To paraphrase Mark Rippetoe, when you say these foreign athletes are better because they take PEDs, what you're saying is that they are stronger than American w

To paraphrase Mark Rippetoe, when you say these foreign athletes are better because they take PEDs, what you're saying is that they are stronger than American weightlifters. One of the problems with American weightlifting training, as Rip argues, anyway, is an overemphasize on technique, and not enough work on basic strength.