How Functional Does Your Training Need To Be?

In this episode, I tackle one of fitness's most overused buzzwords: functional training. I break down why labelling exercises as "functional" or "non-functional" is an oversimplification that can lead you away from exercises that work. Using research-backed examples, including a landmark study where frail nursing home residents improved their ability to stand simply by using the leg extension machine, I make the case that getting stronger as a general quality carries over to everyday life, regardless of which exercise you use to get there.
The real question is never whether an exercise is…