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>>73966 functional is a relative term.
However, bodybuilding style training actually builds some very good muscular endurance under high tension, which is really useful for me, for training stuff like my cross\maltese on the rings etc it would be alot harder if my muscles got tired 2 seconds into a hold.
I dislike the word functional, personally, because a bodybuilders job is to look good, so mass = function, however because of my huge mix, which is basically size, alot of power\speed and enough isometric endurance to not lose strength 2 seconds into a hold, is damned effective, only issue is that some muscles (whole posterior chain, which is very heavy, legs etc) aren't really used, so if I was to avoid shit like my deads\squats\good mornings\cleans I'd probably have alot more ease doing the acrobatics, but my physique\attitude would fail for it. Nothing trains the character like squats, you gotta get squashed, let it squash you, then fight back against it.
and 3x8 isn't a size protocol, it's all power\strength.
Just, thought I'd clarify a bit, especially the functional thing, beacuse for me, large muscle mass is functional because the large muscles have good endurance in the 10-15 second range, which is perfect for training planches, crosses, L sits, 1 arm chin eccentrics etc. However I pay for them because of added weight, which requires more strength.
Fact of the matter is, I can move my body in ways most "functional" (read: wimpy, scared to lift heavy) trainers didn't know is possible, and I'm still aiming to be considered a grain of sand on the beach in terms of bodyweight feats.
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