Re: Russian Restoration Myth?

[Guest guest]

Mel Siff wrote:

> In the following interview of Bud Charniga with top former soviet

> weightlifter, Leonid Taranenko, the lifter denies that the soviets had the

> best " restoratives " , yet, in the same breath states that Vardanian (another

> top Russian lifter who jerked 222.5kg in the 82.5kg division) was " incredibly

> weak " without his own " restoratives. " Notice that he did not refer to his

> own use of " restoratives " when he achieved his 266 kg jerk in Australia in

> 1988.

>

> Lest anyone misinterpret this information, it is important to analyse exactly

> what sort of " restoration " was being used by those top lifters.

>

> It is apparent that he is not talking about " restoratives " as physical and

> psychological means of recovery like massage, electrostim, stretching,

> contrast bathing, music therapy and meditation, but on something that

> probably comes out of a glass bottle or syringe. At least that is what it

> sounds like to me! If so, that agrees with what various Russian coaches told

> me when they remarked that far better anabolic-androgenic steroids are

> available in the USA, so that there is no excuse for the USA not to produce

> the greatest lifters, sprinters and swimmers.

>

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> http://www.dynamic-eleiko.com/sportivny/library/farticles005.html

>

> On the subject of Special Restoratives.

>

> B.C. American lifters think that the Soviets have the best restoratives, that

> is why they, (the Soviets) are so much better.

>

> Taranenko: That's nonsense. If we had access to the American restoratives,

> you would see a significant increase in world records. This is the main

> reason for the Bulgarians recent successes over our lifters - they have

> closer ties to the Americans and can obtain their restoratives.

>

> B.C. I've heard the Khristov and Vardanyan were not very strong when not using

> restoratives?

>

> Taranenko: I've heard that about Khristov too. Vardanyan was incredibly weak,

> without them...

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**** An idividual who went over to Russia told me the same

thing. When he when he went into a gym they found bottles of the " old

Mexican D-bol " on the table!

Green

New Orleans LA.