Show TRAINING IN ANCIENT TIMES athletes were put through severe dose of sprouts and trainers led very careful life some interesting comparisons may be drawn between ancient and modern athletes the athletes ot of ancient greece for example if they should appear to view today would not be taken tor for a football team the old time man of muscle wore his hair cropped a distinguishing feature in a land of long hair trainers for the games led a very careful life they were under orders for a rigid diet which became especially severe just before the contest their bill of fare consisted of fresh cheese dried f gs and wheaten por per ridge A little later in the era meat was allowed with a preference tor for beef and pork bread was not allowed with meat and sweets not at all at one time a strange custom of diet came into vogue every day at the conclusion of practise the athletes were obliged to consume enormous quantities of food which was digested in a long continued sleep the amount was gradually increased until huge meals of meat were taken this diet produced a corpulence which was of advantage in wrestling but injurious tor for other sports |