The fitness industry is filled with a lot of dumb, trite phrases that gets thrown around. I addressed one already, the idea that “Success Leaves Clues” although I did it in an admittedly tongue in cheek way (get it?). But that was an April Fool’s article and this one is actually serious. Specifically the phrase I want to look at is the one that makes up the title of this piece: Train like an athlete to look like an athlete.
Train Like an Athlete to Look Like an Athlete
This particular trite suggestion shows up once or twice a year, usually on bodybuilding oriented sites by someone looking to challenge the status quo. If you simply Google “Train like an athlete to look like an athlete” you’ll find all kinds of silliness about what exercises or training you should do to “look athletic”. There are entire training philosophies and apparently one brain surgeon argues that “sport training will give you the build of that sport” or something equally asinine.… Keep Reading