training update and thoughts

took time off from crossfit today - good training method, but can be a little tough on lower back and shoulders if you're not careful - instead i went to gym and worked on single leg training skills  and overhead squat skills- then an easy twenty minutes on stair climber

the more i read about - and practise -  the single leg approach to training the more i am convinced that the major benefits of back squats and leg presses are that they make you proficient at those two activities; and that they do not correlate well to functional movement in sport

if you are a good leg presser and squatter and doubt this - try to do a full free standing single leg squat with both arms extended forward and the free leg held in front - you will notice issues with: flexibility, balance, strength, range of motion and coordination......... check these factors again and alarm bells should be going off

i am slowly arriving at the conclusion, that while commonly accepted strength bulding regimens have value in building an athletes ability to produce force,  these routines are wanting in their ability to improve functional athletic strength as indicated in the above listed parameters...... just a thought