Is Anyone Else Functional Training ???

[Mr. Sinister]

I'm curious to see who else out there is training in a functional training regimin (more sport related), besides some of the powerlifters.
I know in BJJ/MMA the functional aspect is the main concern, and that traditional BBing & Pwr Lfting can impede on performance, actually causing more injuries and microtraumas due to the imbalances created in the muscles & stabilizers.

I think Grey Cook stated it best when he wrote...
"The way an athlete moves, not the way an athlete looks, defines the athlete. For example, modern weight-training practices often have more in common with body building than with sports performance or movement enhancement." - Athletic Body In Balance - Human Kinetics series
Of course this is in refrence to sports, not body building.

I rarely train like a bb anymore, but I do condition anerobic and aerobicly, with a lot of varied core, Pilates, jumping rope, kettlebells, plyometric drills, balance training and a variety of sport specific powerlifts(power cleans, clean & press, front squats, ect.).

HOLLA!!!

[monkeybizniz]

i used to be functional, but it is not ideal for hugness related activities however i do alot of sport specific training, stabiliztion equivilent, and functional training with clients, being as i want then to be as functional as possible so they can remain injury-free and keep paying me.

[esteban_760]

About the only functional training I do is for Golf. I love the cables for that. Other than that; I'm just trying to look good naked

Originally Posted by Mr. Sinister

I'm curious to see who else out there is training in a functional training regimin (more sport related), besides some of the powerlifters.
I know in BJJ/MMA the functional aspect is the main concern, and that traditional BBing & Pwr Lfting can impede on performance, actually causing more injuries and microtraumas due to the imbalances created in the muscles & stabilizers.

I think Grey Cook stated it best when he wrote...
"The way an athlete moves, not the way an athlete looks, defines the athlete. For example, modern weight-training practices often have more in common with body building than with sports performance or movement enhancement." - Athletic Body In Balance - Human Kinetics series
Of course this is in refrence to sports, not body building.

I rarely train like a bb anymore, but I do condition anerobic and aerobicly, with a lot of varied core, Pilates, jumping rope, kettlebells, plyometric drills, balance training and a variety of sport specific powerlifts(power cleans, clean & press, front squats, ect.).

HOLLA!!!

[Mr. Sinister]

Originally Posted by monkeybizniz

i used to be functional, but it is not ideal for hugness related activities however i do alot of sport specific training, stabiliztion equivilent, and functional training with clients, being as i want then to be as functional as possible so they can remain injury-free and keep paying me.

I agree, the training business is definatly shifting, for the better, to more functional training. It's great with clients, you can always do something different that keeps you from getting board!
Hell sometimes I take entire classes to a park to train! THEY LOVE IT!!!

Originally Posted by esteban_760

About the only functional training I do is for Golf. I love the cables for that. Other than that; I'm just trying to look good naked

Agreed! Looking good naked is a high priority!
I likes me some of dem dare females!!! Yep-sir-ee!!!

Anyone else???
HOLLA!!!