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Don, I must disagree!

Posted By: Regis Becker (pool-151-201-117-206.pitt.east.verizon.net)
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008, @ 9:43 p.m.

In Response To: viola (Don Weideman)

Don,
You know I don't get into this drug business but I had to comment on your post. I watched the clips and here is what I saw;

--terrific world class explosive athletes, some with top form, others with little quirks no coach would deliberately teach (i.e. Dimas' head whip),

--several guys who were popped and at least one banned (Boevski),

--Petr Taner who I remember appearing on a later Iron Mind Video, coming back after an injury weak as a kitten struggling to triple a 140 front squat and obviously (to me) off the sauce, and...

--a beautiful 13 yr. old girl who has marvelous form (like Danica or Natalie) demonstrating that with the right coach US kids can learn to lift(although later they may lose interest when they have an opportunity that Boevski and his ilk never had; i.e.,to attend one of the top University's in America:)
Sorry, I couldn't resist!

My point (and I do have one) is that our problem is 1st, numbers and second, drugs with technique a distant 3rd. If we get the bodies, guys like Swords, the Doherty brothers, you and Schmitz will deliver the coaching and get the medals - but not with only a few hundred national level lifters in the whole country.
I hope you're well my friend and that we can catch up soon,

Rege

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