Word: dryland
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thing was evident from yesterday's strong showing at Annapolis, it was the Marine-like shape the visitors were in. Bernal, no longer burdened by the stigma of being a rookie coach, has been administering the dryland exercise programs that he is renowned for with full force this year. Morning nautilus workouts, stretching, isokinetics, and between 200 and 500 situps a day have left the team in near-perfect physical condition. It showed vs. the Navy...
Since the czars of haute couture took over the swimsuit business, the world's girl watchers have zeroed in on the Diaper, the Thong, the String, the Monokini and now the Maillot. Unlike dryland, drawing-room fashion, which seeks to conceal and suggest, wisps for sun and surf can only show and tell. Therefore they are limited to a very few Gorgeous Girls who really have no need to advertise. En tout cas, as they say in Saint-Tropez, the GGs this summer can be seen supporting (barely) bikinis in stripes, or strapless, or black and white...
Underlying the Soviet strength are stamina and disciplined play. "What they have over the N.H.L. is precision passing," says Philadelphia Coach Fred Shero. "It comes from playing with the same teammates even in off-rink sports like soccer and basketball." Hockey conditioning begins with six weeks of dryland training before players ever step on the ice, including such grueling exercises as handling sticks with 20-lb. weights. Pulse rates are monitored to check whether athletes are putting...