eli5 what is functional muscle and why do combat athletes prefer it to nonfunctional muscle

Question

Boxing coach said no more lifting weights only calisthenics is this good advice?
Can i do weighted pushups

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“Functional” just means strength training using movement patterns that resemble what you experience in real life. Nobody really bench presses in real life. Instead we use one side over the other, handle awkward imbalanced loads, etc.