Ep. 17: What We Can Learn From Bodybuilders with Ricky Williams

When we talk about functional fitness, we typically mean we’re training movements, not muscles. We’re trying to do things in the gym that mimic things in everyday life outside of it. My goal as a coach for my athletes is to have them moving well and feeling great whether their sport is on a field, in an office, on a construction site, in a classroom, at home, or anywhere else. Bodybuilding takes a different approach to fitness, where the athletes are trying to maximize muscle size and definition, acheive body symmetry, and reduce bodyfat to ultra low levels for competitions. While many sports have their dangers and drawbacks, for some reason the functional fitness world has ALWAYS been at odds with the bodybuilding world. This is where my guest and I hope to serve as ambassadors to find some common ground between the two. In this episode I sit down with my college roommate Ricky Williams to talk about the similar methods that our practices have and what functional fitness athletes and coaches can learn from bodybuilders.