Gunzlingr
08-07-2003, 10:10 AM
Jerry Attaway is no dumbbell.
As 49ers physical development coordinator, he sees through the performance enhancement companies that make millions of dollars selling what he calls "magic."
"Bottom line is, there is no magic," Attaway said. "The only magic that works is the kind that fits within physiological principles that have been true for hundreds of thousands of years."
That's what NFL strength and conditioning coaches such as Attaway have always attempted to provide. Only recently, however, has a growing interest in physical fitness caused an emphasis to be placed on the importance of these coaches.
In an age when players are bigger and stronger and making more money than ever before, teams are increasingly turning to strength and conditioning coaches for help in gaining any advantage they can.
MORE (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/6477777.htm)
As 49ers physical development coordinator, he sees through the performance enhancement companies that make millions of dollars selling what he calls "magic."
"Bottom line is, there is no magic," Attaway said. "The only magic that works is the kind that fits within physiological principles that have been true for hundreds of thousands of years."
That's what NFL strength and conditioning coaches such as Attaway have always attempted to provide. Only recently, however, has a growing interest in physical fitness caused an emphasis to be placed on the importance of these coaches.
In an age when players are bigger and stronger and making more money than ever before, teams are increasingly turning to strength and conditioning coaches for help in gaining any advantage they can.
MORE (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/6477777.htm)