hard disagree. USA coaching is the best natural coaching in the world. only reason china and russia have different coaching is because steroids allow you to train more.
the main reasons USA is getting beaten is because of steroids (minor component as too much muscle mass actually decreases speed-strength) and lack of talent (all the top dudes with speed/strength go into the NFL because it pays A LOT more)
look, all i know is that in terms of a country's own drug testing americans get caught waaaayyyyyyy more than other countries, so american athletes are actually incentivised not to take them.
in other countries, virtually no-one is caught by their country's drug testing because they dont actually have drug testing, and they prevent international organisations from testing them in the offseason; and then when the winners of the olympics get tested by the international organisation, basically all countries accept america get popped.
and again, i dont think steroids have a major effect in olympic weightlifting, so none of this ultimately matters; genetics is key
Apparently their training sucks, too and has for a long time.
Mark Rippatoe mentions it once in a while.
hard disagree. USA coaching is the best natural coaching in the world. only reason china and russia have different coaching is because steroids allow you to train more.
the main reasons USA is getting beaten is because of steroids (minor component as too much muscle mass actually decreases speed-strength) and lack of talent (all the top dudes with speed/strength go into the NFL because it pays A LOT more)
If you think American athletes aren't on steroids you're crazy.
look, all i know is that in terms of a country's own drug testing americans get caught waaaayyyyyyy more than other countries, so american athletes are actually incentivised not to take them.
in other countries, virtually no-one is caught by their country's drug testing because they dont actually have drug testing, and they prevent international organisations from testing them in the offseason; and then when the winners of the olympics get tested by the international organisation, basically all countries accept america get popped.
and again, i dont think steroids have a major effect in olympic weightlifting, so none of this ultimately matters; genetics is key
Genetics gets you to the platform, steroids gets you medals.
So, they’ve stayed away from ‘functional training’?