD]

One-legged bunny-hops while holding a broomstick in a squat grip. It's like you don't even want to be functional.

Worse. I've been out through this before. He's trying to touch the floor on the other side with one foot and then bring it back without touching the hurdle or losing balance.

[Bill Been]

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This picture confuses me so much. What the hell is going on here?

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[MBasic]

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This picture confuses me so much. What the hell is going on here?

I'm pretty sure what is happening is they look where a point on his knee is relation to the horizontal measuring tools/scale . . . while standing/normal stance.

Then, he stands on one leg, the point on the knee will shift (inwards) . . . too much shift is bad. . . .shows instability and weakness, etc.

THEN after 12 sessions of corrective exercises with a PT at $125/ea they fix you all up.

Have seen similar assessments at my globo gym with laser pens strapped to a 65 year olds man knee.