Modern weight training is great, fun, can improve athletic performance, potentially reduce injury occurrence, improve many health markers, aesthetics etc, but relying on it as a sole means of activity is incomplete. It is of course better than doing nothing and an overall net positive, but humans should treat it as a supplement to more natural forms of movement, not a direct replacement. For many, with limited time/other priorities in life, they need not change much; if you’re active you’re already winning. But consider this article a shift in perspective.
Move as humans evolved to
Walking, running (sprinting too – not just slow steady state!), jumping, Monkey bars / hanging / brachiation, throwing, carrying, fighting, crawls/groundwork, swimming (to a degree), are all movements humans evolved doing. They will not instantly ‘fix’ injuries, but treating them as the backbone of your training and viewing weights as a supplement to increase performance, will over time make you feel more in tune with your body. Humans are better when moving with variety; these basic activities that come naturally as children, should remain with us through adulthood. Look at even the ‘fittest’ gym goers, they are trained to lift weights, not to move well. Surely long term training should result in healthier shoulders? That’s rarely the case: read into this specifically, HERE
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