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From Olympia to Atlanta: A cultural-historical perspective on diet and athletic training
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From Olympia to Atlanta: A Cultural-Historical Perspective on Diet and Athletic Training1
Louis E. Grivetti2 and Elizabeth A. Applegate
ABSTRACT Greek and Roman writers described diet and training of Olympic athletes. Lucian (A.D.120-ca.180) described distance and speed work in runners; Galen (A.D.131-201) recommended ball-related exercises to train vision and the body; Philostratos (A.D. 170-249) suggested cross training by endurance running, weight training, and wrestling with animals. The ancient Greek training system, the tetrad (TeT-Fp--), was a four-day cycle with each day devoted to ...
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