The Cardio Body Building Fallacy
Most workout programs, in my opinion, are examples of cardio body building and are wrongly based on bodybuilder isolation movement exercises and
marathoner extended aerobic training. This is NOT the path to optimum fitness excellence! The cardio body building combination is actually the
biggest training mistake you can make. Now before you get angry... There is absolutely nothing wrong with training like a Bodybuilder or
Marathoner... especially if you are a Bodybuilder or Marathoner. I am just proposing that the training philosophies of Bodybuilders and Marathoners
are not the path to an optimum level of fitness where all of the physical skills of cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, power, speed,
coordination, agility, balance, accuracy and toughness are improved... Whether you adhere to the philosophy of each group alone or in combination. I
know this goes against most physical training protocols used in commercial gyms around the world that adhere to the cardio body building combination
as the training methods of choice. It is easy to see how these training protocols came to be combined... In an attempt to improve fitness on a more
general level for the non-professional fitness enthusiast, gyms and health clubs throughout the world have prescribed the typical cardio body building
program of isolated movement strength training and extended aerobic training sessions. The belief was that if isolated movement weight training is
effective for Bodybuilders, and extended aerobic sessions are effective for Marathoners, that a combination of the two training methods would give the
general fitness enthusiast the best of both worlds. The fact is, Bodybuilding training methods are more concerned with muscle growth than muscular
strength, power and endurance... and both of these training methods almost completely ignore the other physical abilities like coordination, agility,
balance, accuracy and flexibility. It is no wonder why millions of people participatin