Word: sardo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...comes down to how hard [an athlete] wants to work at it in the off-season, which will pay off during the season," says Dominik Sardo, Harvard's strength and conditioning coach, who structures most of the varsity team's training regimens in collaboration with the coaches of the particular sport. "People who work hard earn the right to win. They get everything the hard way...and that's true for any sport...
...Sardo explains that a serious athlete tries to gain as much strength and conditioning as he possibly can during the off-season to become better at his sport and to prevent injuries during the competitive season. When designing an off-season program, Sardo takes into account the sport, the physical demands of the sport, and the type of athleticism involved in the sport...
...Different sports require different demands...but individually each sport is working just as hard proportionally to other sports," says Sardo...
Although the situation is only temporary, athletes and coaches are trying to accentuate the positive. Sardo believes the new weight room will cause short but intense workouts and allow for better team specific supervision...
...Look what's at the end of the tunnel," Sardo said. "A brand new facility that is state of the art and just as big as we had before...