www.FunctionalStrengthCoach3.com Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Boyle. The release of my ‘Death of Squatting’ video has created a lot of controversy in the world of strength training. It’s a good thing I have developed thick skin over the years and base my opinions on study, experience and application Since we’re tackling difficult topics, today I want to cover another one Aerobic Base Training Most sports base their ‘conditioning’ on first developing an aerobic base. That idea is dead wrong. For a lot of people, this idea is more controversial than the idea of cutting squats from your program. The truth is we’ve been lied to for years about the benefits of aerobic base work and this video explains how and why:

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3 Responses to “Death of Aerobic Base Training? Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning”

  • Blundering08 says:

    Not exactly true. I had been a valet at a casino where we jogged in spurts or ran when busy in spurts for our shift. I was in great shape with wonderful blood pressure but when it can to running for long distances I was ok but not great. The bottom line is that you have to train for what your going to do. When I started to jog for more than five or six minutes my mind and body said ‘arn’t you suppose to stop?’ Short spurts work for most sports but is not the end all be all.

  • nocando1234 says:

    yes he is but I think he’s dead wrong to eliminate squats from his training program. This being the first year he’s trying it and I think his experiment will be a failure and hope he’s man enough to admit it.

  • FunctionalPS says:

    Boyle is talking some real sense here.

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