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Originally Posted by Swellin
It is interesting when we start looking at functional strength more than powerlifting or body building strength. I have been looking into several different types of lifting that have little to do with weights. Things like sandbag training, rope training and kettle bells are all on my "let's take a closer look" list. For me, grip strength is one of the most important things. For Rugby, it's not nearly as important. But many of the training methods for functional strength do cross over very well for different sports.
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When you say functional strength training are you really only implying the sandbag/odd object training? I see that buzz phrase thrown around, and every author seems to have their own definition.
And when you say "functional" do you mean applicable to say an everyday task (ie, moving furniture, or something along those lines)? Because otherwise, any strength could be functional depending on the context, no?