1.0Dr. Yessis SportLabhttps://doctoryessis.comdy-adminhttps://doctoryessis.com/author/dy-admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3T0s1Kbr16"><a href="https://doctoryessis.com/2012/12/31/an-introduction-to-soviet-training-methods/">An Introduction to Soviet Training Methods</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://doctoryessis.com/2012/12/31/an-introduction-to-soviet-training-methods/embed/#?secret=3T0s1Kbr16" width="600" height="338" title="“An Introduction to Soviet Training Methods” — Dr. Yessis SportLab" data-secret="3T0s1Kbr16" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The Russian system of training athletes has proven itself to be extremely successful even after the breakup of the former USSR. During the cold war years, Western media characterized the Soviets as cheaters who had good athletes mainly because they were paid, did nothing but play the sport, and were literally taken out of the […]