deviant
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BroMo, you don't have to do a disclaimer, the forum is a place to discuss and argue, and as long as it doesn't get malignant confrontation as a debate is a good thing.
I disagree with you in regards to specificity. Specific exercise is the one that imitates part of the sport activity. For rugby players, for example, sprint is specific, as is pushing/pulling the sled, while squat, deadlift and long runs (and swings) are general.
Re pushups - I think they are quite good as part of GPP assessment. Anybody who can crank 50 pushups is unlikely to be unfit, whatever is meant.
As you very well know you don't necessarily gain weight with strength training. Moreover, I will argue that weight gain will be offset by increased strength.
I get your point in regards to "GPP doesn't exist". I think it does exist though, but is defined in a broad sense. Physical qualities are universal. There are quite a few examples when athletes achieved elite level in some sport, then moved to another one, often very different, and achieved elite level there as well. I believe this is because of general physical and mental qualities, which are pretty universal. I am a case study for this: I am a wimp and do equally miserably at every sport
I disagree with you in regards to specificity. Specific exercise is the one that imitates part of the sport activity. For rugby players, for example, sprint is specific, as is pushing/pulling the sled, while squat, deadlift and long runs (and swings) are general.
Re pushups - I think they are quite good as part of GPP assessment. Anybody who can crank 50 pushups is unlikely to be unfit, whatever is meant.
As you very well know you don't necessarily gain weight with strength training. Moreover, I will argue that weight gain will be offset by increased strength.
I get your point in regards to "GPP doesn't exist". I think it does exist though, but is defined in a broad sense. Physical qualities are universal. There are quite a few examples when athletes achieved elite level in some sport, then moved to another one, often very different, and achieved elite level there as well. I believe this is because of general physical and mental qualities, which are pretty universal. I am a case study for this: I am a wimp and do equally miserably at every sport