Fitness is
relative
I have been a part of the fitness community since the
beginning of my adult life. I have worked as a fitness professional since 1985.
What I can tell you is this: fitness is relative to what you like. As I have
said before, you can have anything you want you cannot have everything you
want. You cannot win a powerlifting championships and a marathon in the same
year. Take that as a challenge if you must. I will teach you what fitness is.
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| Strongest man in the world. |
Fitness is meeting the needs of everyday life, with ease,
and having a reserve of ability for emergency situations. Whoever is the best
CrossFit person any given year cannot even qualify for a weightlifting or
powerlifting national championship. Fittest person on earth? Not by a long
shot.
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| Running is only part of fit. |
There are no fewer than fifteen components to physical
fitness. Local muscular endurance is not something a strength athlete will
compete in. Repetitions for time? Please. I know ten weightlifters who can
outperform the CrossFit champion on the thruster (?) any day of any week, or
year, or ever. They do not do it because it does not serve their goals. It is a
sport specific thing. You all need to wake up. CrossFit is not a sport.
Fitness is too broad to be called a sport. Can a
weightlifter and a tri-athlete compare their fitness? NO! They are opposite
ends of the spectrum. Remember where it all started, if you can, and remember
that strength training is the foundation of personal training, cross-training,
and strength and conditioning. I can say this because my first coach started
the first personal training certification, in 1988, and he is a great coach.
Training is a sport specific thing. I will not say I am more
fit than a marathon runner unless I can outperform them in a number of fitness
tests. The functional movement screening is not a valid test, fyi. Get good at
something.
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