Yes, they knew all about “functional” training way back in 1906. There’s nothing more “functional” than sawing wood (the best exercise known to man, indeed). Chopping a couple cords before dinner will put some hair on your chest but when you can’t always make it out to the wood pile grab one of “Bailey’s Rubber Exercisers” instead. Now you can go to town in the comfort of your own living room. Perhaps we can see about coming up with something similar? It would probably go over pretty big these days in the name of “functional training.”