How Oklahoma State's Rob Glass became irreplaceable to Cowboys footballwithout ever calling a single play
Interesting how important Strength Coaches and Nutritionists have become to big time college sports. Back in the late 70s, Ag athletes shared a weight room with the general student body population.
Interesting how important Strength Coaches and Nutritionists have become to big time college sports. Back in the late 70s, Ag athletes shared a weight room with the general student body population.
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Rob Glass, who grew up in tiny Newkirk, Okla., and graduated from OSU, was a graduate assistant coach in 1986 when Barry Sanders walked through the door. Two years later, a beefed-up Sanders ran for a mind-boggling 2,628 yardsstill the NCAA record. Glass made such a strong impression that decades later, when Sanders' son B.J. transferred to Oklahoma State, he told Glass something he'd never heard before: Barry became so obsessed that he snuck a barbell back to his dorm room to work on his lifting technique.
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He also finds wisdom in unexpected placessuch as a 1990 book called "Soviet Training and Recovery Methods."
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Glass had players using the supplement creatine, which helps supply energy to gain strength and muscle mass at a time when some sports leaders were hesitant to adopt it. "We had done our homework on it," Glass said.