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Is it possible that a book published in 1990 about old-school Russian training methods could have any value to today\u2019s strength coach? All American hammer thrower Rick Brunner and Russian track coach and sports scientist Ben Tabachnik have the answer for you. It\u2019s their book, Soviet Training and Recovery Methods<\/i>. Tabachnik is best known for introducing US coaches to speed parachutes but has an\u00a0<\/span>extensive background in researching the most effective ways of increasing speed and\u00a0<\/span>power. In the US, sports coaches often subscribe to the belief that \u201cTalent Prevails,\u201d such\u00a0<\/span>that they focused on recruiting talent rather than developing it. Russian sports coaches\u00a0<\/span>didn\u2019t have the talent pool available in the US, so instead focused on conducting\u00a0<\/span>extensive tests to identify their talent and getting the most out of their athletes with\u00a0<\/span>sophisticated strength and conditioning methods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
As this is 2021, some of the material in STRM<\/i> is out of date, especially regarding the political system in Russia discussed in \u201cPart I: Soviet and American Sport.\u201d Whereas Russian athletes in the past had considerable state support, essentially functioning as professional athletes, funding is not as extensive as it used to be so many sports struggle. Making matters worse are the doping scandals that resulted in many suspensions of Russian athletes and entire sports teams. Still, there are many strength coaching gems that can be gained from this well-written and extensively-researched text.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t