Training Methodologies of the 1960's by Dr. Ken E. Leistner

He had a number of training questions, but also said he’d found index cards that belonged to his late grandfather listing each player. He had a collection of a number of years of cards. The cards each had a player’s name, home address, phone number, height, weight and time in the 100-yard dash. He read to me my card, which clearly stated I was 125 pounds in the 10th grade. I was 135 pounds in the 11th grade, and 145 pounds for my senior football season. At about 5’5 ½”, that very much was in keeping with my recollection. I was never big up to that point, but I had been very strong. I augmented the limited information I had regarding training by reading the various muscle magazines. I had no idea I could subscribe to these publications, so I would wait on the date I thought they would be coming to the candy store or the local luncheonette — wait with the owner until the magazines ar rived and asked him to cut open the package that might have the muscle magazine in it. Of course, I couldn’t afford to purchase the magazine, so I would stand there and read it cover to cover. If I didn’t have the time to read it cover to cover, I read and memorized as much as I could.

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