My roots are as a coach are deep in Athletics (Track &
Field) so the opportunity to spend three days in Puerto Rico totally immersed
in Athletics was a rich and fulfilling experience. In Athletics, I believe because
of its very subjective nature, how fast, how high, high far, there is no BS.
You need to do basic things very well and be able to repeat them consistently
to have even moderate success. Listening to Wolfgang Ritzdorf, Gary Winckler
and Klaus Bartonietz speak and getting to hang out with them was a great experience.
It reminded again of the necessity to balance all components of training to
insure success. Strength must be in context of all the other biomotor qualities.
If you want to get to the essence of training immerse yourself in Athletics,
the mother of all sports.
