Thread: Phil Pfister- 2006 World Strongman....Functional Training

Very true, so many internet warriors around.

One day, when I am wrong, I will enjoy it as I'll learn something. Can't be far off now.

Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts

Surfing and skateboarding are different actions requiring dozens of differences in biomechanics. Therefore there is no transference. I have addressed this already.

I don't know if I agree with you there. There aren't an infinite number of neural pathways. A huge, maybe even largely unfathomable number, perhaps, but not infinite. Therefore, some skills are going to use at least some of the same motor programs.

I don't think there is an all or none transference of training effects. That is, sometimes a fraction of the gains accumulated in one activity can be transferred to another activity based on the muscles used, the motor programs used, the various biomotor abilities necessary to perform the activity, the center of gravity that one holds throughout the movement, etc.

I can tell you right now there is some transference of effects from experience, even if we're only talking general neural adaptations. For example, I was briefly training a friend of mine for two weeks who is a competitive dancer. She had some pretty serious movement dysfunction, though she was very good at compensating. Beyond trying to correct these things, I tried to get her stronger with things like squats, overhead pressing, etc. She told me that not only did she feel more in control, stronger (Holding her partner or herself in various positions), and confident on the dance floor, but those who practiced with her actually complimented her on drastic improvements in technique during the few months she trained with me.

I wish my name was PFISTER.