Bud winter had his lightbulb moment when he sat in on a class taught by dorothy hazeltin yates. It was about the psychology of fighter pilots, an important subject at the start of wolber too. Bud watched as the techniques were applied to boxers at san jose state. Green inexperienced novices very soon showed the cool, confident poise of champions. San jose boxers won every bout that season, some spectacular. We called up doctor belisevranich to get a little one, o, one on relaxation techniques. So if your entire body is tense, you are going to be using up calories and you're going to be
Sharing a new Pushkin show, Legacy of Speed. When two Black sprinters raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, it shook the world. More than 50 years later, the ripple effects of their activism are still felt. Host Malcolm Gladwel tells the stories of the runners who took a stand, and the coaches and mentors who helped make them fast enough — and brave enough — to change the world.
In this episode, we hear how coach Bud Winter took what he learned from working with fighter pilots in World War II and created a system for training sprinters at San Jose State. His “Relax and Win” methods used breathing, visualization and other unconventional coaching techniques to create a powerhouse track program. Another thing that made him unique at the time? His focus on recruiting Black athletes to a mostly white school.
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