goergen1
10-02-2007, 11:40 AM
Behold the Power of Mass
by Bert Sorin
Being a thrower, I have heard as well as repeated a quote that rolls around the track and field guys whenever strength and power are talked about. I am not sure when the quote was born and who the parent was (although it sounds like something Mr. Brian Oldfield would have said).
The first person I heard it form was my good friend Olympian and 2-time National Shot Put Champ Andy Bloom. Andy has some real power! He has done 90 degree rack squats with over 1000lb., seated alternating dumbbell presses with 185's and multiple 8 foot broad jumps with 100k on his back!!!
He, as well as many other athletes realize it sometimes takes body mass and gross amounts of power to hurl, hit, swing, throw or knock down an object. So, next time you are questioning the importance of size and power, just remember...
"You can't shoot a cannon out of a canoe!"
by Bert Sorin
Being a thrower, I have heard as well as repeated a quote that rolls around the track and field guys whenever strength and power are talked about. I am not sure when the quote was born and who the parent was (although it sounds like something Mr. Brian Oldfield would have said).
The first person I heard it form was my good friend Olympian and 2-time National Shot Put Champ Andy Bloom. Andy has some real power! He has done 90 degree rack squats with over 1000lb., seated alternating dumbbell presses with 185's and multiple 8 foot broad jumps with 100k on his back!!!
He, as well as many other athletes realize it sometimes takes body mass and gross amounts of power to hurl, hit, swing, throw or knock down an object. So, next time you are questioning the importance of size and power, just remember...
"You can't shoot a cannon out of a canoe!"