One of America’s favorite rackets is to perpetuate the dangers of lifting heavy weights. There’s no shortage of charlatans in the fitness industry and plenty of them love to repeat the various wives’ tales about basic, timeless compound lifts with the barbell.
I do notice there is a commonality between all the various characters who advocate against strength training. ::drum roll, please::
Yeah, you guessed it. None of them are strong. Not one. And, the problem with this dynamic is two fold:
- It’s easier to not have personal experience with being strong than the alternative, and
- The process of achieving strength is what qualifies you to talk about it’s intricacies.
If you’re going to take advice, take it from people who have experiences with the subjects their harping on. I’ve competed in the CrossFit Games and would recommend not doing that for your health. I’ve avoided carbohydrates for performance and would tell you to do the opposite. I’ve avoided going overhead in an effort to preserve my shoulder for throwing sports and would absolutely recommend that you do the opposite, for example.
Don’t take advice from weak people about how you should be weak, too.
Carry on.
3/3/25 WOD
DEUCE Athletics GPP
Complete 4 rounds of the following:
8 Bent Over Rows
Complete 3 rounds for quality of:
8 1-Arm Paused Lat Pulldowns (ea)
40-Yard Sandbag Carry
Complete the following for time:
2 rounds:
20 Plate OH Reverse Lunges (45/25)
15 Push Ups
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Block Run
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2 rounds:
20 Plate OH Reverse Lunges
15 Push Ups
DEUCE Garage GPP
1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Push Press @ ~90-92.5%
Complete 2 rounds for quality of
8 Midstance Bent Over DB Rows (ea)
90% Max Push Ups
Then, AMRAP 8
16 Alt DB Snatches (50/35)
8 Alt 1-Leg Toes-to-Bar