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@Velocio
My father does weight training personal training, and firmly believes that once you have the basics you have everything and that all training is universal. He teaches cardio stuff too, but he reduces all cardio work to "progressive training", when it gets easier, go faster and further.
On all body related work he dismisses all fads and just preaches one book:
Strength Training Anatomy: Amazon.co.uk: Frederic Delavier: 9780736063685: Books
He would say that a training forum would cover everyone from an out of shape commuter wanting to get up Notting Hill without walking, to someone wanting to improve their TT and triathlon times.
I actually believe him, but what we've seen in the past on here is that people think there's a difference and get intimidated by training when they think they're at the lower end of things. The whole "If I ride fixed gear will I suddenly get massive calf muscles." thing.
That's actually the problem though... it's not whether classifying things the way you and I would is right, it's whether that's how the majority (including all those silent readers and lurkers) would navigate and use it in that way. That's where I think it fails.