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Monday, July 05, 2010

The Truth

by Jim Steel

“I am a college strength coach, and I am struggling.  I am struggling with the state of strength training today.  Whether it is training athletes or training the general population, there are a few basic tenets – commandments if you will – that have been thrown out the door and been replaced by soft workouts.  I have gone back and forth with myself about either honestly expressing my opinions about the whole damn thing or holding it all in and risking a stroke.  I believe that I have held this in long enough.  So here goes: the truth as I see it. “


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