I did a post about part of this a while back. In a hundred years, the 100m sprint record is separated by one second. Donald Lippincot was the record holder. I thought with all the training and diet, facilities and whatnot, that was pretty amazing. And Lippincot was a screw off.
Interesting post. Off hand, I would attribute the improvements to better nutrition, better coaching, better training facilities and more personal time to pursue athletic interests at a professional level.
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I did a post about part of this a while back. In a hundred years, the 100m sprint record is separated by one second. Donald Lippincot was the record holder. I thought with all the training and diet, facilities and whatnot, that was pretty amazing. And Lippincot was a screw off.
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The part that amazed me was the Gymnastics. They were barely doing anything back then for gold.
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It has gotten super technical. All of them.
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Never gauge your own talent/ability til you’ve seen the competition
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So true!
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It’s not hard running in a straight line, but fear AND a bit of crazy will push the limits of what people will do.
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Gymnasts now are definitely more agile and more fit. Back then they didn’t seem to be doing much. Now, though, that’s another matter.
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Agreed
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I’ve always had an interest in gymnastics, but now watching the comparison between the two, I’m suddenly less sure about trying it out.
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LOL
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Interesting post. Off hand, I would attribute the improvements to better nutrition, better coaching, better training facilities and more personal time to pursue athletic interests at a professional level.
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Agreed
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