Glob posted...
No.
As a former professional athlete, people at the top level always care about the research.
I have no doubt that at the top of every sport there are sports scientists who go into extraordinary granular detail on everything. No argument there.
The phenomenon I'm talking about is how even at the casual l layperson hobbyist level, people who are into lifting weights are far more interested in the scientific research than people into say, Jiu Jitsu, to a point where there's an entire meme culture of nerd fitness.
It's just a bit unusual, but I don't think it's entirely a bad thing.