Demonstrating VS Building Strength

I learned from Coach Dan John that the first thing you do in a fitness consultation is establish point A and point B.  Point A is where you are now (level of fitness, time available, experience, knowledge, injuries etc.) and point B is your goal.  This sounds easy, but it is harder than you think.  A young man came to see me for a fitness consultation recently to get some help with is goal of doing muscle ups.  After scratching the surface a bit more, it turns out that his real goal was to get stronger.  As it turns out, he figured that if he could do muscle ups, he would be strong.  He was confusing demonstrating strength with building strength.  I blame YouTube.  Coach Steve Maxwell does a much better job of explaining this concept than I could.  You should read what he has to say about it here:  http://www.maxwellsc.com/blog.cfm?blogID=125