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Originally Posted by dnj23
I don't think this reasoning is correct or has ever been shown to have any correlation. You perform exercises in the gym to increase a muscle(s) ability to produce force. That's all that's really achieved. The skill and sport like maneuvering is practiced and learned in the discipline you're studying.
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No, weight training goes far beyond increasing a muscles ability to produce force. Lifting weights increases inter and intra muscular coordination, can be used to monitor endocrine response, and promote adaptaions in tissues other than muscles. In addition, the effects are always specific to contraction type, speed of contraction, and the angle of the joint. Not only that, the highest forces the body is able to produce are under isometric conditions. I think you can guess that isometrics aren't primarily used to enhance sporting performance. So not only does weight training need to be specific to the goals of the micro, meso, and macrocycles, but these concepts are very well researched.