Therapy from Waldemar, first of two sessions

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@NumberTwo

Waldemar is yet another casualty of the naive self-righteousness of the Canadian sport system (particularly Track and Field) and the jealousy that had built prior to 1988. With people like Charlie and Waldemar (and Gerard Mach) involved with athlete development, Canada could be seen as the epicenter of elite athlete performance. After Seoul and the Dubin Inquiry, they were thrown aside and their names were trounced by Canadian officials and the Canadian media. They threw the baby out with the bathwater and track and field has not recovered since. The low-lifes of the sporting world would much rather attribute all of their success to chemistry and not exceptional skill and knowledge.

How many people in the world have the knowledge and experience of people like Charlie and Waldemar? ZERO. Not even close. We could have benefited significantly in the 1990’s if these individuals were give a chance to explain the positive aspects of the training system they employed. If not for the internet, how would we have had the chance to listen to Charlie’s thoughts on training? There are only tidbits of information on Waldemar - through Charlie and others who have had the opportunity to be treated by him. I hope that he is given the opportunity and accolades to share his knowledge.

I totally agree, that was very well said. Some of the therapy people on staff at CSCO, some of whom spoke at the recent conference in Toronto, are just that- therapy people, and young, inexperienced ones at that.

Many were still in their 20’s, and seemed to have little concept of track and field other than as a set of biomechanical movements.

They clearly had no concept of “Recovery and Regeneration”. Therapy is about muscles. To put it verly succinctly, Waldemar is a whole lot more than that.