Good read
http://archive.mensjournal.com/every...ess-is-a-lie/6
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so the answer is to do skwaats. lots and lots of skwaats. i already knew that.
*waits for the arrival of Wenshu*
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I skimmed that article last week when I saw it on a link aggregator; for a trend piece in a lifestyle magazine it's actually pretty damn good. Anything that talks shit on Xfit and fad dieting is good in my book. He's a little late to the Starting Strength party but the mountain sports, joint stability, GAS and Soviet sports science citations please me greatly.
I actually joined a crossfit gym last month, it's in walking distance from the office and has bumper plates so I can squat on my lunch break. But it freaks me the eff out cause the chicks there are all more diesel and have smaller boobs than the dudes. (and they think a 135 clean and jerk is eleet)
I didn't actually read it. I saw the Starting Strength and Practical Programming recommendations and immediately assumed it was another "sacrifice everything in pursuit of squat numbers" article.
Maybe I should read it lol
nice article always good to see people talking about getting stronger in the gym, seems a strange notion these days to some gym goers i know
I think the question should be asked:
Why would someone that exercises NOT won't to get as strong as possible?
Note I did not say as bog or as muscular as possible, but as strong as possible.
Strength is the one attribute that we use everyday.
We use it to lift our sorry carcases out of bed and get moving, we use it when we do groceries, do yard work, shovel snow, play with the kids, pretty much anything.
The fact is that if there was one physical attribute that every person needs more of, it is strength.
IMO, in list of "priorities" for the "every day person":
Strength
speed
flexibility
endurance.
(although depending on what a person does, flexibility and endurance can switch places).
Good article, thank you for sharing.
Everybody is different, but there is truth to having a diet that is correct and optimum for you.
What is optimum for you may not necessarily be true of someone else.
Avoid taking dietary advice from a fitness coach. For the most part, they don't know what they are talking about in that regard.
Don't go by diets that other people create etc. If you really want to know what exact diet is optimum fr you, see a clinical dietician. they can design a diet for you that is about your body, your blood, your cycles etc etc.
Fitness is practically a no brainer and this is not complex either to gather and implement a routine that will help you gain strength, stability, flexibilty etc and the by-product is well being.
Cardio is good for stamina and endurance, resistances is good for strength and stability, and the side work that aids in the fine points will vary in value from user to user.
People that over complicate it are generally trying to sell you something.