I wanted to do my part to help Strength Coaches who prescribe to the “Functional Training” dogma get out of the darkness and step into the light… To drop their balls and pick up a bar… To stop balancing and start squatting (and that doesn’t mean Split Squatting Mr. Boyle.)

I will lead them down a 9 step re-enlightment process. Not unlike the experience Castaneda had with Don Juan. I want to help free them from their ordinary reality which has been pounded into their awareness ever since they purchased their first Bozu ball. I will attempt to open their doors of perception and lead them towards the non-ordinary reality which will indeed be radically different from their ordinary reality they have experienced as part of their unfortunate social conditioning.
Without anymore hesitation, lets begin!

1st step towards re-enlightenment: Physical Therapy protocol provides a training stimulus, which restores normal movement and function, which has been threatened by injury.

2nd step towards re-enlightenment: Strength and Conditioning protocols are designed to enhance normal movement and function in order to improve athletic attributes such as power, and strength.

3rd step towards re-enlightenment: You cannot train a health athlete using Physical Therapy protocol and expect to maximize athletic attributes.

4th step towards re-enlightenment: High repetition, low intensity training is not optimal for developing strength and power.

5th step towards re-enlightenment: The optimal rep range for developing strength and power is between 3-5 reps.

6th step towards re-enlightenment: The body is one unit that is comprised a linked system of interactive muscle groups.

7th step towards re-enlightenment: The most effective exercises to develop strength and power are Squatting, Pulling, and the Olympic lifts!
(I know this is where I am going to loose some of you however, this is not my opinion. This statement has been proven to be true and the results are reproducible using real scientific method, not bullshit psudo-science.)

8th step towards re-enlightenment: Squatting, Pulling, and the Olympic Lifts require the entire body to act as one complete unit.

This concludes the eighth step of the journey. One more to go! It will all be clear in the end.

Until next time!

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