Feeding the Beast

The beast
– The Internet, cable television, YouTube all have an insatiable appetite for
training porn. There is no filter, no checks and balances. Quote a scientific
study out of context and you have the “evidence based” research needed to validate
the misinformation. The fundamental training principles that I learned over
forty years still hold true. We need to follow them – not some wacked fad based
pseudo scientific training that hurts more people than it helps. For validation
look at results that are consistent over time, methods that top coaches and athletes
have used to win medals and set records. Those things do not happen by chance
and by chasing Internet training fantasies. Certainly we should innovate and
challenge conventional wisdom, but start with a clear understanding of the
basics and build from there. Let’s stop feeding the beast, except at prescribed
feeding times, much like the animals at the zoo.