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I'm not sure the workout analogy really helps. Our body is really good at optimizing movements you do often enough. Do enough push ups, at some point you will b
by aulin 6y ago
I'm not sure the workout analogy really helps. Our body is really good at optimizing movements you do often enough. Do enough push ups, at some point you will become very good at pushing things, do not expect to be good at pulling though. Run 1 km everyday and you will become a great short distance runner, try to run a marathon and you will miserably fail to finish it. Sure, you will get cardio benefits and get healthier overall for the first months, but once the newbie gains stop, training specific skills won't generalize to general ones.
Does education work in a similar fashion? does being very good at solving very specific timed algorithm problems at a whiteboard translate to being a good software engineer overall? If that's all you trained for, you will be just very good at that.
- Retric 6y agoThat’s not really true as long as you keep pushing yourself and aren’t aiming for extreme performance. Wind sprints for example are still useful if you want to compete a marathon in say 6-8 hours. As to pushups and pulling things, back strength from supporting your body weight on your shoulders would help you pull things. Clearly practicing the motion you want to improve is optimal, but controlled motion generally involves a lot more skeletal muscles than just what’s being targeted.
- Pampleti 6y agoIt was just not the point i was making. I have a clear difference in my body structure after i ever did and made it to 15 push ups. And now after 8 month of not doing it at all, it still lingers around. This adds to my confidence. Same with my java skills.