The Wraiths OL coach, Yuri Vasiliev, is an old Russian, Cold War era powerlifting coach. He coached all of the best Olympic athletes from the USSR in the 70s and 80s, and he’s bringing that mentality over to the US and our offensive line. He’s ultra-aggressive and wants us in the weight room more than out on the field, perfecting technique. I’m not really sure if this is the right way to go about things, but he’s the coach so I’ll listen to him. He gives us this drink, calls it his go-go juice, before we start our workouts. It tastes like shit but it really gets us amped, and I feel like I can lift the world. He says it’s an ancient Russian recipe passed down from powerlifting coach to powerlifting coach. Apparently, he’s risking his life just by sharing it with the Americans, and the KGB are coming to get him any second. We keep telling him we play in Canada, not America, but I don’t think he really gets it. Either way I feel really good on gamedays and feel stronger than ever, so whatever he’s doing I hope he keeps it up. Oh, and after a gameday win he serves us his mother’s recipe of borscht. I really like borscht, it’s what keeps me coming back.

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