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[Fatboy]

אשכול ישן של IA:


Is your training satisfying?

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I frequent a good number of forums and see a large cross section of people with various goals. What is disheartening is to see the pious and snobby attitudes of so many people in regards to what another person is doing with their training. Something that should be kept in mind is YOUR goal is not necessarily the next guys or girls goal. I see people calling other lifters names because the lifter does not squat or deadlift as an example. Personally I think squat and deadlifts are the two most important lifts someone can do. But……if a guy want to be a bench press specialist, or has back/joint is.sues, or……just does not want to do them, that is his/hers business. I see people beating people up because they rest long periods between sets, I also see people calling others names because they like to do short rest period “pump training”. Some people do circuit training or cross-fit style training and get slammed because they generally are unable to lift heavily that way—it is their business. The list could go on for pages but you get the idea. Hey, if that is not your style don’t do it.

It does make sense to correct someone if their training style does not match their goals or level of advancement. But if Joe wants to do 33 sets of concentration curls and as long as he has no illusions that doing so will make him “buff”, good for Joe. Calling someone a sis.sy because your training has different goals and you are perhaps more advanced is just foolish behavior. Everyone needs to do what makes THEM happy. Doing something because you like to is all the gratification many are looking for, and again, as long as they are not under a false impression of what can be achieved considering the limitations or style of their training it is not up to you to pass judgment.

Iron Addict