John Abdo Interviews Dr. James Stoxen DC Moscow, USSR 1989 At that time John Abdo was the host of 'The Weight Room Show', which was seen around the country on ESPN. Dr. Stoxen was the team doctor for the WAF (World Armwrestling Federation) and AAA (American Armwrestling Association). He organized the first official arm wrestling competition and exhibition between the United States, Canada and the former Soviet Union through the help of the AISEP (Association International … [Read more...]
John Abdo Interviews Dr. James Stoxen DC Conducted In Moscow, USSR 1989
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Historic First Sports Medicine Course In Russia – Sports Chiropractic Journal – August 1989
August 2, 1989 by 1 Comment
My main objective for traveling to Russia was to learn the secrets to the pro athlete treatment and Olympic training used by the Soviet athletes to fine-tune the human body. Why was the USSR producing such great Russian pro athletes? I had read over 100 sports journals written by Russian doctors and Russian athletic trainers at that time and because I was the organizer and director of the first sports medicine course, I was able to select the experts who lectured. I decided to focus … [Read more...]
