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pinky0926 posted...

No argument there.

I'm speaking more to how people casually into the hobby of lifting weights vs casually into the hobby of something like soccer - the lifting weights crowd are pretty invested in academic research on the topic. It's like reading the academia is part of the hobby for a significant number of people who otherwise have no business ever being an athlete.

I'm not really sure why this is. Maybe lifting is a nerdier sport. Maybe people need other factors to make it more interesting. Maybe it's just prone to a lot of charlatans who have identified that "science-based" sells.

Ah I see what you mean. I guess when it comes to other sports, skill and experience beats all. Your success is measured by winning and not by your top running speed or whatever. In that sense practicing is and will always be the best thing you can do, and there's no real way to optimize it. The only thing better than practice is more practice.