I have mentioned elsewhere that I recently read " Never Let go " by Dan John. A great read, at least equal to that of " Brother Iron Sister Steel " by Dave Draper. In his book he makes mention of a gold medal hammer thrower from the World Championships Track & Field in Helsinki, 1983, by the name of Sergey Litvinov.
I have always been impressed by feats of strength and athleticism, but this particular one is a " jaw dropper ", in my eyes.
Weighing 196 lbs, a typical training session for this young man, was to Front Squat 405 lbs for 8 reps, rack the bar and immediately follow this with a 75 sec 400 meter run. Rest and repeat twice more. Easy to say, but I wonder how many men have been capable of doing something like this.
OK, I hear you say, " 1983, he was probably " helped " along the way ". Who cares, so was everyone else!
