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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Simplicity
You might have noticed that my frequency of posting has diminished a bit recently. There are various reasons - busy work, other commitments - but one thing is a degree of realisation of how much we try to complicate things. So much of exercise / health / fitness at root is pretty simple and straight forward. However we often seek novelty, look for the new secret exercise, protocol or diet that will transform us. Basic persistence and patience on the fundamentals gets too boring.
There is a great value in Occam's Razor:
Plurality must never be posited without necessity
or
"Everything should be kept as simple as possible, but no simpler." (allegedly Einstein)
This happens so much with exercise. Making it complicated, using esoteric language, creating the secret gnostic priesthood who really understand and have the knowledge. Lets keep it simple.
I really appreciate your honesty here, Chris. While I accept that research and inquiry will constantly be absolutely necessary, I believe we've reached a point in the history of the health sciences where we need more implementors and less repackaging of existing ideas. There's way too much of that going on.
This is all well and good, but if we actually took a mnmlst approach to fitness, we'd have to spend our time reading books and building relationships, instead of reading blogs and building spreadsheets. Clearly you haven't thought it through!
you are right. big part of success in nutrition and exercise comes from basics. but humans are curious creatures seeking always for new things. and some times some "clever" people try to sell old stuff in new packaging. Farid
Like you, Chris, I've been reading the comments at BodyByScience too much lately!! But hearing from those RenEx people, plus Drew Baye, has helped me concentrate a lot more on intensity vs time/reps.
Indeed. Drew Baye in particular is a great resource. He keeps it real and basic without some of the impenetrable musings and language that seem to creep in to some of the discussions.
I really appreciate your honesty here, Chris. While I accept that research and inquiry will constantly be absolutely necessary, I believe we've reached a point in the history of the health sciences where we need more implementors and less repackaging of existing ideas. There's way too much of that going on.
ReplyDeleteChris,
ReplyDeleteThis is all well and good, but if we actually took a mnmlst approach to fitness, we'd have to spend our time reading books and building relationships, instead of reading blogs and building spreadsheets. Clearly you haven't thought it through!
Bryce
you are right. big part of success in nutrition and exercise comes from basics.
ReplyDeletebut humans are curious creatures seeking always for new things. and some times some "clever" people try to sell old stuff in new packaging. Farid
Like you, Chris, I've been reading the comments at BodyByScience too much lately!! But hearing from those RenEx people, plus Drew Baye, has helped me concentrate a lot more on intensity vs time/reps.
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ReplyDeleteIndeed. Drew Baye in particular is a great resource. He keeps it real and basic without some of the impenetrable musings and language that seem to creep in to some of the discussions.
I couldn't agree more (I wrote something similar 2 years ago: http://www.excelsiorgroup.co.uk/blog/ockhams-razor-coaching-principle)
ReplyDeleteWith so much information and research out there, it is easy to over clutter.
The same applies to economy of movement\ motion too.