Anyone who followed the sport in the '90s is going to know when he’s referring to Wheeler, or Levrone (who he mentions by name), and of course Ray (who will forever be bitter -lol).
I actually have journals for every contest I ever entered, and if you don’t mind the messy condition (stains from fake tanner, all sorts of crap I was eating backstage, and whatever grease marks resulted from training at a pretty poorly kept dungeon gym in Queens), I’m sure they’re a fascinating read for anyone curious about the process.
I always used Yates as the yardstick for “this is how you do it.” If you can’t assess your variables in a data driven manner, then how can you even begin to wonder what’s working and what isn’t?
S