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A Coach's Guide to Optimizing Movement
Being in its infancy, the fitness world
doesn’t yet have a central, governing concept
to ground it. Because of this, the professionals
who presently work in this world display many
of the worst aspects of tribalism. Within the
ecosystem of fitness, there are specialists from
yoga, Crossfit, powerlifting, animal flow, Pilates,
strongman, Olympic weightlifting, figure, Zumba, spin classes in the dark, boxing classes,
rowing classes, treadmill classes, kickboxing,
surfboard classes, rock climbing gyms, Ninja
Warrior gyms, bodybuilding, bikini, boot camps,
bodyweight only, super slow training, Tabata, and countless others. The one tendency
common to many professionals in all of these
camps is that each thinks that they have the secret sauce to optimal physical training, and that
everyone else is deeply misguided. Meanwhile,
within such a divided and antagonistic ecosystem, the consumer has no way to discern a
quality product from trash. Many consumers
just want to belong to a particular discipline.
Many want to feel as though they have an inside track towards the body they want. Presented with infomercial nonsense and hoping for a
silver bullet, they buy gadgets and slapped-together workout routines. After all, the purveyors
are affable and attractive
doesn’t yet have a central, governing concept
to ground it. Because of this, the professionals
who presently work in this world display many
of the worst aspects of tribalism. Within the
ecosystem of fitness, there are specialists from
yoga, Crossfit, powerlifting, animal flow, Pilates,
strongman, Olympic weightlifting, figure, Zumba, spin classes in the dark, boxing classes,
rowing classes, treadmill classes, kickboxing,
surfboard classes, rock climbing gyms, Ninja
Warrior gyms, bodybuilding, bikini, boot camps,
bodyweight only, super slow training, Tabata, and countless others. The one tendency
common to many professionals in all of these
camps is that each thinks that they have the secret sauce to optimal physical training, and that
everyone else is deeply misguided. Meanwhile,
within such a divided and antagonistic ecosystem, the consumer has no way to discern a
quality product from trash. Many consumers
just want to belong to a particular discipline.
Many want to feel as though they have an inside track towards the body they want. Presented with infomercial nonsense and hoping for a
silver bullet, they buy gadgets and slapped-together workout routines. After all, the purveyors
are affable and attractive
309 pages, Paperback
Published January 3, 2022
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