What are some of your unpopular fitness related opinions?

They weren't blitzing you because they drilled. It was the fact it was hours every week. Even if somebodys entire training is rolling, they still get better and better, possibly at a faster rate once they know basics. And if somebody is better than you on day 1, its hard to catch them. You only need to stay ahead of the guy after you.

As for BJJ vrs lifting, if I had t ochoose one over the other I could. But I'll never need to. Do both

I think it's just that 2 years is a reasonable amount of time to invest in a hobby. How many people learn guitar, play a bit for 2 years, then put it away. Ditto for photography, or lifting weights, or running. BJJ is slightly different in that it has milestones, people close to blue and mentally encouraged to keep going as its so close. But once they get there, they are probably as far as possible from promotion, even on day 1. That effort reward dip is conducive to quitting.

I'm aware it was because they put more time in than me. Interesting to hear that drilling isn't necessarily the done thing for getting better. The club I was in at the time was one of the best in Dublin in terms of winning comps and they seemed to be all about drilling.

Either way, doesn't matter to me - I've no interest in going back.

That is essentially what they were teaching yes. 👍️ Seems the normal learning structure for most sports.

Twice??? That's unforgivable.

not had a problem with the OHP , for me it either starts moving or it doesnt and gets easier after that if it does. its basically my favourite lift at the moment

I not up to speed on the Irish comp scene, but I'd assume you are referring to ECJJ/Darragh as the top club.

Dropping an OHP is really unlikely. As mentioned above, its most likely to fail in the bottom.

I get what you mean about the staff. But you suggestion of limiting staff to 3 people kinda misses the point of why they are employed. There are there for sales, not making your gym experience better. That said is a 24/7 access type and usually has only 0-2 staff on.

If you fail an OHP, the bar is going to go forward. Unless you have some weird hypermobile shoulders, or your elbow tendons randomly decide to snap or something else catastrophic.

I spent the first year or so of barbell training not having a notion what I was doing and lifting like a moron and managed to stay mostly injury free. Had achey knees from bad tracking and a tired lower back the odd time, but that's it. Granted, I didn't get very strong, but looking back, I think it's sort of amazing how much I managed to train with a barbell and not mess myself up.

at least you can learn from most of those, its the chronic ones that have built up over time like shoulder issues so maybe someone that has been lifting for 20 or more years having less bobility then when they started

They might. Personally my shoulder is healthier and more mobile now than ever before. I'm sure I'll have plenty of nagging little pains in various joints by the time I'm 50, but it will have been worth it for all the benefits of training. Plenty of people who have those pains but no fitness to show for it.

Cleanliness and 'sleek' (more like sterile in my opinion) presentation of a commercial gym, with the friendly environment of a small gym maybe?

My ideal lifting space is a garage so I'm not exactly in touch with the vibe they're trying to create.

Here is a better tagline

"A real gym without the corporate speak bullshit"

My unpopular opinion is this.

There is nothing terribly wrong with a plateau in your training if you manage to reach a reasonable level of fitness. Especially as the years move on. I appreciate boredom may set in but I think the constant need for progress actually puts some people off.

Off course making progress in your training is great but sometimes I feel that training for longevity is overlooked.

I'm early 50s do a bit of lifting and met con training 3 times a week. At this stage I want to be able to train consistently for the next 10 15 years, further progress would be nice and i do try to improve, but is there anything wrong with the message "keep doing what you're doing" it's a lot better than nothing, or giving up because the gains aren't coming.

"Oh I am overweight because I gave birth recently" with the definition of "recent" ranging up to 10 years

No, you are overweight because you consumed more calories than your body required and still doing so or at least maintaining. Put simply, you eat too much.

Same as the weight loss industry. It's all about calorie deficit but you gotta attach some bells and whistles to get away with the latest weight loss fad.

Option 1- maintain a slight calorie deficit and loss weight gradually over time

Option 2 - maintain a significant calorie deficit and lose weight very quickly while taking some snake oil, and pay €100 per month

Option 2 is very popular.

You shouldnt be eating that rubbish anyway..😉

It's like the trick supermarkets play. For example say, pack of 10 oranges €3.00 and it says "per pack" in small writing but loose oranges are €1.00 per kilo so it become pretty much impossible to work out which is better value.

I get your point, but it's all relative really. Walking a marathon is probably 7+ hours. If we say the 5-6ers are not running they are jogging, then we should probably apply that to 4hrs group too. I bet there would be quite a few pissed off on the ART forum is they were told their times weren't good enough for running.

5-6 hours might sound pathetic to you, but I your times sound pathetic to a international cailibre runner. And so on. If you take anything to a high level, and keep going, age will eventually catch up on you. Sometimes getting better is no longer an option, but people still enjoy it. If somebody is able to set PBs at 50, it's probably because they had no performance at 30

It's a weird one. But I'd assume it means more professional branding and colour scheme rather than the garish colour of the main globogym brands

Running a Marathon is an achievement, but so is running a 10K, my question is for large numbers of marathon hobbyists, is it worth it ? I get the idea that the bigger the challenge the bigger the motivation but thats basically down to telling yourself a story to get something done, there appear to be a lot of downsides to marathon running

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• Debilitating osteoarthritis . . . at a young age
• Permanent scarring of the heart muscle
• A weakening of the thyroid and adrenal glands
• Tendonitis and other repetitive strain injuries
• Recurrent upper respiratory infections
• Permanently damaged feet (my chiropractor says long-distance runners have some of the worst feet he’s ever seen)
• Increased oxidative damage (free radical production)
• Decreased fat metabolism
• Susceptibility to injury
• Loss of bone density
• Depletion of lean muscle tissue
• Hormone imbalances that are difficult to rectify (women)
• High refined carbohydrate intake promotes a dangerous level of continuous systemic inflammation.