A Brief Rant on the Fitness Industry

The following is a guest post from Eric Bowman; his second of the semester. To view Eric’s first article on MacGyver Training, click here. In this article, Eric offers some food for thought as he shares a brief rant on 3 topics in the fitness industry. As always, enjoy! – Austin

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By: Eric Bowman

Don’t get me wrong, I love the fitness life, but some things that go on everyday piss me off and frustrate the shit out of me. Here are a few…

Over-Valuing And Under-Valuing Strength Training

To steal a line from famous strength coach Alwyn Cosgrove, “the fitness industry is guilty of over-reacting and under-reacting to many things”. A key example of this is strength.

Many people misguidedly believe that strength training is dangerous and that it’ll make you tight and slow. In reality, sitting at a desk all day will make you tighter than a clam’s ass, and numerous studies show that strength helps with speed (1).

Weight training doesn’t make Pavel Tsatsouline tight or slow