by Brendon Lowe
ITW Strength & Conditioning Columnist

How much do you really know about steroids? For most athletes, the answer to this question is – enough to make you dangerous. For thousands of years, athletes have been in search of that “magic pill” that turns them into superman with unmatched abilities in all areas of their respective sport.

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by Brendon Lowe
ITW Strength & Conditioning Columnist

What two abilities best describe the ideal athlete? I would be willing to bet that the most popular answers to this question are strength and speed (and maybe endurance for those of you that are distance athletes).

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by Peter Dewey

On Day 3 Team Texas finds itself in the Consolation Quarter-finals. Anything less than 3 straight wins will be a disappointment to a team that already had its share of disappointment over the first 2 days. But 3 straight wins is a tall order. The half of the team that wrestled Greco enters a 5th straight day of competition. Even the Freestyle only boys have seen 7 straight matches in 2 days against the best wrestlers in the nation. And because it is win or go home the pressure is on every match.

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By Peter Dewey

The theme for Day 2 is survival. There are two more rounds in Pool A and then it becomes win or go home in the Consolation bracket. Coach Lujan asks the team to guard against a letdown. AA status is gone but it would be a helluva ride from here to a Consolation Championship.

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