Such advocates of this modern form of functional training have perhaps forgotten (or maybe never learned) that strength is also specific to (1) whether the muscle is shortening or lengthening, (2) whether the muscle is contracting slowly or quickly, (3) the muscle length when maximum force is developed, (4) the number of repetitions performed, (5) the type of resistance used, (6) the direction that force is exerted, and (7) the muscle group that is worked (which can be affected by many of the above factors, as well as just the exercise itself).
