Talk:Functional training

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Can we inlcude that whole notion of 'functional training' is utter bullshit? Myself0101 (talk) 12:56, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The current (10/24/06) article seems spammy to me. Lots on cable machines, not much other content.Rich 19:32, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't say spammy, but it could use a re-write to be less gushy. It does say that cable machines are the most useful, and I don't know enough to say otherwise. WLU 22:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will try to get a competent guy who can write something decent on this topic. Stay tuned :) --Romansemko 20:45, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IMHO, it's a little unencycploedic, like the writer is talking to you, instead of an objective, factual body of knowledge. Rhetth 17:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cable contention...[edit]

Regarding the phrase, "Of all the types of equipment found in a standard gym, by far the most useful for functional training are cable machines. Cable machines are so effective because they allow an athlete to recruit all major muscle groups on multiple planes." it seems to me that this is a little misleading. While cable machines do allow the user to 'recruit all major muscle groups on mutiple planes,' functional exercise must first follow a function, not just a muscle and a plane. In addition, cable machines work against a specific point of resistance, rather than body weight or gravity which is normally the environment in a function movement (such as swinging a bat or picking up a child), which could not mimic the movement as well as free-weights, for example. So you really shouldn't say 'by far the most useful', instead, it should be 'a useful method' or something similar. Rhetth 17:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just did a re-write, but I'm tempted to put the article up for deletion out of sheer disgust. Anyway, I'd say the cable machines are very useful for the reasons that are there now, but the article could definitely use a section on free-weights. WLU 18:13, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Machines are useless apart from rowers. They make life and training easier and cause injuries as they restrict movement - check crossfit.com Modern gyms don't use them. Instead we see Gymnastics rings, climbing and undultaing ropes, truck wheel tyres, sledge hammers, kettlebells and free weights. free weights are useful as long as you don't train like a bodybuilder. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iskills (talk • contribs) 22:29, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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