COMBAT SPORTS

Billions (yes billions) of people around the world are mourning last Friday's death of Muhammad Ali. Unquestionably, Ali was not just one of the greatest fighters of all time, but truly one of the greatest and most influential athletes of all time - perhaps better known around the world than any other person. I had the great privilege of working with Ali for a little more than three months in 1978 helping him to train for his rematch with Leon Spinks... Unknown to all but his small team, Ali had a knee injury and could not do the training runs which are absolutely essential for a boxer. An NFL trainer who was a friend of Angelo Dundee called me at CYBEX to ask if we might be able to help... After getting torso and leg-segment measurements, I had one of our Fitron® Isokinetic bikes customized to provide optimal body positioning and knee and hip range of motion for Ali. I designed a special exercise training routine that allowed Ali to do all-out maximum effort intervals at high speeds..

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